British MPs urge World Governments to act immediately

In a press release issued Sunday, the All Party Parliamentary Group for Tamils (APPG-T) said that the “final onslaught” in the safe zone by the Sri Lanka Government will result in “carnage if unimaginable magnitude,” and appealed to “Her Majesty’s Government, NGOs, and Governments around the world, to act immediately to prevent this devastation.”

The full text of the press release follows:

26, April 2009

The Ail Party Partiamentary Group for Tamils (APPG-T) has received credible Information that the Srl Lankan Government Forces are preparing for a final onslaught on the ‘Safe Zone’ by air, sea and land. This will resuit in a humanitarian carnage of unimaginable magnitude with an estimated, over 100,000 civilians encircled wlthin a dense area. Such an offensive in a densely populated area could potentially cause over 10,000 clvllians being kllled instantly.

APPG..T welcomes the announcement made today by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) of a unilateral ceasefire wlth immediate effect. The immediate implementation of the ceasefire shows the commitment on the part of the LTTE, to address this unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka.

It is of grave concern and dtsappolntment that the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) bas rejected this offer of ceasefire, whlch would defuse the humanitarian catastrophe. This comes despite appeals from the Whltehouse, G8 nations, the United Nations, the European Union, Humanitarian Organisations along with repeated calls by Her Majesty’s Government for Immediate ceaseflre.

The APPG-T appeals to Her Majesty’s Government,, NGOs and Governments around the world, to act immediatety to prevent this devastation in the ‘No Fire Zone’.

Yours faithfully,
Virendra Sharma MP
Chair of the All Party Parliamentaty Group for Tamils

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