Visual Evidence from the Chemmani Excavation
Image 1 (Top Close-up)
A baby’s feeding bottle, still partially intact, emerges from the soil—wrapped in decayed cloth. This object offers haunting proof of innocent lives lost.
Image 2 (Full View)
The same bottle and cloth shown in full context. This burial was not of a soldier—it was of a child, likely hastily buried after execution or death under custody.
Image 3 (Labeled Remains)
A human skeleton, tagged and numbered for forensic examination. The site reveals the scale of loss and the professionalism of the ongoing excavation.
Image 4 (Site Overview)
Lawyer Mr. Ratnavel, overseeing the Chemmani exhumation, stands solemnly beside multiple open graves. Tools, sieves, and evidence boxes lie scattered, revealing the systematic, slow recovery of Tamil victims long denied justice.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Tamil Diaspora calls for immediate global action following the latest revelations from the Chemmani mass graves in Jaffna. Excavations have unearthed the remains of at least 65 individuals — including infants and children — alongside personal items such as babies’ milk bottles, school backpacks, toys, bangles, and pieces of clothing.
Evidence uncovered at Chemmani supports long-standing Tamil claims of genocide. The presence of children’s items, including those belonging to babies and schoolgirls, confirms that Tamil civilians — not combatants — were deliberately targeted. These mass graves align with previously documented atrocities such as the murder of Krishanthi Kumaraswamy in 1996 and are now expanding to include more victims than originally acknowledged.
While these mass graves reveal horrific crimes of the past, the Sri Lankan government continues to commit structural violence against the Tamil people. The military still occupies Tamil areas. Sinhala informers and intelligence agents operate freely in the North-East, spreading fear and silencing families. Mothers searching for their disappeared children are monitored and harassed. Camps and surveillance systems remain in place, denying Tamils dignity and justice.
The U.S. Tamil Diaspora demands:
1. Immediate international forensic investigation into the Chemmani mass graves, led by independent experts with UN oversight.
2. Action by the UN Human Rights Council and the International Criminal Court to hold Sri Lankan authorities accountable.
3. Diplomatic intervention by the U.S., U.K., Canada, European Union, and Australia to pressure Sri Lanka to end military occupation of Tamil areas and allow unfettered access for international observers.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Tamil Diaspora stated: “Finding babies’ bottles and school backpacks among skeletal remains shows that this was not just war — it was genocide. Tamil children were murdered, and Tamil families erased. The world must act.”
The U.S. Tamil Diaspora urges international media, genocide scholars, and human rights organizations to closely examine the latest evidence, including photographs and forensic details emerging from Chemmani. This is a defining moment to demand justice before history repeats itself.
About the U.S. Tamil Diaspora:
We are a coalition of Tamil-American professionals, advocates, survivors, and families committed to exposing the truth about Sri Lanka’s genocide and achieving justice for the Tamil people.
Source for recent Chemmani discoveries:
https://www.pathivu.com/2025/07/Genocide.html
Thank you,
Tamil Diaspora News
July 22, 2025
