Tamil protestors in London

Tamil protestors in London

Early this month, in London's Parliament Square, I found around 300 Tamil protesters which included children as young as 1 yrs old, young people, women; it was day four of their protest.

The demonstrators were calling for an end to what they say is a "Tamil genocide.”

The protests, which started earlier in the week with a sit-in at Westminster Bridge and a smaller ongoing demonstration in Parliament Square, are intended to put pressure on the British government to intervene in the Sri Lankan conflict.

The demonstrators want Sri Lanka's former colonial ruler Britain to intervene with Colombo to protect the Tamil people, who they say are being targeted. Sri Lankans have also held protests in Norway, where dozens of Tamils blocked the entrance to the premier's office in Oslo, calling on the nation to act in its role as mediator in the conflict.