| Eastern University massacre | |
|---|---|
  | |
| Location | Vathharoomulai, Chenkalady, Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 7°48′N 81°35′E / 7.800°N 81.583°E |
| Date | September 5, 1990 (+6 GMT) |
| Target | Sri Lankan Tamil civilians |
Attack type | Shooting |
| Weapons | Various firearms |
| Deaths | 158 |
| Perpetrators | Sri Lankan Armed Forces |
The Eastern University massacre was the arrest and subsequent mass murder of 158 minority Sri Lankan Tamil refugees who had taken refuge in the Eastern University campus close to the city Batticaloa on September 5, 1990. A witness identified Sri Lankan Army personnel as the perpetrators. The event is part of what is known amongst Sri Lankan Tamils as Black September, a series of civilian massacres.[1] The Sri Lankan government eventually established a presidential commission of inquiry. The inquiry found evidence of illegal abductions and mass murder. It also named the responsible parties,[2] but there is currently no evidence of any judicial follow up to the inquiry.[2][3][4]
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- ^ a b "Graveyard for Disappeared Persons – Statistic for Batticaloa district".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "HRW report - Sri Lanka". HRW. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
- ^ "UTHR(J) report on the Eastern University Massacre".