HRES 1230
Recognizing the hundreds of thousands of lives lost during Sri Lanka's almost 30-year armed conflict, which ended 15 years ago on May 18, 2009, and ensuring nonrecurrence of past violence, including the Tamil Genocide, by supporting the right to self-determination of Eelam Tamil people and their call for an independence referendum for a lasting peaceful resolution.
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This House Resolution recognizes the hundreds of thousands of lives lost during Sri Lanka’s decades-long armed conflict that ended in 2009. It calls for the United States to support the Eelam Tamil people’s right to self-determination and their call for an independence referendum to achieve a lasting peaceful resolution. The resolution also expresses concern regarding ongoing militarization, land appropriation, and the failure to address accountability for past human rights violations, and recognizes the potential for genocide against the Tamil people.
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Wiley Nickel
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