Together Against Genocide (TAG, formerly Tamils Against Genocide) is a
non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an independent, typically nonprofit organization that operates outside government control, though it may get a significant percentage of its funding from government or corporate sources. NGOs often focus ...
formed in 2008, based in
Columbia, Maryland
Columbia is a planned community in Howard County, Maryland, United States, consisting of 10 self-contained villages. With a population of 104,681 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the second-most-populous community in Maryland ...
, United States, which has actively protested the
Sri Lankan Civil War and what it argues is the genocide of
Sri Lankan Tamils
Sri Lankan Tamils ( or ), also known as Ceylon Tamils or Eelam Tamils, are Tamils native to the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka. Today, they constitute a majority in the Northern Province, Sri Lanka, Northern Province, form the pluralit ...
. Tamils Against Genocide hired US attorney
Bruce Fein
Bruce Fein (born March 12, 1947) is an American lawyer who specializes in constitutional and international law. Fein has written numerous articles on constitutional issues for ''The Washington Times'', ''Slate.com'', ''The New York Times'', ''T ...
to file human rights violation charges against two Sri Lankan officials associated with the
civil war
A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same Sovereign state, state (or country). The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies.J ...
in Sri Lanka which has reportedly claimed the lives of thousands of civilians. The TAG got Bruce Fein to author the book
The Tamil Genocide by Sri Lanka, retaining its copyrights to it.
Publications
*
The Tamil Genocide by Sri Lanka
See also
*
2009 Tamil diaspora protests
References
External links
Tamils Against Genocide
Organizations based in Maryland
Peace organizations based in the United States
War crimes in the Sri Lankan civil war
Overseas Tamil organizations
Tamil genocide
{{US-org-stub