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People for Equality and Relief in Lanka (PEARL) uses research, advocacy, & activism to protect the human rights of Tamil people in the North-East of Sri Lanka.

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During the Q&A portion of Al Jazeera English Head to Head with Mehdi Hasan, PEARL’s Advocacy Director, Ahrabi Rajkumar, asked the ex-Sri Lankan President a question about ongoing assaults against Tamil dairy farmers in Mayilaththamadu, Madhavanai, in Batticaloa by Sinhala settlers, and

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Last week, PEARL’s Executive Director, Dr Madura Rasaratnam, took part in the widely watched Al Jazeera English Head to Head Session with Mehdi Hasan and ex-President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Dr Rasaratnam shares a few important points that did not make the cut in the episode. Your

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#STATEMENT Washington D.C.; March 24, 2025: Today, the UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, David Lammy, sanctioned individuals responsible for serious human rights abuses and violations during the Sri Lankan war, including extrajudicial

#STATEMENT  Washington D.C.; March 24, 2025: Today, the UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, David Lammy, sanctioned individuals responsible for serious human rights abuses and violations during the Sri Lankan war, including extrajudicial
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Read PEARL’s 2024 Annual Report: pearlaction.org/wp-content/upl…. The report highlights our achievements, shares firsthand stories, discusses ongoing and future projects, and includes a breakdown of PEARL’s finances for the year. We are incredibly grateful to our donors and supporters

Read PEARL’s 2024 Annual Report: pearlaction.org/wp-content/upl…. The report highlights our achievements, shares firsthand stories, discusses ongoing and future projects, and includes a breakdown of PEARL’s finances for the year.

We are incredibly grateful to our donors and supporters
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PEARL would like to congratulate the Tamil community in Brampton and Brampton Council on the powerful inauguration of the Tamil Genocide Monument. This memorial stands not only to honor the victims of the genocide, but also as a defiant response to erasure and denial.

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On the 16th anniversary of the Tamil genocide, we must ensure that atrocities like this never happen again. Now and in the future, we stand with the Eelam Tamil community.

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Alongside Tamil Americans in New Jersey and across the United States, I honor the memory of the tens of thousands of Tamils who were killed or forcibly disappeared during Sri Lanka’s ethnic conflict. We continue to advocate for a just and lasting political solution based on Tamil

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#STATEMENT Washington, D.C.; May 18, 2025 – Today marks the 16th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal Genocide, commemorated annually as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day. Around the world this week, Eelam Tamils will make and serve kanji, a thin watery rice porridge, in honor of the

#STATEMENT Washington, D.C.; May 18, 2025 – Today marks the 16th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal Genocide, commemorated annually as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day. Around the world this week, Eelam Tamils will make and serve kanji, a thin watery rice porridge, in honor of the
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Today marks 16 years since the end of the armed conflict in Sri Lanka—a conflict that killed tens of thousands of civilians. On this Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day, we remember the lives lost, the families torn apart, and those who remain missing to this day.

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On Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day, we remember the lives tragically taken during the Sri Lankan Civil War. We stand with Tamil communities as they continue to seek justice, accountability, and recognition.

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Today I stand with Eelam Tamils worldwide in remembering the victims of Sri Lanka’s state-sanctioned genocide. 16 years later, justice is still denied. The U.S. and global community must recognize this atrocity, support Tamil self-determination, and hold perpetrators

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On June 23, 2025, Tamil activists and families of the disappeared gathered for a three-day protest (Anaiya Vilakku or ā€˜Unextinguished Flame’) seeking international justice for Tamil victims murdered by the Sri Lankan military and buried in mass graves in Chemmani, Jaffna.

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The Navaly Church massacre was a brutal attack carried out by the Sri Lankan Air Force, killing over 140 Tamils and displacing thousands more. Today, PEARL remembers the victims as we honor their memory and continue to demand justice and accountability for Sri Lanka’s crimes