"Hundreds of people in northeastern Sri Lanka have
reportedly 'disappeared' after being detained by Sri Lankan
security forces since 21 June 1990. Bodies, some of which
have been identified as those of prisoners, have been dumped in
several places. In Kalmunai, over 70 people were reportedly
detained and then 'disappeared' after the soldiers reclaimed the
town from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam...
Over 30 bodies were dumped in a burnt out shop in Kalmunai,
including the body of 23 year old Chandrikumar, who had been
earlier taken by the security forces.. In Vavuniya on the 13th
or 14th June, government forces reportedly shot and killed
defenceless civilians... about 15 bodies were found on the
road... hundreds of thousands of people fled their homes as
fighting intensified: in early August there were over 300,000
refugees in Jaffna District alone, and fears of food
shortages". - Amnesty International Report, 10 July
1990
