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Background on the Eelam Tamil nation, the conflict, and the case for justice and self-determination.
Who Are the Eelam Tamils?
The indigenous Tamil-speaking nation of the North-East of the island of Sri Lanka.
History of the Conflict
Decades of discrimination, violence, and armed conflict between the Sri Lankan state and the Tamil nation.
03What Is Self-Determination?
The political core of IDCTE's advocacy: the right of the Tamil nation to determine its own future.
04The Tamil Genocide
Genocide against Eelam Tamils by the Sri Lankan state, from 1948 to today's structural erasure.
05Black July, 1983
A state-sponsored anti-Tamil pogrom that killed thousands and marked a turning point in the conflict.
06Mullivaikkal and the End of the War
The final phase of the armed conflict in May 2009, and why Eelam Tamils mark it each year.
07International Advocacy & Accountability
How IDCTE engages the UN, EU, and governments worldwide — including the call to suspend Sri Lanka's GSP+ trade privileges.
08Thuyilum Illam: Destroyed Memorial Sites
Satellite evidence of the demolition of Tamil war cemeteries across the North-East since 2009.