11
January - Kodikamam Hospital was attacked by Sri Lanka Air Force
helicopter in the Jaffna peninsula.
Some houses in the area also were damaged.
11
January - Sri Lanka Puccaro planes bombed Nedunkerni in the Mullativu District.
Many houses and tractors were damaged. A husband and wife, parents of four
children were killed on the spot. Harvested crops of tobacco and chillies were
destroyed.
07
January - Atchuvely Maha Vidyalayam attacked by a Sri Lankan helicopter. The
school was in session at the time of the attack. Many of the school buildings
were damaged. A bullet pierced the leg of a GCE (0/L) girl student.
07
January - Thondamanaru bombed by
Sri Lankan Air Force helicopters. The Veerakathipllai school building
was damaged.
05
January - Three women and an infant were killed in Thavady Jaffna. Their
bodies were torn and limbs and flesh were strewn all over by Sri Lanka Air Force
aerial bombing. Three houses were completely destroyed. Several other houses
were damaged. The Thavady Sub Post Office and the office of the Grama Sevaka
were also badly damaged.
1993
28 September
Bunker Massacre in Chavakacheri,
Jaffna. Aerial bombing on a bunker at Chankanthanai. 23 Ladies and children were killed in this incident.
Sri Lankan Air Force responsible for this killing
18 September
Aerial bombing killed 13
and seriously injured 40 civilians in Mathalan, Mullaithiveu. The Sri Lankan Air Force deliberately bombed a
public meeting in Mullaithivu.
02
January - 65 civilians crossing
Killali lagoon killed by a series of attacks launched on them by Sri Lankan Naval
gunboats. Many more injured. The passengers were travelling in a flotilla of
sixteen boats when they were fired upon in the glare of a spotlight.
1992
3 August 18 disappeared and several injured. Sri Lankan army
arrested 26 Tamil farmers working in their fields in the Karadiyanaru area.
9 were admitted to Batticaloa hospital with gunshot wounds, two escaped
with minor injuries. The whereabouts of the other 18 are still not known.
31
May - 6 refugees killed and over
125 injured.
A Sri Lankan air force plane mounted an attack on the Sri Durga Devi Temple in
Tellippalai, Jaffna. Bomber
aircraft and helicopters aimed grenades and barrel bombs at the Temple.
18
May - Vattrapalai Amman Temple
shelled, 15 people killed in Mullaitivu. Vattrapalai Amman temple was shelled by the
Sri Lankan army, the temple was packed with pilgrims for the annual Pongal
festival.
29
April - 80 Tamil civilians were
shot and hacked to death by Muslim Home Guards and other security forces in Karapola,
Polonnaruwa District.
14
April - A family of 8 Tamil
villagers were killed in Mandur, Batticaloa, by a group of army personnel.
1991
20
October - 15 people Killed in Kilali Lagoon. Sri Lankan helicopters bombed and
strafed boats carrying civilians.
12
June - Kokaddicholai massacre, 82
Tamils were killed by the Sri Lankan security forces, in the villages of
Kokaddicholai, Mahiladai Teevu and Muthalai Kuddah in the Batticaloa District.
Nearly 450 houses were looted and burnt. Some were burnt alive by the rampaging
armed forces. Many were barbarously clubbed and hacked to death.
30
March - 11 Tamil civilians killed, properties damaged in
lruthayapuram. Sri Lankan police officers went on the rampage in
lruthayapuram, burning shops and hacking to death 11 Tamil farmers.
1990
26
December - 4 Tamil villagers killed in Mandoor, Batticoloa.
Sri Lankan army shot and killed 4 Tamils in Mandoor, Batticoloa.
25
December - 15 Tamil refugees were
killed in Clappenberg, Trincomalee. The Tamil refugees from the
Clappenberg refugee camp were taken away by the Sri Lankan army. Never seen
again they are presumed dead!
21
December - Man shot dead in Pampaimadu, Vavuniya, by Sri Lankan army. He was a
villager from Pampaimadu, Vavuniya.
17
December - 3 Tamils killed in Aladivembu, Amparai. Special Task Force personnel
abducted these villagers and shot them dead.
17
December - 9 Tamils killed in
Valaichenai, Batticoloa. The Muslim
home guards armed by the government entered into the houses in Valaichenai,
dragged out 9 Tamil civilians and hacked them to death.
17
December - 5 Tamil villagers killed by Sri Lankan army, as they were grazing their
cattle, in Thanthamalai, Batticoloa.
