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Self-immolation Of Murugathasan Varnakulasingham
Murugathasan Varnakulasingham (2 December 1982 – 13 February 2009) was a Eelam Tamil diaspora, Eelam Tamil, one of seven who Self-immolation, immolated themselves to protest the treatment of Tamils, Tamil people by the government of Sri Lanka. Varnakulasingham was a computing graduate and part-time Sainsbury's shelf-stacker. He went to Geneva from his house on Grange Avenue, Belmont, Harrow, to protest the Eelam War IV, Sri Lankan government war against the Tamils. On 13 February 2009, after days of protesting, Varnakulasingham poured petrol over his body and killed himself at the gate of United Nations headquarters in Geneva. He was 26. He wrote a letter explaining his choice, writing that His family stated that they were proud of their son's action and his death was commemorated by British Tamils. See also * K. Muthukumar * Altruistic suicide * Sri Lankan civil war, Sri Lankan government war against Tamils (main article) References External links Eezham Tamil immol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geneva
Geneva ( , ; ) ; ; . is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Canton of Geneva, Republic and Canton of Geneva, and a centre for international diplomacy. Geneva hosts the highest number of International organization, international organizations in the world, and has been referred to as the world's most compact metropolis and the "Peace Capital". Geneva is a global city, an international financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy hosting the highest number of international organizations in the world, including the headquarters of many agencies of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, IFRC of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Red Cross. In the aftermath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
