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Tim Martin Hunger Strike, Day 17, London - pictures

Terence Bunch | 04.06.2009 11:10 | Globalisation | Repression | Terror War | World

A week after satellite images are released confirming mass graves in Tamil held northern Sri Lanka, Mr Tim Martin reaches day 17 of his hunger strike in Parliament Square.

Hunger Strikers and government ministers.
Hunger Strikers and government ministers.

IDP Camps.
IDP Camps.

Winston and the Tamils.
Winston and the Tamils.

Maria Gallastegui and the Tamil flag.
Maria Gallastegui and the Tamil flag.

Proscription and the law.
Proscription and the law.

Aid Agencies, Media and the UN.
Aid Agencies, Media and the UN.

Looking on at Parliament.
Looking on at Parliament.

Continuing onwards.
Continuing onwards.

Former aid worker Tim Martin and 17 days.
Former aid worker Tim Martin and 17 days.


A week after satellite images are released confirming mass graves in Tamil held northern Sri Lanka, Mr Tim Martin reaches day 17 of his hunger strike in Parliament Square.

He continues to demand that aid workers and observers are allowed into the country and that the displaced Tamil people are given immediate formal medical assistance.

Much of the Tamil population are currently sheltered in IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) camps and reports coming from Sri Lanka itself are now claiming human rights abuses including forced land transactions as the Sri Lankan government formally set about removing the Tamils from their land.

To date, the UN (United Nations) continue to acquiesce to the Sri Lankan government and, as a result, the widespread abuses continue.

London, 03/06/2009.

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