Personal data
Name
Jennifer P.
Date of birth
–
Age
16
Place of birth
Oddusuddan
Biographical details
Jennifer P. was 16 years old at the time of her murder and lived in Iranaipalai. This area is under Tamil administration.
Indcident
Date
17.02.2009
Location
Iranaipalai
Description
Jennifer P was killed in an air strike by Sri Lankan soldiers in Iranaipalai. Incendiary munitions were fired from the military aircraft to kill innocent citizens.
Since September 2008, Sri Lankan Government banned access for all the independent monitors, humanitarian workers including UN and the media to the combat zone (Vanni) and systematically isolated the combat zone (Vanni) from the outside world and waged a genocidal war without any witness.
Legal situation (investigation/criminal proceedings)
To date, no legal proceedings have been initiated against the discrimination of the Tamils by the Sri Lankan government.