Sri Lanka: Mass graves everywhere, but where are the killers? — Part 03
Burial, cremation, dumping in the sea, or feeding to animals are among methods that have been used for expediting disposal of dead bodies to cover up human rights abuses and war crimes.
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by Lionel Bopage -
Conceptual framework( February 20, 2018, Melbourne, Sri Lanka Guardian) According to the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary, or arbitrary executions, a mass grave is a location where three or more such victims are buried, not having died in combat or armed confrontations (International Criminal Tribunal for The Former Yugoslavia, 1996).[1] This definition of a mass grave provides primacy to victims of a particular type, i.e., the manner in which those buried in graves had died. [2]. Another characteristic of a mass grave is the fact that the dead is placed in a disorganised manner reflecting the ‘lack of dignity given to their disposal’.[3]
