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Message: <blockquote data-quote="අපොයි" data-source="post: 15893896" data-attributes="member: 491214">හොයලා දෙන්නකො කැමරන් දෙයියො..David Cameron mobbed by 200 Tamil protesters as he travels to meet victims of Sri Lanka's civil war<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gathered around his motorcade after he met local officials in Jaffna</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Up to 200 demonstrators brandished photographs of missing relatives</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two women seen to be thrown aside by Sri Lankan police officers</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">First world leader  to travel to north since Sri Lanka gained independence </li> </ul>   By  <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Jill+Reilly" target="_blank">Jill Reilly</a>   PUBLISHED:  13:57 GMT, 15 November 2013   |   UPDATED:  13:59 GMT, 15 November 2013     <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">  </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2507838/David-Cameron-mobbed-200-Tamil-protesters.html#socialLinks" target="_blank"> </a></li> </ul><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2507838/David-Cameron-mobbed-200-Tamil-protesters.html#comments" target="_blank">   0 </a><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2507838/David-Cameron-mobbed-200-Tamil-protesters.html#comments" target="_blank">  View </a> <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2507838/David-Cameron-mobbed-200-Tamil-protesters.html#comments" target="_blank">comments </a> <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2507838/David-Cameron-mobbed-200-Tamil-protesters.html#comments" target="_blank"></a>  Prime Minster David Cameron was mobbed by protesters this morning during a visit to the war-scarred north of Sri Lanka. Up  to 200 demonstrators brandishing photographs of missing relatives,  letters and petitions gathered around the Prime Minister's motorcade  after he met local officials in Jaffna.At  least two women were able to get up close to the windows of Mr  Cameron's car, and were seen to be thrown aside by Sri Lankan police  officers.Scroll down for video   <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/15/article-2507838-196E450900000578-699_634x441.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Mobbed: David Cameron was mobbed by protesters  during a visit to the war-scarred north of the island. Pictured: Cameron  talks to villagers of internally displaced people's camp at Chunnakam  village, in Jaffana          <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/15/article-2507838-196E453400000578-987_634x518.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Demand: An ethnic Tamil woman tries to approach  David Cameron's car to hand over a letter demanding an international  inquiry to disappeared relations of at Chunnakam village, in Jaffna   <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/15/article-2507838-196CEDA900000578-965_634x417.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Grief: A Sri Lankan ethnic Tamil woman cries holding a portrait of her missing son        <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/15/article-2507838-196CB53A00000578-58_634x456.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Protests: Sri Lankan members of the 'Dead and  Missing Person's Parents' organisation hold photographs as they take  part in a protest in Jaffna     <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/15/article-2507838-196CEE2500000578-934_306x423.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/15/article-2507838-196CED9D00000578-761_306x423.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    As many as 40,000 civilians are estimated to  have died in the final months of the regime's 26-year fight with Tamil  Tiger separatists in 2009, according to the UN    The premier - the first world leader  to travel to the north since Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948 - is  embroiled in a furious row over his decision to attend the Commonwealth  conference on the island.   More... <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2507762/A-girlish-Camilla-looks-years-younger-steps-floaty-chiffon-dress.html" target="_blank">A girlish Camilla looks ten years younger as she steps out in floaty chiffon dress</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2507720/Prince-Charles-avoids-criticising-Sri-Lankas-human-rights-record-Commonwealth-speech.html" target="_blank">Prince Charles' first day as a pensioner… and he's caught up in diplomatic row over Sri Lankan human rights abuses</a></li> </ul> Canadian, Indian and Mauritian leaders stayed away from the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) in protest over human rights but Mr Cameron  has rebuffed calls for him to join them - arguing he will better  highlight the issues by being there.As many as 40,000 civilians are estimated to have died in the final months of the regime's 26-year fight with Tamil Tiger separatists in 2009,  according to the UN, which wants an international investigation if no  new inquiry is held.         David Cameron mobbed by 250 protestors in Sri Lanka     <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/15/video-undefined-196E359D00000578-428_636x358.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />              <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/15/article-2507838-196DFA3800000578-555_634x431.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Tour: Cameron emerges from a tin roofed hut at Sabapathi Pillay Welfare Centre       <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/15/article-2507838-196E1E6E00000578-929_634x472.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Historic: Cameron made an historic visit to Sri Lanka's former warzone, stealing the spotlight from a Commonwealth summit      <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/15/article-2507838-196DFBAF00000578-151_306x595.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/15/article-2507838-196E2ECA00000578-212_306x595.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />    The premier - the first world leader to travel  to the north since Sri Lanka gained independence in 1948 - is embroiled  in a furious row over his decision to attend the Commonwealth conference  on the island    <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/15/article-2507838-196E3C9B00000578-538_634x436.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Mobbed: On a walk Cameron talks to villagers of internally displaced people's camp at Chunnakam village, in Jaffana President Mahinda Rajapaksa rejects  claims that his forces indiscriminately shelled Tamils fleeing the  intense fighting as the Tigers - themselves a brutal guerrilla movement - were defeated, and allegations of battlefield executions and rapes.Abuses are reported to continue, with claims of torture, abductions and  intimidation of the media and judiciary, leading the UN human rights  chief to warn the country was becoming increasingly authoritarian.Reconciliation efforts have included regional elections in the north and a commission  to investigate historic 'disappearances' but Mr Cameron has said they do not go anywhere near far enough.Mr Cameron met and shook hands with Mr Rajapaksa today at the formal  opening of Chogm, which is also being attended by the Prince of Wales on behalf of the Queen, who heads the group of mostly former British  colonies.   <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/15/article-2507838-196E381D00000578-309_634x431.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Battle: Cameron went to the northern areas that  saw the worst of the war between soldiers and ethnic Tamils rebels  fighting for a homeland     <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/15/article-2507838-196E39F200000578-644_634x604.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Powerful: The Prime Minister said he had been confronted by 'incredibly powerful' images during his visit to the north  But he left the summit soon  afterwards, taking a small aircraft to Jaffna, the provincial capital of the Tamil-dominated north, on a visit which he says he made a condition of his attendance at the event.He visited the city's library, an important location for Tamils after it  was burn by a Sinhalese mob in 1981 amid the inter-ethnic tensions which led to the civil war.At the library he was greeted by staff including the chief librarian at a table laden with flowers and burning incense.He then met the chief minister of the northern province, former judge CV  Vigneswaran of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) - who urged the Prime  Minister to tell Mr Rajapaksa that they wanted to move to reconciliation 'in a peaceful manner' - and the TNA national leader, MP Rajavrothian  Sampanthan.At the  offices of the Uthayan newspaper Mr Cameron heard about murders, attacks and intimidation on the daily and its staff, not only during the civil  war but right up until recent months.  <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/15/article-2507838-196E467C00000578-700_634x409.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Interest: Crowds gathered around the Prime Minister as he spoke to local figures      <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/15/article-2507838-196E47BA00000578-930_634x410.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Warning: President Mahinda Rajapakse warned against passing judgement on his country's past   He  was shown, by owner E Saravanapavan and chief editor MV Kaanamylnathan,  pictures of the victims on the walls and bullet holes from one of many  armed attacks on the premises.The  editor has lived in the building for six years, only ever venturing out  for medical treatment, as he fears for his life following a previous  assassination attempt.Sri Lanka ranks near the foot of the tables  for press freedom worldwide, with one prominent national editor murdered  and many others attacked and beaten.Mr  Cameron also visited Sabapathopillaia, which is described by the Sri  Lankan authorities as a 'welfare village' for civilians displaced by the  civil war, but which the Prime Minister said was effectively a refugee  camp housing Tamils years after hostilities ended.The Prime Minister said he had been confronted by 'incredibly powerful' images during his visit to the north.'Going to the headquarters of a Tamil newspaper here in northern Sri Lanka and seeing pictures of journalists,  shot and killed, on the walls and hearing stories of journalists who  have disappeared long after the war has ended, that will stay with me,'  he said'And also the  image, in this camp, of talking to a young woman who came here when she  was very young - a child in this camp - and wants nothing more than to  go to her own home.'Mr  Cameron said that the Rajapaksa regime 'still has a chance' to take  action over human rights that will satisfy the international community.  'The  fact is about this country that there is a chance of success because  the war is over, the terrorism has finished, the fighting is done,' said  the PM.  <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/15/article-2507838-196CDC6700000578-804_634x478.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Greeting: A Sri Lankan woman greets David  Cameron as he arrives at the Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rakapaksa theater, the  main venue for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of  Governments meeting   <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/15/article-2507838-196CBACA00000578-934_634x522.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Official duties: Prime Minister David Cameron  arrives for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), at the  Nelum Pokuna Theatre in Colombo 'Now what's needed is generosity and magnanimity from the Sri Lanka n government to bring the country together.'And  I think coming here, listening to these people, hearing these  arguments, helps to draw attention to their plight. I think the  spotlight has been shone on Sri Lanka and people can see the good and  the bad.'They can see  the fact that here in the north there has been an election. There's a  chief minister who is a Tamil, who I met with today. But the bad thing  is, there are people like those in this camp who have been here for over  20 years who want to get to their homes.   <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/15/article-2507838-196CBCB900000578-849_634x360.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Meetings: Prime Minister David Cameron meets  with the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott at the British High  Commission in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo         <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/15/article-2507838-196CBCFD00000578-272_634x617.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Talks: David Cameron meets with the Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott at the British High Commission    <img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/15/article-2507838-196D436700000578-380_634x476.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Chat: David Cameron speaks with South Africa's  President Jacob Zuma while waiting for the official photograph of the  Commonwealth heads of states 'Now the fighting is over and  the war is over, what's needed is generosity, magnanimity, proper  devolution of power. The Tamils and Sinhalese can live in peace on this  island.'Mr Cameron has  promised a 'frank exchange of views' with Mr Rajapaksa over the  'chilling' claims of war crimes and violations of human rights in a  face-to-face meeting expected after his return to Colombo.The  Prime Minister earlier met his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott for  their first talks since he ousted Julia Gillard in elections in  September.Mr Abbott,  who also faced considerable domestic pressure to boycott the summit,  said the Commonwealth 'is an extraordinary association'.'It  is one based not on wealth, not on geography, not even on necessarily  mutual interest, but on shared values. Institutions and associations  like this are important in the modern world.'Read more: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2507838/David-Cameron-mobbed-200-Tamil-protesters.html#ixzz2kiy8paT0" target="_blank">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2507838/David-Cameron-mobbed-200-Tamil-protesters.html#ixzz2kiy8paT0</a> Follow us: <a href="http://ec.tynt.com/b/rw?id=bBOTTqvd0r3Pooab7jrHcU&u=MailOnline" target="_blank">@MailOnline on Twitter</a> | <a href="http://ec.tynt.com/b/rf?id=bBOTTqvd0r3Pooab7jrHcU&u=DailyMail" target="_blank">DailyMail on Facebook</a></blockquote>

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