White Van Abductions in Sri Lanka

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White Van Abductions in Sri Lanka refer to white Van often without number plate which are a symbol of terror and over 16000 people have disappearanced all across Sri Lanka without a trace.

1 Background
2 Terror against Civilians
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Background

Sri Lanka has a history of disapperences both during the Sri Lankan Civil War.Commissions have documented how thousands of people have kidnapped by Armed men been treated by the state as a legitimate means during the Civil War and disappeared without a trace.^[1]The victims largely belong to the minority Tamil community earlier Sinhala youths disappered during the War against the JVP insurgency .^[2]

Sri Lankan Conflict
Background
Sri Lanka • History of Sri Lanka
Origins of the Civil War
Origins of the Civil War Black July • Riots and pogroms Human rights • Allegations of state terror Tamil militant groups
LTTE
LTTE • Attacks • Expulsion of Muslims from Jaffna
Current major figures
Mahinda Rajapaksa Velupillai Prabhakaran Karuna Amman Gotabaya Rajapaksa Sarath Fonseka
Indian Involvement
Operation Poomalai Indo-Sri Lanka Accord Indian Peace Keeping Force Rajiv Gandhi • RAW
See also
Military of Sri Lanka TMVP • EPDP Notable assassinations • Child soldiers This box: view • talk • edit