Kalutara prison riots
| Anti-Tamil pogroms in Sri Lanka |
|---|
| Gal Oya (1956) |
| 1958 pogrom |
| 1977 pogrom |
| Black July (1983) |
The Kalutara Prison Riots occurred on December 12, 1997, at the high-security prison in Kalutara, Sri Lanka. Three minority Tamil political prisoners were killed by majority Sinhalese prisoners. No one has yet been convicted for these crimes.
See also
- Welikada prison massacre
- Bindunuwewa prison massacre
- Black July
- Ethnic problem in Sri Lanka
- State terrorism in Sri Lanka
References
- ^ Tamil prisoners murdered in custody - December 1997
- ^ Massacre in the hills – Sri Lanka monitor article
External links
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