14
December - 4 Tamil civilians killed
in Valaichenai, Batticoloa. TELO members tortured 4 Tamil villagers and handed
them over to Sri Lankan army in Valaichenai, Batticoloa. They are presumed dead!
10
December - 9 civilian killed, properties damaged in Kovilkulam, Vavuniya.
The Sri Lankan Army rampaged the village, burnt houses and bodies of
those killed.
10
December - 4 Tamils stabbed to death by Sinhala home guards in Palaiyadivetti, Batticaloa.
10
December - A man killed in Valichenai,
Batticaloa. Sri Lankan army, accompanied by the Tamil group TELO, abducted a man
named Seenithamby aged 32 and killed him.
09
December - A man killed in Batticaloa Town. Army and TELO members killed Letchumi
Kanthan, an employee in Bank of Ceylon.
07
December - A young student was killed in Kaluthavalai, Batticoloa. M.
Pakirathan aged 14 was taken by the army to camp in Kaluthavalai, Batticoloa. He
is presumed dead.
06
December - 76 Tamil civilians were
killed in Neelavanni, Batticoloa. The Sri Lankan army from
Neelavanai army camp along with TELO members, rounded up residents of Neelavanni
village. All of them taken to the army camp were tortured and killed. Tyres were
put over the dead bodies and burnt. Some of those killed were students.
06
December - An elderly man killed in
Sarasalai,
Jaffna, in aerial bombing by Sri Lanka air force plane.
K.Tharumaiah aged 60 was blown into pieces. Several other people were
injured.
06
December - 2 villagers killed in 33rd Village, Batticoloa.
T. Krishnapillai and Y. Sivalingam were shot dead by the Sri Lankan Army
when they went into the forests surrounding the village.
01
December - 2 fishermen killed in Mandaitivu, Jaffna.
Pragasam Rajendram and Rajappu Francis were shot dead by the Sri Lankan
navy while fishing in the sea.
01
December - 1 killed and 1 raped and killed in Batticaloa. Sri Lankan army
soldiers rounded the villagers of Arayampathy and killed a youth named Sundaram
Prabakaran aged 25. Several other people were taken to Kaluvanchikudy army camp.
In another incident a girl named Nallathamby Anusia was raped and killed by the
Tamil group (TELO) which collaborates with the Sri Lankan army. Her body was
thrown into a river.
01
December - A young girl killed in Chavakachcheri, Jaffna, when Sri Lanka air force
planes bombarded the area. She was named Meena aged 22. In two other aerial
bombardments, a woman named Vijayaletsumi aged 55 was killed in Alaveddy and 8
others injured in Thirunelvely.
27
December - 9 killed in Oddisuddan. Several
Sri Lanka Airforce bomber planes bombarded Oddisuddan killing civilians.
23
November - 4 killed, 3 disappeared in
Batticaloa.
Army arrested 15 villagers. One Tamil youth and a woman were killed on the spot.
The fate of 3 persons taken to army camp is not known. In another
incident in Aithiyamalai, the Sri Lankan army entered into a church, forcibly
took away 2 Tamil refugees and shot dead them.
12
November 6 refugees killed in Analaitivu, Jaffna. A boat carrying 42 refugees to
India was attacked by the Sri Lanka navy near Analaitivu. 4 refugees were killed
inside the boat. The Sri Lanka Navy captured the boat and brought it to the
shore. 2 more persons died, succumbing to their injuires.
30
October - Civilians killed in Kalladdy, Batticoloa. In the villages, Kallady, Aryampathy, Thalankuda, Kirankulam,
Puthikutiyiruppu, the Sri Lanka Army and Muslim homeguards rounded up the
villagers and took the Tamil men to Arayampathy army camp. The men were tortured
and brutally murdered. Their bodies were burnt with the tyres put over them.
29
October - 3 killed in Kokatticholai,
Batticoloa. Sri Lanka army soldiers
from Kathankudi army camp fired at a ferry carrying civilians from
Kokattichcholai to Manmunai, killing two people. Three houses were also
destroyed. On the same day another woman aged 65 of Kulakarai veethi was killed
by aerial bombardment. 2 houses were destroyed.
25
October - 25 refugees brutally
killed by army in Clappenberg, Trincomalee.
Sri Lankan army entered into the Clappenberg refugee camp in Trincomalee
and brutally killed refugees.
