UK parliamentary candidates detail their views on the Tamil question

As the UK general election 2015 approaches this Thursday, parliamentary candidates outlined their positions on key concerns of British Tamil voters, with many pledging their ongoing support for international accountability and justice mechanism, carrying out an investigation to establish whether a genocide occurred, as well as endorsing the Tamil nation's right to self-determination.
Candidates from the Conservative Party, the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats, in London and key constituencies across the UK, were asked by the Tamil Guardian to detail their views on accountability and justice for mass atrocities in Sri Lanka, the deportation of Tamil asylum seekers from Britain, steps that should be taken if Sri Lanka fails to ensure justice for the victims by September, an investigation into genocide and the Tamil nation's right to self-determination.
To see the full responses from candidates, sorted by constituency, please see the UK General Election 2015 Candidate Survey on Tamil Issues.
All candidates who took part supported an international inquiry into mass atrocities that had been committed against the Tamil people during the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka, with candidates from both the Conservatives, and Labour, highlighting the International Criminal Court as a possible avenue for justice.

"The UN is conducting an independent inquiry which Prime Minister David Cameron led calls for. The Inquiry’s report will need to be considered in detail and a referral should be made to the International Criminal Court if necessary," Conservative candidate for Kingston and Surbiton, James Berry said.

A common Labour response, endorsed by 84 candidates, also called for crimes to be prosecuted in an international court.

"We will push for a proper UN mandated full and independent, international investigation that can also look into the wider implication of the armed conflict in Sri Lanka, with a view to prosecute those responsible in an international court, like the ICC," the response said.

There was also overwhelming support for a moratorium on deportations, with candidates calling for perpetrators of torture to be brought to justice, before deportations can be resumed.
Candidates from the all three parties supported the imposition of sanctions or other measures if Sri Lanka failed to cooperate with the UN Human Rights Council ahead of September 2015, when the report of the OHCHR Inquiry on Sri Lanka is due.

"Liberal Democrats strongly support a moratorium on returns until we can be absolutely sure that the rights of Tamils deported from the UK to Sri Lanka can be guaranteed. To be credible, this must involve the GOSL taking action against those who are committing such torture and persecution," Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change Ed Davey, who is the incumbent in Kingston and Surbiton, said in his response.