What’s happening now

Have we, the Eelam Tamil nation, truly believed that genocidal atrocities had ceased, or have we been merely willing to look away once the world stopped watching? Too often, genocide is narrowly understood as mass killings alone. According to the United Nations, genocide encompasses much more than that. It is defined as:

Any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national,

ethnical, racial or religious group, such as:

1. Killing members of the group

2. Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group

3. Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part

4. Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group

5. Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group”

The Tamil genocide did not end on May 18th, 2009, with the massacre at Mullivaikkal, this was the PEAK of the Tamil Genocide. More than a decade later, the genocide against Eelam Tamils continues - only now, it wears a different face. While mass killings may no longer be daily headlines, the systematic targeting of our people persists through ongoing and deliberate acts of cultural, structural, and psychological violence, including:

• Land Grabs – The Sri Lankan State continues to forcibly seize land historically owned by Eelam Tamils, facilitating Sinhala colonisation and displacing the Tamil nation.

• Sinhalisation – Through state-sponsored resettlement programs, Sinhala populations are being systematically introduced into the North and East, eroding Tamil political power and cultural identity, and deepening the marginalisation of the Tamil people.

• Buddhisation – The Sri Lankan State has deliberately constructed Buddhist temples on sites where Hindu temples once stood before being destroyed during the conflict, contributing to the cultural erasure of Tamileelam.

• Militarisation – The North and East remain heavily militarised which continues to intimidate and control the civilian Eelam Tamil population.

• Silencing the Media – Through restrictive regulations disguised as ‘Media Ethics, the Sri Lankan State suppresses press freedom and conceals ongoing human rights abuses.

• Violence and Brutality – Peaceful Eelam Tamil protests are often met with excessive force, while reports of sexual violence, targeting both men and women, which persists under military occupation.

• Targeted Discrimination – Eelam Tamil youth continue to face harassment, torture, and intimidation at the hands of Sri Lankan forces.

• Denial of Memorial Rights – The Sri Lankan Goverment actively prohibits Eelam Tamils from mourning or commemorating those lost in the armed struggle and forcibly disappeared attempting to erase both memory and history.

Justice has been delayed for decades, and accountability remains out of reach. This ongoing oppression is a reminder that silence enables suffering. Until the international community takes concrete action and holds perpetrators accountable, the Eelam Tamil people will continue to resist - and continue to demand justice, freedom, and the right to live with dignity in their homeland.