BTF and APPG-T to hold Conference on State Grabs of Tamil Land in Sri Lanka

Tuesday, 28 January 2014 

British Tamils Forum (BTF) and the All Party Parliamentary Group for Tamils (APPG-T) will hold an international conference in London on the escalating land grabs crisis in Sri Lanka, on Friday 31 January and Saturday 1 February.

The conference will bring together academics, NGOs, activists and politicians from around the world, including several international experts on land rights, collective rights and structural violence. In this way, we hope to improve ties between research, politicians, activists and the media to efficiently tackle this urgent threat to the Tamil people. Discussions will be held on how to raise awareness over state grabs of Tamil land, and strategies will be formulated to prevent future land grabs and reclaim lands that have already been lost.

Further information on speakers and the venue will be published shortly.