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)