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a lot of sri lankans love to mention the peace on the island after ‘09 so, let’s talk about genocide post-may 2009, post-LTTE.
not only were eelam tamils subjected to months of gruesome violence up until may 2009, many who managed to survive were forced into nazi-style concentration camps (about 300,000 innocent tamil civilians), one of camps being manik farm.
manik farm held about 160,000 tamils who fled from mullivaikkal. it was basically a prison for men, women and children, surrounded by barbed + razor wire fences & high military security both outside and inside
the camp had rows of small rooms (about the size of a shed) with inadequate basic necessities like water and sanitization. each room consisted of wooden or aluminum seats and held several families.
they had to stand in lines for up to 3 hours just to get water and rations - 1kg of milk, 1 bottle of water, and 2 bars of soap for their family. “i have been sick and we do not have enough to eat. they won't let me leave to go to a hospital"
many of the recounts from manik farm have been anonymous, "people are scared to tell anyone of the problems we are facing. but it is a prison here. there are not enough health facilities for the problems in the camp and we don't have enough water."
about 1400 people died each week in these camps, which existed for 3.5 years. 3 and a half years of inhumane treatment.
