Tim Martin (human rights)
Appearance
Tim Martin | |
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Nationality | British |
Occupation | Aid Worker |
Organization | ACT NOW |
Known for | Human Rights Activist |
Tim Martin is the Director of the Human Rights Campaign group ACT NOW. A former British humanitarian aid worker who worked in Sri Lanka founded ACT NOW with fellow aid workers after seeing human rights violations and mass killing in Sri Lanka against Tamils.[1] Tim Martin went on a 21 day fast outside British Parliament to protest against the killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
References
- ^ Act now
- ^ "Hunger strike of British Aid worker enters 16th day". Tamilnet. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "British Aid worker suspends hunger strike". Tamilnet. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ Hunger Striker's plea to Obama
- ^ Tamil demonstrators say Times report backs massacre claims
- ^ "Activist seized from lawyer's car in Sri Lanka". Mark Tran. The Guardian. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "Tamil woman raped by Sri Lankan soldiers to be deported". Channel4. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "Tim Martin of "Act Now" seeks justice for Sri Lankan Tamils". transcurrents.com. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
- ^ "Thousands to march in support of Tamils". Colombo Times – via HighBeam (subscription required) . 10 April 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2015.