A May 17 International Crisis Group report said there were 鈥渞easonable grounds to believe the Sri Lankan security forces committed war crimes with top government and military leaders potentially responsible鈥 in the last five months of the 30 year long war against Tamil independence fighters. The report cited the intentional shelling of civilians, hospitals and humanitarian operations.
Tamil Eelam
Over April 17-18, Tamils across Australia voted overwhelmingly in favour of the formation of an independent and sovereign homeland 鈥 Tamil Eelam 鈥 in the north and east of Sri Lanka.
In what was described by organisers as 鈥渢he most successful political event for the diaspora in Australia鈥, 99.38% of participants voted 鈥測es鈥.
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