The Kalutara Prison Riots occurred on 12 December 1997, at the high-security prison in Kalutara, Sri Lanka. Three minority Tamil political prisoners were killed by majority Sinhalese prisoners. No one has yet been convicted for these crimes.

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• See also
• References
• External links

See also

• Welikada prison massacre
• Bindunuwewa prison massacre
• Black July
• Ethnic problem in Sri Lanka
• State terrorism in Sri Lanka

References

• ^ Tamil prisoners murdered in custody - December 1997
• ^ Massacre in the hills – Sri Lanka monitor article

External links

• London Vigil over Kalutara prison massacre
• Kalutara prison inquiry concludes

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