US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is extorting money from Tamil populations settled in Canada, Britain, and Europe often under threat of serious consequences. Oftentimes, expatriates of Sri Lankan Tamil Diaspora living outside their native land have families back home. The LTTE threaten the safety of their families back home to extract thousands of dollars. Author of the report, Jo Becker said that while most Tamils support the LTTE struggle, "the culture of fear is so strong that even Tamils who don't support them still feel that they have no choice but to give money." Tamils who do not have money or unemployed have been asked to borrow through credit cards, re-mortgage their houses, or even "cut out one meal per day" to support the LTTE.