{"id":1305,"date":"2021-10-27T22:49:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T22:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icppg.org\/?page_id=1305"},"modified":"2024-05-20T11:48:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T11:48:21","slug":"press-release","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icppg.org\/index.php\/press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-173609 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-951040 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-804841 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<h3>\u2022 18th May 2024<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/PRESS-RELEASE-18MAY2024.pdf\">Press Release in English<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><b>ICPPG CALLS UPON ALL TAMIL DIASPORA ORGANISATIONS TO UNITE ON THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MULLIVAIKKAL GENOCIDE AND URGES THE UK GOVERNMENT TO PROVE ITS COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE FOR TAMIL VICTIMS.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<h3>\u2022\u00a008th February 2023<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/PRESS-RELEASE-FINAL-08.03.2023.pdf\">Press Release in English<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>ICPPG URGES THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TO STOP THE <\/strong><strong>PARTICIPATION OF\u00a0 AN ALLEGED PERPETRATOR <\/strong><strong>MAJ. GENERAL JEEWAKA RUWAN KULATUNGA IN THE GOVERNMENT DELEGATION FOR THE CURRENT REVIEW OF SRI LANKA\u2019S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>\u2022\u00a006th February 2022<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/PRESS-RELEASE-Joint-letter-from-MPs-06.02.2022.pdf\">Press Release in English<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #444444; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit;\">ICPPG URGES UK AND INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTS TO STOP THE ONGOING GENOCIDE OF TAMILS WHILE IT WELCOMES THE BOLD STEPS TAKEN BY THE MPS AND TAMIL COMMUNITY IN SRILANKA.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3>\u2022 <b>27th October 2021<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ICPPG-PRESS-RELEASE-GRCs-submission-to-ICC-and-apeal-to-UK-to-arrest-the-war-criminals-final.pdf\"><b>Press Release in English\u00a0<\/b><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23.07.2021-ICPPG-PRESS-RELEASE-Sanction-Shavendra-Silva-.pdf\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/ICPPG-Press-Release-27th-October-2021-Tamil.pdf\"><b>Press Release in Tamil\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>ICPPG WELCOMES THE GRC\u2019S SUBMISSIONS TO THE ICC AND CALLS UPON THE BRITISH POLICE TO ISSUE AN URGENT ARREST WARRANT AGAINST THE PRESIDENT GOTABAYA RAJAPAKSA.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>\u2022 <b>23th July 2021<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/23.07.2021-ICPPG-PRESS-RELEASE-Sanction-Shavendra-Silva-.pdf\"><b>Press Release in English\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>ICPPG URGES THE UK GOVERNMENT TO PROVE ITS COMMITMENT TO DELIVER JUSTICE TO THE\u00a0TAMIL VICTIMS BY TAKING STEPS TO SANCTION GENERAL SHAVENDRA SILVA ON THE 38TH\u00a0ANNIVERSARY OF THE BLACK JULY 1983 TAMILS GENOCIDE.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2022 <b>7th May 2021<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/PRESS-RELEASE-7-may-English-2.pdf\"><b>Press Release in English\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Press-Release-07th-may-Tamil.pdf\"><b>Press Release in Tamil<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>ICPPG CALLS UPON ALL THE TAMIL DIASPORA ORGANIZATIONS TO UNITE ON THE 12TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE MULLIVAIKKAL GENOCIDE AND URGE THE UK GOVERNMENT TO PROVE ITS COMMITMENT TO DELIVER JUSTICE TO THE TAMIL VICTIMS BY TAKING STEPS TO SANCTION GENERAL SHAVENDRA SILVA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>\u2022 <b>23rd February 2021<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/23022021-PRESS-RELEASE-ICPPG-Intention-to-Commence-Hunger-Strike-Final.pdf\"><b>Press Release in English\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>The ICPPG Intends to Commence Fast unto Death Demanding the UK Government to include Referral of Sri Lanka to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and creation of an International Independent Investigative Mechanism (IIIM) in the proposed UN Resolution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>\u2022 <b>13th January 2021<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PRESS-RELEASE-Condemn-the-Demolition-of-Memorial-at-Jaffna-University-13-Jan-2021.pdf\"><b>Press Release in English\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>The International Centre for Prevention and Prosecution of Genocide (ICPPG) Strongly Condemns the Demolition of the Mullivaikkal Memorial Monument at the University of Jaffna and calls upon the UN for immediate action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>\u2022 <b>07 December 2019<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/icppg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/PRESS-RELEASE-Brig-Fernando-Convicted-Final-07.12.2019.pdf\"><b>Press Release in English\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #555555; 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