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^{[citation needed]}.

No individuals have been convicted of crimes relating to these incidents.^[1]

[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

• ^ No one has been convicted yet of these crimes 2004 report