A major protest will be taking place in London this Saturday 11 April, calling on the UK Government to exert its powers to help the Tamil citizens trapped and dying as a result of fighting in Sri Lanka.
Jean Lambert, the Green Party MEP for London, will be joining the protests on Saturday and speaking on the platform in Hyde Park. The European Parliament recently adopted a resolution on the situation in Sri Lanka calling for an immediate ceasefire by the Sri Lankan army and the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Ealam (LTTE) in order to allow the civilian population to leave the combat zone.
Speaking after a meeting with the Thames Tamil Association earlier this year, Jean Lambert MEP said:
"An immediate ceasefire on both sides is imperative. The situation in Sri Lanka is deteriorating by the day. With a quarter of a million people now trapped, it is crucial that a humanitarian corridor is opened up, to let these people out and to let desperately needed help, in the form of medical care, food, and mobile phones, in.
"It’s also time to let the rest of the world in. We have to ensure that international aid agencies are allowed safe access to the most vulnerable people, and can carry out their vital work without impediment.
"While it remains difficult to build up a clear picture of exactly what is happening inside the conflict zone, because of the restrictions on journalists, we must maintain the pressure from the outside, and ensure that bringing an end to the suffering of innocent civilians remains a priority in the UK, Europe, and across the world."
Jean Lambert is a Member of the European Parliament’s Human Rights Sub-Committee and Delegation to South Asia (SAARC).
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