Krishanti Kumaraswamy
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| Krishanti Kumaraswamy | |
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 Krishanti Kumaraswamy
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| Born | 1978 Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
| Died | August 07, 1996 Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
| Occupation | Student |
| Parents | Rassammah and Kumarswamy |
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| Background |
| Origins of the Civil War |
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• Origins of the Civil War |
| LTTE |
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• LTTE • Attributed Terrorist attacks • Child Soldiers |
| Major figures |
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• Mahinda Rajapakse |
| Indian Involvement |
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• Military of Sri Lanka |
Krishanti Kumaraswamy, also spelled Krishanthi Kumaraswamy, was a minority Tamil girl in Sri Lanka who was raped and murdered in 7 August 1996, and who was a cause celebre of the Sri Lanka civil war because of this.
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[edit] Incident
On August 7, 1996 Krishanthy Kumaraswamy went missing on her way home after sitting her GCE Advanced Level examination which equivalent to grade 12 in many countries at Chundikuli Girls High School. She was last seen alive at 11.30 am at Kaithady Army checkpoint in Jaffna.
Her mother Rassammah, brother Pranavan (Age 16) and family friend Mr. Kirupakaran (Age 35) who became concerned and went in search of Krishanthy. They too disappeared. [1]
Forty five days later, the bodies of the four were later found in shallow graves within the army base. A three quarter width rope was found tied round the neck of mother Rassammah’s corpse. Mr Kirupakaran too appeared to have been strangled in the same manner since the rope was wound tightly round his body. The bodies of Krishanthy and her brother Pranavan were cut in several pieces and haphazardly wrapped in black colored sheets. [2]
Later investigations revealed that she was abducted by five soldiers and another six gang raped and killed her at the checkpoint.[3]
[edit] Government investigation
Amnesty International and other human rights organizations like Women for Peace[4] launched a sustained campaign to pressure the Sri Lankan government to arrest and prosecute the soldiers. Six soldiers who were directly involved in the raping were sentenced to death by the court of the government of Sri Lanka.[5]
In the court case about her rape and murder one of the accused informed the state about an alleged massgrave known as Chemmani mass graves that was investigated to contain 15 bodies.
[edit] Related to incident
According to pro-rebel Tamilnet, a local activist who worked to expose her case was killed by unknown gunmen on February 1, 2007[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Commemoration of Krishanti's murder. Collection. Retrieved on 2007-02-02.
- ^ a b Jaffna MPCS President assassinated. Tamilnet. Retrieved on 2007-02-02.
- ^ Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (2002-02-23). Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. United States Department of State. Retrieved on 2006-12-28.
- ^ Sunila Abeysekara: Peace campaign on a war torn Island. UNESCO.org (2007-02-02).
- ^ Death sentence for Krishanthi accused. Tamilnet (1998-07-03). Retrieved on 2006-12-28.
[edit] External links
- The Rape and Murder of Teen Aged Krishanti Kumaraswamy by Soldiers
- Focus on Sri Lanka
- Violence Against Women and the Death Penalty: Appropriating the Feminist Agenda
- Les Droits Tamouls
- German language document
- Human Rights and Sacred Cows
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