Action demanding the Australian government call for an immediate ceasefire in Sri Lanka
Saturday 9 May
11am – 2pm
Federation Square, cnr Swanston St & Flinders St
Under the guise of fighting terrorism, the Sri Lankan Army has unleashed a killing spree against the Tamils. They aim to destroy the Tamil armed resistance movement — the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) — and bring the entire island back under central government control.
The 25-year armed conflict is a result of oppressive policies against the Tamil minority on the island, and successive Sri Lankan governments' refusal to grant the Tamil people the right to self-determination.
Tens of thousands of Tamil civilians are trapped in a "no-fire zone" on a narrow stretch of land. The zone is under a brutal air, sea and ground assault by the Sri Lankan Army.