Recent massacres and major killings of Tamils

by Sri Lankan Security forces

 

Tamil Centre for Human Rights - TCHR/CTDH                     Email : tchrgs@hotmail.com / tchrdip@hotmail.com

 

Major incidents                              Date                           No. Killed                  No. Injured

Vantharumoolai                                  05/09/1990                  158                             -----

Saththurukkondan                              10/09/1990                 184                             -----

Kokkaddicholai (II)                               12/06/1991                 82                               200

Mylanthanai – Batticaloa                      09/08/1992                 32        ????               50

Massacre in the Killaly sea(I)                02/01/1993                 52                               -----

ICRC refugee camp - Jaffna                1993                           40                   

Nachchikuda Massacre                       18/04/1995                  30                               060

Navaly St. Peter's Church Massacres  11/07/1995                 165                             150

Nagar Kovil School Children Massacre 22/09/1995                 71                               100

Bolgoda Lake - Colombo                     1995                          27                               -----

Kumarapuram Massacre                      11/02/1996                 24                               -----

Poonaithoduvai in Kilinochchi              18/02/1996                 11                               -----

Muthumariyamman Temple - Jaffna     03/03/1996                 07                               21

Nachchikuda                                       16/03/1996                 16                               60

Sithandi, Kaluvenkerni - Batticaloa      11/05/1996                 18                               30

Massacre in the Killay Sea (II)             20/04/1996                 42                               075

Puttur - Jaffna                                     03/06/1996                 08                               -----

Mallavi Town - Mallavi, Vanni               24/07/1996                 09                               24

Puthukudyiruppu - Kilinochchi             31/07/1996                 10                               30

Kilinochchi town - Kilinochchi               25/09/1996                 05                               09

Puthumurippu - Kilinochchi                  25/09/1996                 05                               15

Vavunikulam - Kilinochchi                    26/09/1996                 04                               12

Konavil - Kilinochchi                            27/09/1996                 04                               08

Akkarayan - Kilinochchi                      29/09/1996                  04                               07

Ponnalai Bridge in Jaffna                    29/01/1997                 09                               -----

Nedunkerni - Vanni                             17/07/1997                 08                               22

Vavunikulam - Church - Vanni             15/08/1997                 09                               21

Mullaitivu (Manthuvil)                           11/08/1997                 40                               86

Amparai                                              24/09/1997                 08                               13

Market Place in Batticaloa                   11/12/1997                 05                               53

Kalutara Prison                                   12/12/1997                  03                               20

Jaffna Coast - Jaffna                           27/01/1998                 09                               15

Thampalakamam                                 01/02/1998                 08                               19

Vaddakkachchi in East Paranthan      26/03/1998                 08                               37

Suthanthirapuram in Mullaitivu             10/06/1998                 32                               52

Mullaitivu                                             15/09/1999                 22                               35

Maddhu church - Mannar                    20/11/1999                 38                               56

Batticaloa (near Buddhist temple)        17/05/2000                 19                               43

Kaithaddy (Home for the age)             19/05/2000                 15                               31

Muttur (            Poomarathaddysenai) 04/10/2000                  08                               ----         

Bindunuwewa detention centre          25/10/2000                  31                               78

Mirusuvil                                              19/12/2000                 08                               ----

(many more to be included)