Mass grave with over 100 skeletons in Sri Lanka brings up old wounds

Mass grave with over 100 skeletons in Sri Lanka brings up old wounds

The Straits Times - Singapore·2025-08-03 10:01

Bengaluru– The discovery of a mass grave with more than 100 human skeletons, including those of children, in a former war zone in north Sri Lanka has revived demands for accountability from the government for war crimes and human rights violations during its three-decade-long civil war.

Among those wondering if their loved ones may be among the dead is Mrs Parameswari Jayapalan, whose husband Jayapalan Kandayya went missing in August 1996. He was on his way to his tea shop in Chavakacheri, only 15 minutes from Chemmani, where the grave was discovered. 

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