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]
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- ^ Tennekoon, Sahan. "Kokkuthoduvai mass grave: Mullaitivu Magistrate to summon stakeholders for talks". The Morning. Retrieved 12 Aug 2023.
- ^ Ratugamage, Dinasena (1 Jul 2023). "Skeletons in LTTE uniforms unearthed at Kokkuthoduvai, Mullaitivu". The Island. Retrieved 12 Aug 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ India (28 Jul 2023). "Sri Lanka's minority Tamil-dominated regions observe shutdown over mass grave investigation". Business Insider. Retrieved 12 Aug 2023.
- ^ "Human remains found in Mullaitivu". Tamil Guardian. 12 Aug 2023. Retrieved 12 Aug 2023.
- ^ "Excavations at Kokkuthoduvai mass grave site expected to resume this month". Tamil Guardian. 12 Aug 2023. Retrieved 12 Aug 2023.
- ^ "Shutdown in the North-East as Tamils demand international investigation into Kokkuthoduvai mass grave". Tamil Guardian. 12 Aug 2023. Retrieved 12 Aug 2023.
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[8]. ITJP Report on Massgraves: https://itjpsl.com/assets/ITJP_MassGraves_report_v5.1.pdf