Tamil civil society activist Kurusumuthu V. Lavakumar was questioned for five hours by Sri Lanka's Terrorism Investigation Department (TID) over his participation in a Tamil Genocide Day commemoration in 2021.
"Your type are the ones who force us to dust our weapons and carry them again!" Gang of six brandishing automatic firearms threaten Tamil Civil Society Activist Wimalasena Lavakumar at his home for exposing details on Theevuchchenai - a secret torture site in eastern #SriLanka. pic.twitter.com/t7AiLdwYfA
On 18 May, Canadian politicians across all spectrums marked the newly recognized ‘Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day' and renewed calls for accountability. Jennifer McKelvie - Deputy Mayor of Toronto and Councillor for Scarborough Rouge Park