definitions
This term, defined by the UN, includes acts intended to destroy a national, ethnic, racial, or religious group
what is genocide?
The Sri Lankan Tamil community in the UK is second largest to these two populations
what is canada and south india?
UK-based Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora groups have used this frame to describe the actions of the Sri Lankan state since 2009
what is genocide frame?
This country's government and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Chief Minister of the Northern Province both used charges of genocide in 2013
what is India?
Tamil activists use this term to describe a long-running situation, characterised by killings, displacement, and destruction of the Tamil community's cultural base
what is structural genocide?
This umbrella body of a number of Tamil organisations in different countries lost support of some of its members because it was seen as increasingly unrepresentative and undemocratic
what is Global Tamils Forum (GTF)?
This is a goal that the use of the 'genocide' frame serves to challenge, as it is the focus of dominant international approaches to post-war Sri Lanka
what is reconciliation ?
This group appears to have been most critical of other groups for failing to use the genocide frame in public statements