Category: Haraya Today

Death in custody of Sri Lanka police amidst weather disasters

Allegations have been levelled against the Sri Lanka Police regarding killing a Tamil youth from the Eastern Province while he was in police custody. According to the deceased youth’s mother, her son had told...

Memorial for Chemmani mass graves vandalized again

A memorial lamp tower erected as part of the ‘unextinguished lamp’ protest demanding justice for the Chemmani mass grave victims has once again been vandalized by unidentified individuals, reports tamilguardian.com. In October, the candle-lit...

Three excavation sites identified in Chemmani mass grave complex

Investigators at the most recently discovered mass grave complex in Sri Lanka’s war torn north have unearthed 56 bodies making the ill-fated site the fourth largest mass burial ground in the country. Excavations at...

Malaiyaha Tamils to be recognized as a separate community

Malaiyaha Tamils, who live mainly in the plantations, are to be recognized as a separate community. Their representative Anthony Jesudasan said the director general of census and statistics has agreed to give them that...

Excavations end at Kokkutuduvai mass grave

Excavations have ended at the mass grave at Kokkutuduvai in Mullaitivu, where skeletal remains of 52 persons have been dug up. The third stage of work that ended on 15th, saw 12 skeletal parts...

Call to publicize report into Digana anti-Muslim riots

The speaker has been urged to publicize the Human Rights Commission report into the anti-Muslim riots of 2018 that is yet to be publicized. Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Mujibur Rahman made the call following...