Extracted from the mail received from organizers,"The ground situation in Vanni is suddenly deteriorated by the intensive use of proscribed chemical weapons by the Sri Lankan Government.250,000 innocent Tamils are encircled by the Sri Lankan forces and facing Genocide.Sri Lankan Government is planning a final attack on these civilians from 5 directions. There is a possibility these civilians may get killed en masse by the use of chemical weapons.All over the world, Tamil diaspora is intensifying their protests since 6th April 2009. As a part of it, we have organized these events in New York with a short notice"
Hunger Strike:(for 53 hours)
Starting on:April 7th, Tuesday, 12 Noon
Ending on:April 9th, Thursday 5.00pm with the Rally.
Venue:Permanent Mission of the United States to the United Nations,140 East 45th Street, New York, NY 10017
