The 31st Black July Commemoration Ceremony was held on 12th and 13th July, 2014 in Dortmund, Germany, with participation by the Members of Parliament, and Members of North and East Provincial Councils, and the European Members of TELO, to honour the thousands of Tamils massacred, along with TELO’s founding leaders Honourable Thangathurai and Kuddimani and the prominent Tamil youth in July 1983, and adopted the following declaration:

D E C L A R A T I O N

1. To take lawful measures to counter the land grab, expanding military encampments, Sinhala colonization and militarization by the Sri Lankan state in Northern and Eastern provinces; while appraising and undertaking measures to progressively enhance the security, economic advancement, development, reconstruction and livelihood of Tamil speaking people of Sri Lanka.

2. Within the island nation of Sri Lanka, through the mediation of the international community, involving India and the USA; a constitutional and administrative reform be brought about that recognises and provides for: (i) the right to self determination of Tamil speaking people of North and East; and (ii) a merged North and East provincial assembly established, under a federal constitution.

3. Acknowledging that the reforming provisions brought under the Indo-Sri Lanka accord, 13th amendment to the provincial assembly legislation, provide only the nominal points for a final settlement and requires further elaboration to resolve the outstanding self governance issues.

4. As per the resolutions of the United Nations Human Rights Council;
a thorough investigation must be held by the Commission appointed, to ascertain whether genocide did take place in Sri Lanka.

தமிழீழ விடுதலை இயக்கம். – ஜரோப்பா
Tamil Eeelam Liberation Organization – Europe