Welikada prison massacre

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The Welikada prison massacre happened during the 1983 Black July pogrom against the Sri Lankan Tamil minority in Colombo, Sri Lanka. 53 political prisoners were killed inside a high security prison with senior prison officials' collusion^[1].

No individuals have been convicted of crimes relating to these incidents^[2].

Allegations of State terrorism in Sri Lanka Civilian Massacres

Akkaraipattu-Allaipiddy-Black July-Batticaloa 1990-Chencholai orphanage-Eastern University-Mannar 1984-Mannar 2006-Mylanthanai-Jaffna hospital- Jaffna lagoon-Jaffna library-Valvettiturai 1989-Iruthayapuram-Kokkadicholai-Kumarapuram-Kumudini boat-Nachikuda-Prison massacres-Tampalakamam - Trincomalee 2006-Nagerkovil school-Navaly church-Naguleswaram temple-Nelliady-Vaharai Rapes and Murders Krishanti Kumaraswamy-Ilayathambi Tharsini-Saradambal Sarma-Mary Madeleine Martin-Arumaithurai Tharmaletchumi Assassinations Taraki Sivaram-Fr.Chandra Fernando-Aiyathurai Nadesan-K.S.Raja-Mylvaganam Nimalrajan-Richard De Soyza-Kumar Ponnambalam-Joseph Pararajasingham-Rev.Jeyarajasingham-N. Raviraj Forced Disappearances Fr.Mary Bastian-Fr.Nihal Jim Brown

[edit] Other prison massacres

• Bindunuwewa prison massacre
• Kalutara prison massacre

[edit] See also

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

[edit] References

• ↑ Archive of written documents about the prison massacre
• ↑ No one has been convicted yet of these crimes 2004 report