Jun 16, 2016
Over the weekend, reports emerged that a British Tamil man had been detained and tortured whilst on a visit to the north of Sri Lanka in early June. According to sources the individual in question Velauthapillia Renukaruban, who had travelled to Jaffna to marry, was...
Oct 16, 2015
It has come to our attention that the UK Home Office has been using an extract from an interview our Campaign Director gave on 10th of March 2015 in order to justify the statement that the risk of persecution has reduced since the accession to power of President...
Mar 19, 2015
Update: good news. An emergency injunction has been granted meaning that Kannan is safe for now. The story was reported on Channel 4 here. Thank you for all your support and pressure. It certainly will have helped. We understand that a survivor of torture and a war...
Jul 3, 2014
Over the weekend, reports emerged that the Australian government had intercepted two boats carrying at least this number of individuals (including 37 children) somewhere off the coast of Christmas Island, Australia. The asylum seekers, of Sri Lankan Tamil origin, are...
Sep 26, 2013
We have some fantastic news. Yesterday we told you about the family with severe mental health problems that the British Government were intent on sending back to Sri Lanka where they faced severe risks to their lives and certain damage to their mental health. Things...
