2013 Anti–Sri Lanka protests
The 2013 Anti–Sri Lanka protests are a series of student protests and agitations initiated by the Students Federation for Freedom of Tamil Eelam in Tamil Nadu, India, against war crimes committed against Sri Lankan Tamil people by Sri Lankan army during the Eelam War IV. The protesters demanded that the Government of India vote in support of a United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution censuring the Government of Sri Lanka for war crimes. Some radical groups even demanded the prosecution of the President of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapakse for his role in the alleged genocide of Sri Lankan Tamils. Apart from college students, doctors, film personalities and employees of IT companies also participated in the protests.
| 2013 Anti–Sri Lanka protests | |||
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Protests led by Tamil activists outside the United Nations Headquarters in Geneva | |||
| Date | 8 March 2013 | ||
| Location | Mainly in Tamil Nadu, Worldwide | ||
| Methods | Hunger strike Picketing Protest march Sit-in Self-immolation | ||
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