UK–Eelam Civic Axis
A briefing for British MPs, APPGs, and policy researchers. Citation-anchored, accountability-bound, never a hit list.
This pack supplies citations, asks, and PQ templates an MP can use today. It does not name a target. It does not allege any breach against any named UK official.
A standing UK–Eelam roundtable — diaspora civic bodies, common-law scholars, OHCHR observers — convened under an APPG with a published terms of reference.
- A citation-anchored briefing template.
- A set of asks and PQ templates honouring the UK Lobbying Act 2014 transparency expectations.
- Compatible with FCDO, DBT, Home Office and APPG remit.
- A naming exercise of any serving UK official, MP, party or firm.
- A request for funding for TLTE.
- A trade proposal in TLTE's voice.
Asks
- FCDO
Maintain the UK position supporting the OHCHR Sri Lanka mandate under A/HRC/RES/57/1, and report on UK contributions to the accountability project to Parliament annually.
- DBT
Publish a Sri Lanka–specific DCTS compliance dashboard tied to ICCPR and ILO Core Conventions, with public quarterly updates.
- APPG for Tamils
Convene a standing UK–Eelam Civic Axis roundtable with diaspora civic bodies, common-law scholars, and shipping insurers as observers.
- Home Office
Confirm that UK universal-jurisdiction capacity over grave international crimes remains operational and resourced.
Suggested Parliamentary Questions
- What assessment has the Secretary of State made of UK alignment with HRC Resolution 57/1 on Sri Lanka in the current financial year?Department · FCDO
- What is the UK's current DCTS compliance posture in respect of Sri Lanka, with specific reference to ICCPR Article 20 and ILO Convention 87?Department · DBT
- How many cases involving grave international crimes committed in Sri Lanka are currently within scope of UK universal jurisdiction?Department · Home Office
- What plans does the Department have to consult UK Tamil civic bodies on post-Brexit Indo-Pacific trade priorities?Department · DBT
- What is the UK Government's response to OHCHR's most recent Sri Lanka report on land, militarisation and accountability?Department · FCDO
Letter to your MP — template
Dear [MP NAME], I write as a constituent regarding the UK's posture on Sri Lanka and the lawful UK–Eelam civic relationship the diaspora has rebuilt over three generations. I respectfully ask you to: 1. Support the UK's continued backing of HRC Resolution 57/1 on Sri Lanka. 2. Ask DBT to publish a Sri Lanka-specific DCTS compliance dashboard. 3. Convene an APPG for Tamils standing roundtable on the civic axis. A full briefing with Tier-A sources is at: https://docs.tlte.cloud/axis/uk-eelam/mp-pack Yours sincerely, [YOUR NAME] [YOUR POSTCODE]