Religious Statements Decry Endangerment of Tamil Civilians in Sri Lankan Civil War
February 10th, 2009
Oblates and others have joined the international condemnation of the tactics of both the Sri Lankan military and the LTTE that have endangered the lives of hundreds of thousands of Tamil civilians. A list of statements is given below:
- Ecumenical Letter to Secretary Clinton. Fr. Louis Lougan, OMI signed onto this letter for the Oblates in the US.
- The Protection of Civilians – A Statement of Sri Lankan Bishops
- Open Letter from Fr. Oswald Firth, OMI (Assistant General, Oblates of Mary Immaculate – Rome, Italy)
- Appeal from the Pope and Caritas Statement
- UCC Letter on Sri Lanka to President Obama
- Franciscans International Statement on the Situation of Civilians in Northern Sri Lanka
