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Proceeding contribution from Virendra Sharma (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 14 May 2009. It occurred during Topical debate on Sri Lanka.


Sri Lanka

Everybody appreciates and is thankful for the Foreign Secretary's intervention, the statement from the USA and the visit of my right hon. Friend the Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Des Browne), the special envoy, to Sri Lanka. However, despite the statement made on Monday, thousands of people have still been killed and the bombing is still going on; we can see the photographs today in the free papers distributed in the London underground. There is enough evidence. The communities over here are not satisfied; they are worried about, and unaware of what is happening to, their loved ones. The communities, particularly the Tamil community, would like more and more intervention into the situation.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
492 c1036 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed conflict Casualties Civilians China Terrorism United Nations Sri Lanka Tamils Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Ceasefires
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk