Kokkuthodavai mass grave

Kokkuthodavai mass grave is the mass burial of Tamil people suspected to have been killed extrajudicially during the Final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War . It was discovered in Kokkuthodavai, Mullaitivu District while National Water Supply and Drainage Board dug for laying water pipes. Tamil groups have demanded an International investigation and staged a shutdown in North East Sri Lanka.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}

References

1. Tennekoon, Sahan. "Kokkuthoduvai mass grave: Mullaitivu Magistrate to summon stakeholders for talks". The Morning. Retrieved 12 Aug 2023.
2. Ratugamage, Dinasena (1 Jul 2023). "Skeletons in LTTE uniforms unearthed at Kokkuthoduvai, Mullaitivu". The Island. Retrieved 12 Aug 2023.
3. Parameswaran, Siva (30 Jan 2012). "Sri Lanka: International expertise ruled out in newly found mass grave exhumations". Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka. Retrieved 12 Aug 2023.
4. India (28 Jul 2023). "Sri Lanka's minority Tamil-dominated regions observe shutdown over mass grave investigation". Business Insider. Retrieved 12 Aug 2023.
5. "Human remains found in Mullaitivu". Tamil Guardian. 12 Aug 2023. Retrieved 12 Aug 2023.
6. "Excavations at Kokkuthoduvai mass grave site expected to resume this month". Tamil Guardian. 12 Aug 2023. Retrieved 12 Aug 2023.
7. "Shutdown in the North-East as Tamils demand international investigation into Kokkuthoduvai mass grave". Tamil Guardian. 12 Aug 2023. Retrieved 12 Aug 2023.

[8]. ITJP Report on Massgraves: https://itjpsl.com/assets/ITJP_MassGraves_report_v5.1.pdf