Welikada prison massacre
| Anti-Tamil pogroms in Sri Lanka |
|---|
| Gal Oya (1956) |
| 1958 pogrom |
| 1977 pogrom |
| Black July (1983) |
The Welikada Prison Massacre took place during the 1983 Black July pogrom against Sri Lankan Tamil minority in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Fifty-three prisoners were killed inside a high-security prison.[1] No one has been convicted of crimes relating to these incidents.[2]
Incident[]
The incident occurred in two different series of actions: the first on 25 July 1983 when 35 Tamil prisoners were attacked and killed by Sinhalese inmates. The second massacre was two days later when Sinhalese inmates killed another 18 Tamil detainees and 3 prison deputies.[3]
See also[]
- Bindunuwewa prison massacre
- Kalutara prison massacre
References[]
- ^ Welikada Massacre Colombo Telegraph – 9 August 2019
- ^ Govt. yet to pay compensation to July '83 victims Daily News Lanka – 30 March 2004
- ^ http://brcslproject.gn.apc.org/slmonitor/october2000/mass.html[dead link]
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