Resolution number
5
Whereas
- A humanitarian catastrophe has been unfolding in Sri Lanka since early this year;
- More than 300,000 Tamils displaced in the North and East of Sri Lanka are trapped in a deteriorating humanitarian situation and Tamils in other parts of Sri Lanka are vulnerable to harassment, humiliation and threat of violence;
- The largest Tamil diaspora community lives in Canada;
Therefore be it resolved
That the CCR call on the Government of Canada to act forcefully to promote human rights in Sri Lanka, support humanitarian aid, call for the establishment of an international commission on Sri Lanka to investigate and prosecute any allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity, and to support efforts to work towards a long-term political solution to redress the systemic violations of the human rights of Tamils in Sri Lanka.
Working Group
Overseas Protection and Resettlement