Leading figures from the Party, including party leader, Jeremy Corbyn MP, the Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell MP, and the Shadow Foreign Secretary, Emily Thornberry MP - will be attending Tamils for Labour event next week to express their solidarity with the Tamil people, both in the UK and in Sri Lanka.
The meeting, due to take place in the UK Parliament on February 28th, comes at a particularly opportune time, according to Colombo Gazette newspaper.
The event in Parliament will provide an important forum to hear more about the pressure the Labour Party can bring to bear on the UK Government to ensure the Sri Lankan authorities abide by the commitments they made in Resolution 30/1, the report said.
Sen Kandiah, Chair of Tamils for Labour, said he was delighted Corbyn and so many Shadow Cabinet members and Labour MPs will be attending the event.
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"With a crucial UNHRC Session about to commence, the Party has a vital role to play in helping to highlight the on-going cases of human rights abuses committed against the Tamil community in Sri Lanka and in supporting our people's legitimate demands for truth, justice, accountability and self-determination on the island," he added.
In 2009 the then British foreign minister David Miliband of the Labour Party and his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner were accused of trying to influence the Sri Lankan government to stop the military offensive against the LTTE.