U.K. Tamils hold midnight vigil outside Downing Street

July 24, 2010 08:33 pm | Updated November 08, 2016 02:27 am IST - LONDON:

British Tamils held a “midnight vigil” outside Downing Street on Friday highlighting the plight of the displaced Tamils in Sri Lanka.

British Tamils held a “midnight vigil” outside Downing Street on Friday highlighting the plight of the displaced Tamils in Sri Lanka.

Hundreds of British Tamils, carrying candles and banners, held a “midnight vigil” outside Downing Street on Friday to demand an independent inquiry by the United Nations into alleged human rights violations in Sri Lanka.

The vigil marked the start of a “walk for justice” which would culminate into a rally at the UN Office in Geneva on August 6.

A spokesman for the British Tamil Forum said the walk was aimed at highlighting the “plight” of the displaced Tamils in Sri Lanka. It called for independent monitors to be allowed access to those detained by security forces after last year’s military operation.

“The walk for justice coincides with the recent appointment of a UN advisory panel by Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. Sri Lanka must be reminded it is a democratic country which has subscribed to UN covenants and Geneva Conventions and is obliged to comply with the obligations to which it has signed up to,” said the Forum in a statement.

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