'International Day in Support of Victims of Torture' Remember the Tamil Genocide

Jun-18-2011Tim King Salem-News.com

Just two years ago, even today, the Tamils of Sri Lanka are suffering torture but denied a world stage.

Never forget the Tamils of Sri Lanka

(SALEM / CHENNAI) - As we approach the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, it is paramount that we direct our sharp attention toward the recent Genocide in Sri Lanka.

Occurring just over two years ago, it is so recent that no accurate figures exist regarding the true number of victims.

Today, the Tamil Hindu and Christian survivors live in constant peril; occupied by Sri Lanka's Sinhalese Buddhist army. Those able to get information out say the rapes and the deathly abuse of Tamils is far from over, but continuing today at a slower pace.

This is what the world has turned its back to.

The number of Murdered civilians may actually be over 100,000, few dispute that at least 40,000 died. Sri Lankan President Majinda Rajapaksa's military commanders pressed this gruesome ethnic cleansing after indirectly threatening the safety of the handful of United Nations aid workers on the ground. So, the UN pulled its people out, and the 'games' began. Sadly they were more like a game the Romans would play than any sport in this modern society.

One year ago, one of the most potentially important men alive, the Secretary General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon, held the cards and lost the hand. He even did a repeat of the Red Cross Holocaust tour scenario of the 30's, touring a place of devastation and horrific suffering but only in the places designated by the Sri Lankan government.       Read Full Article

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