Kalutara prison massacre

Kalutara prison massacre

The Kalutara prison massacre occurred on December 12 1997, in the high security prison in Kalutara, Sri Lankaref|1. Three minority Tamil political prisoners were by their fellow majority Sinhalese prisoners. No one has been convicted for these crimes yetref|2.


=Other prison massacres=

*Welikada prison massacre
*Bindunuwewa prison massacre

ee also

*Black July
*Ethnic problem in Sri Lanka
*State terrorism in Sri Lanka

References

* [http://www.tamilnation.org/indictment/genocide95/gen9559.htm Tamil prisoners murdered in custody - December 1997]
* [http://brcslproject.gn.apc.org/slmonitor/october2000/mass.html Massacre in the hills – Sri Lanka monitor article]

External links

* [http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=515 London Vigil over Kalutara prison masscare]
* [http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=1337 Kalutara prison inquiry concludes]


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