A Vigil and Awareness Campaign for Tamil Women

A Vigil and Awareness Campaign by the Women of Melbourne
- Tamils and others gather at Federation Square -
March to State Parliament
Saturday,  16 May, 11am - 1pm

We do not belong to any one organisation, but come from many groups. We are deeply disturbed by the plight of Tamil women in the Northeast of Sri Lanka – in the conflict zone, in the detention (Concentration) camps, out in the open running for their lives. We are very disturbed at what the Sri Lankan Army is doing to our fellow-women,

   1. The Rape of Tamil women - Once again rape has become fair game to the Sinhala soldiers. Tamil women are raped in the most brutal fashion, and the Red Cross will testify to that. Gang rape is common play for the soldiers ‘recreation’.  It is one form of genocide to destroy the morale of a race through Rape.

   2. The abuse of children - Now the soldiers have started molesting the young children. While parents are curtained by barbed wire, children are taken away and many assaulted, raped and often killed.

   3. Genocide of the Tamils – We appeal to the international community to rise against the genocide of the Tamil people as over 11,000 Tamils have been killed in the last four months of this year alone

   4. Concentration camps -The International Community and the UN have insisted on the capture of civilians but have failed to take adequate responsibility for the provision of food, shelter and care of the IDPs who are languishing terrorized in concentration camps.

          * Rise against the inhuman war in Sri Lanka which is bombing and shelling innocent civilians. PLEASE do something to stop the genocide of the Tamils in Sri Lanka
          * Bring the plight of the women who are at the mercy of the Sri Lankan Army  
          * Implore the UN to provide security and care for the IDPs in the concentration camps

Contact:   Ramini  0404 090 217   
Mano  0417 130 782