Petition of Mani Maniparathy and 37 others

Requesting that the New Zealand Parliament follow the lead of the United Nations, several Governments and NGOs (such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch) and call on the Sri Lankan Government to immediately allow freedom of movement for the 280,000 Tamil people who continue to be incarcerated in appalling conditions in military detention camps in northern Sri Lanka.

Petition number:	2008/55
Presented by:	Hon Peter Dunne
Date presented:	3 December 2009
Referred to:	Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
Report presented on:	15 February 2010
Report name:	Petition 2008/53 of Uma Naguleswaran and 57 others, Petition 2008/55 of Mani Maniparathy and 57 others, Petition 2008/56 of Dr Mei Meiyalaghan and 13 others, Petition 2008/57 of Ramesh Manicavasgar and 98 others, and Petition 2008/58 of Neil Ahilakum