20
October - 6 killed of whom one
raped
in, Batticaloa district. Sri Lanka
army soldiers rounded-up the village of Kirankulam and arrested more than 100
and shot dead 4 villagers. In another incident in Thalavai village, the Sri
Lanka army rampaged the village. One woman Kalikutty Indra was raped and killed.
A fisherman was also brutally murdered.
19
October - A man shot dead by Sri
Lankan security forces in Chetipalayam, Amparai. The army entered into the
village of Amparai and shot dead a villager, Sichchaipillai Natkunaraja
aged 30.
16
October 7 killed in Semmalai, Mullaitivu.
7 boats carrying refugees set out from Thiriyai in Trincomalee to
Mullaitivu. The boats were attacked by Naval gun boats. One boat capsized. 4
men, 2 women and a small boy died. One escaper swam to the shore. The fate of
the other 6 boats is not known.
15
October - A refugee woman was killed, 4 injured
in Kaluthavalai, Batticoloa. A
boat carrying refugees going from Kaluthavalai to Palukamam was attacked by a
artillery shell fired from Kaluthavalai army camp. A woman, named
Kanapathippilai Puranam aged 45 from Chetipalayam died. 4 refugees injured.
14
October - A woman killed and 10 others injured in Thirunelvely, Jaffna.
Sri Lanka air force planes dropped 2 bombs on a crowded market place. A
woman called Rajeswary aged 31, died on the spot. 10 civilians were seriously
injured
13
October - 3 people killed, 5 injured in Uddupiddi, Jaffna. A Sri Lanka air force plane bombed Udupiddy junction.
13
October - A civilian killed in Naavaladi, Batticoloa. Sri Lanka Army rounded up
the village of Naavaladi in Batticoloa, shot dead a civilian, put tyres on the
body and burnt it.
12
October - 1 killed
in Kondavil, Jaffna. Two
artillery shells fired from Palaly army camp fell on Kondavil. A man aged 35
from Innuvil was killed while riding a bicycle
11
October - A man killed, 3 injured in
Valvettiturai, Jaffna. An artillery
shell fired from Pallaly army camp fell in front of Ranjana Cinema theatre.
Rasaiah Balasingam, age 60 died on the spot. 3 injured.
09
October - 10 killed in Chavakechcheri, Jaffna. A Sri Lanka air force helicopter
fired rockets on the Chavakechcheri market. Another 17 civilians were injured.
08
October - A fisherman killed in Thirukovil, Amparai. The army fired on 3 fishermen who
went to sea fishing. 2 escaped and one was killed in rifle fire.
07
October - 52 Tamil civilians killed in
Vantharumulai,
Amparai. 52 Tamil civilians
including several women and children were killed by Sri Lankan military
personnel in Vantharumulai, Amparai. 40 dead bodies of men and women were found
inside the wells in the area around Vantharumulai University refugee camp. Those
who went to their villages from the refugee camp to see their houses and have a
bath were killed and thrown into the wells. The bodies had deep wounds inflicted
by knives. The bodies of young women showed they had been raped. After the
refugees evacuated the Vandarumulai University refugee camp, 12 dead bodies of
Tamil civilians were found inside the University premises.
07
October - A man shot dead in Thirukovil, Amparai. 4 Tamil men were taken away
by the army. One was shot dead and the other 3 were kept in detention.
05
October - A man killed in Unnichchai, Batticoloa. Sri Lankan army shot dead an
innocent civilian named Arunalsalam Selvaratnam.
01
October - Body of a man washed ashore in Thirukovil, Amparai. Later it was
identified as a Tamil man from Thirukovil in the Amparai district.
30
September - 6 killed
in Akkaraipattu, Amparai. The army
rounded up a village called Panankadu and shot dead 2 Tamil civilians on the
spot and burnt the bodies. In another incident, on the beach near the 40th mile
post army camp, 4 dead bodies of men were found. Because of mutilation their
identities were not established.
29
September - 3 killed by Sri Lanka army in Kurinchamunai, Batticoloa.
29
September - 2 hacked to dead by Sri Lankan Army in
Vinayagapuram, Amparai.
27
September - 2 killed by army in Kurrinchamunai, Batticoloa.
Two Tamil civilians Maanikkam Kanthakuddy aged 29, Sinnathamby Arumugam
aged 53 both from Pillayar Kovilady, Kurrinchamunai, Batticoloa were shot dead
by the army
26
September - 50 Tamil civilians arrested by Sri Lanka Army were disappeared
in Thambiluvil, Amparai. They are presumed dead!
