Save Us from Genocide!!!
An English Teacher from Puthukkudiyiruppu writes to Navaneetham Pillai, UN Human Rights Commissioner!
As Sri Lankan government forces continue to bomb the civilian population in Vanni, an English school teacher from that area in an urgent letter to Ms Navaneetham Pillai, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has appealed to save the people of Vanni from genocide. "I make this appeal in extreme desperation and as a final resort when hope is fading from our Tamil people. From hearing your comments regarding the war in Gaza over the radio, I understand that your compassion is with the suffering people and you may make a similar effort to save us" S. Thanachchelvi, an English school teacher from Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu wrote in her letter.
"I am an English school teather in the Vanni in Sri Lanka and I Have experienced the most brutal effects of the government�s war first hand. Witnessing school children being injured daily from the very early stages of the war, I am sad to say that the fear ruling our people and the gruesome effects of this war has become extremely worse with no signs of change coming in the near future. I fear, as do the people, that any further delay in receiving help from the outside world will allow too much more loss of lives and then it may be too late to restore the peace and stability of the Tamil people in our homeland," Thanachchelvi said.
The letter further said:
In the beginning we brought children outside the classroom and taught them under the shelter of trees as aerial bombing was targeting schools. We had to ensure that there were bunkers close to the school areas so that we may protect all at an instant. But as the army was coming closer, bombing larger areas and shelling randomly we are forced to be constantly running with no place being safe for civilians.
Children have stopped schooling, some have been left orphaned with nobody to care for them and we all on the move with families, displacing every few days. We have lost most of our possessions and many loved ones. The army has no mercy and has increased their shelling on us. We are afraid to steep at night. They have been using what we hear are called cluster bombs which are unheardly fierce. People have died in front of our eyes and we are forced to run away while trying to help the injured as firing and shelling is so aggressive.
We have no food and there are no more NGO's except for the ICRC and TRO helping us. Even this help is not enough as there are so many people within a small area and no easy access to them. Our hospitals are being bombed and we have limited medical supplies. Those who suffer from injuries cannot survive waiting for ambulances and care.
There is no media to tell our sufferings to and the world does not see us dying in numbers everyday. We desperately need this war to stop. Please take some effort to help stop this killing of the innocent people. The army will not rest until there is no more place for us to run and then until there are none of us left. I humbly ask this, on behalf of a crying nation.
Yours Sincerely
Thanachchelvi .S
Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu District
Sri Lanka
The letter by courtesy. TamilSydney
Nitharsanam.com
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