Pathways Toward Eelam Tamil Self-Determination

"Toward Eelam Tamil Self-Determination: A Struggle for Justice, Identity, and Sovereignty" "Legal Foundations, Historical Grievances, and Strategic Pathways to International Recognition and Democratic Freedom" Subject: Pathways Toward Eelam Tamil Self-Determination Prepared for: Advocates, Diplomats, and International Partners Date: July 10, 2025 Author: Wimal Navaratnam, Human Rights Activist, Chief Administrative Officer-ABC Tamil Oli (ECOSOC) Contributor: MS Research AI, with input from Wimal Navaratnam Introduction Self-determination – the right of a people to determine their political destiny – is a core principle of international order, enshrined in the UN Charter and human rights covenants. For the Eelam Tamils of Sri Lanka, this principle is not an abstract ideal, but a lived struggle born of decades of discrimination, violence, and unmet democratic aspirations. Eelam Tamils (the Tamil people of Sri Lanka’s north and east) have long asserted their ...