26
September - 3 bodies of fishermen washed ashore
in Vinnayakapuram, Amparai, with cut wounds. Another one person was shot dead by
the army on the same day in Vinnayakapuram, Amparai.
24
September - 4 civilians arrested by Army in Ayyathimalai, Batticoloa.
They are presumed dead!
24
September - 16 civilians hacked to death in Puthukudirupu, Batticoloa.
16 civilians including children and women
were hacked to death by STF(Special Task Force) commandos and Muslim
homeguards in Puthukudirupu, Batticoloa. Another 17 injured.
23
September - 2 people killed in
aerial bombardment in Jaffna town.
23
September - A civilian was killed
in Thirukkovil, Batticoloa. The Civilian named Manoharan from
Thirukkovil, Batticoloa was taken by Sri Lankan Army to army camp and was shot
dead.
22
September - 2 people killed and 5 injured in Naavalar Road, Jaffna.
Two people were killed and another 5 civilians were injured by Sri Lanka
air force aerial bombardment.
22
September - 35 villagers including women and children were hacked to death in Thallavai,
Batticaloa by Sri Lankan Army and Muslim homeguards. Their bodies were burnt to
ashes.
21
September - 25 civilians arrested by special Task Forces in
Karaitheevu, Batticoloa.
17
September - 35 shot dead by Sri Lanka Army and Muslim
homeguard in Sorikalmunai, Batticaloa. Sri Lankan Army and Muslim
homeguards surrounded the village of Sorikalmunai and took away the Tamil youths
to Savalakkaddi army camp. Later all of them were shot dead.
16
September - 28 killed and over 60 injured, in an aerial bombing over
the entire Jaffna peninsula by Sri Lankan Airforce bomber planes. Several
buildings and other properties were badly damaged.
15
September - 4 killed in Muthur. Tamil refugees were shot dead by the Sri
Lankan army inside Pallikkuddiyiruppu refugee camp in Muthur.
14
September - A youth killed
in Thopur, Muthur. Motor shell fired
from the Trincomalee army camp fell inside the Pallikudiyiruppu refugee camp.
Vairamuththu Malar, 12 year old girl was killed and 3 people were injured.
13
September - 28 killed in indiscriminate aerial bombing in Jaffna
Peninsula by air force planes and helicopters. More than 60 were seriously
injured and 28 killed. Several buildings and houses were also destroyed.
10
September - Massacre 184 Tamils in Saththurukondan. Over
180 Tamil Ladies, elders and
children were butchered by the Sri Lanka army at the Saththurukondan Army Camp
in the Batticaloa District. At an inquiry into the massacre, the
Officer‑in‑Charge of the camp, Captain. Gamini Varnakula Sooriya
said "On that day no search or arrest was conducted by us". The sole
survivor of the massacre, Kanthasamy Krishnakumar aged 27, however recounted the
chilling facts. A. M. W. Senivaratne of STF (Special Task Force) is responsible
for this massacre
07
September A civilian killed in Thalankodai. Chathrukan
Akasthian was arrested and shot
dead by the Army.
05 September -
Vantharumualai University massacre in Batticaloa. 159 Ladies, elders and
children were kidnapped and hacked to death in this incident. P. A. Karunatilaga
is responsible for this massacre.
05
September 3 killed and 5 girls raped and killed.
Sri Lankan army arrested and shot dead three people in Thalankodi and
raped and killed five girls in Pullumalai. The girlsÌ bodies were later found
in a well.
05
September - 10 killed in Kallaru.
Sri Lankan Army rounded up the village of Kallaru and took 10 Tamil
refugees from Pandiruppu, to the Neelavanai army camp and shot
them dead.
04
September - 2 youths tortured and killed in Pallikudiyiruppu. Youths
from Pallikudiyiruppu refugee camp were taken by Sri Lankan Army to Thoppur
camp, tortured and killed. The youths were identified as Pathinikunjan, aged 18
and Kalirasa Sellan, aged 22.
02
September - 3 women shot dead in Vandaarumullai. The
Sri Lankan Army shot dead 3 women inside the University refugee camp.
01
September - 3 civilians killed in
Valvettiturai, in
an aerial bombing in the village of Nediyakaadu.
27
August - 3 women killed by bombardment in Kopay, Jaffna.
24
August - 4 refugees killed in a boat in Keratheevu. Boat carrying refugees was attacked by the Sri
Lankan Air force helicopter.
22
August - 10 refugees killed in Thambalaakamam, Trincomalee.
