Gehan Gunatilleke

Force in Play

Says evidence suggests unlawful burials and extrajudicial killings

In February 2026, workers extending a cremation ground in Chemmani, in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna region, hit human remains. By August, archaeologists had exhumed 572 skeletons, including children and infants. It is the largest mass grave ever found in Sri Lanka.

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