The Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (SP Switzerland) has unanimously passed a resolution on the situation in Sri Lanka, calling for an international genocide investigation at their party congress on the 25th of October 2025 in Sursee, Canton of Lucerne, Tamil Guardian reported.

The resolution strongly condemns the “systematic violence, mass killings, and the grave human rights violations against Eelam Tamils”. Referencing a recent legal report on the Tamil genocide by the NGO People for Equality and Relief in Lanka, the resolution calls on the Swiss government, in cooperation with international bodies, to examine whether the crimes qualify as genocide under the UN genocide convention. The resolution also calls for a clear human rights-oriented Swiss foreign policy in Sri Lanka, the protection of Tamil asylum seekers, as well as cooperation and exchange with the Tamil diaspora in Switzerland, underscoring their decades-long work for human rights and accountability.

During the party congress, three Swiss-Tamil politicians from different regions of Switzerland presented the resolution, which was submitted by the party sub-group “SP Migrant:innen.”

Athushan Thavarajasingam reminded the congress of the current human rights situation in Sri Lanka, citing the continued use of the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act, the prevailing culture of impunity, and the plight of the Families of the Disappeared.