Refugees who went out of refugee camp were brutally killed by the Sri
Lankan army.
21
August - 25 killed in Jaffna peninsula. In
an aerial bombing by the Sri Lankan Airforce, civilians were killed and several
buildings and properties were badly damaged.
21
August 10 killed in Eravur. The Sri Lankan Army and Muslim home guards have
killed innocent civilians and University students.
20
August - 11 killed in Atcuveli, Jaffna peninsula. 11 civilians killed and 10 injured in an aerial bombardment
by Sri Lankan Air Force planes.
19
August - 3 killed by Sri Lankan Army and Muslim homeguards in
Kannakipuram.
18
August - 20 killed in Sorikalmunai.
Muslims home guards shot dead 20 civilians. Another 10 children below the
age of 5 months were brutally killed. Their heads were smashed against a Temple
wall.
18
August - 91 massacred in Veeramunai. Sinhala
homeguards supported by Sri Lankan soldiers entered into this village and
massacred 91 Tamil civilians. This
includes several children under the age of 15 and women. More than 125 people
were injured in this brutal incident.
17
August - 3 killed and 7 injured in Nallur, Jaffna by aerial bombardment.
17
August - An American Jesuit Rev. E.J.Hebert killed in Batticaloa. An American
Jesuit Rev. E.J.Hebert was killed by Muslim homeguards for helping Tamil
refugees at a place called Sithandy.
17
August - 14 killed in Muthur. In
the village of Muthur, 14 people were shot dead. 3 women among them were raped
before being killed by the Sri Lankan army.
15
August - 90 killed in Senkallady. 90
civilians were shot and hacked to death by Muslim homeguards supported by Sri
Lankan army. The Muslim thugs went into the homes and massacred them. There were
several children and women among the dead.
12
August - 95 hacked to death in Thuraineelavanai.
Tamil civilians including several children and women were hacked to
death, at least 5 were burnt alive by Sri Lankan army and Muslim homeguards.
12
August 8 killed in Amparai. Muslim policemen and homeguards ran amok in a Tamil
village, killing at least 8 civilians. Surviving residents of the "4th
colony" village, Amparai district, fled the area. The 4th Colony has been
sealed off by members of the Special Task Force, a police commando unit, which
controls the area where the massacre took place.
09
August - 16 killed in Mamadu Kovilkulam, 9th mile post and another 8
Tamil Civilians killed by aerial bombardment near main railway station in
Jaffna.
08
August - 75 hacked to death in Trincomalee. 75 refugees travelling on three boats were hacked to death by
army and Muslim homeguards in the Trincomalee.
07
August - 47 killed in Erakanni.
Tamil civilians were hacked to death
by Muslim home guards.
14
July - 10 Bodies found in Batticaloa town.
ÏHundreds 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 shortagesÓ. (AI Report, 10 July 1990)
09
July - 19 killed in Batticaloa The bodies of civilians killed by STF were found
dumped in public places in Batticaloa.
4 Bodies found in
Kaluvanchikudiyiruppu.
06
July - 5 Bodies recovered in Batticaloa town.
01
July - 1 woman killed, 6 people
injured, in Chunnakkam, Jaffna, in an aerial bombardment on a
market.
July
1990 - 38 killed, 100s injured in Amparai.
Civilians were shot dead in Sinnawattai Malayarkathu in Fourth Colony and
other colonies. Over a hundred others wounded.
Since
21 June Hundreds of people in north-eastern Sri Lanka reportedly 'disappeared'
after being detained by Sri Lankan security forces. Bodies, some of which
had been identified as those of prisoners, were dumped in several places. In
Kalmunai, over 70 people were reportedly detained and then 'disappeared'.
Over 30 bodies were dumped in a burnt out shop in Kalmunai.
13-14
June - Sri Lankan Army shot dead 15 civilians in Vavuniya.
1989
02
August - Valvettiturai Massacre by
IPKF. The Indian Peace Keeping Force deliberately killed over 50
Tamil civilians in Valvettiturai in the Jaffna Peninsula. This massacre was
described as ÏIndia's MylaiÓ.
1988
28
February - Navy shot dead a refugee in Mannar Sri Lankan navy
opened fired on a group of Tamil refugees waiting at Mannar shore to flee to
India. One woman was killed while another was severely injured. The following
day the Sri Lankan Navy arrested 54 Tamil woman refugees waiting at Mannar Beach
to flee to Tamil Nadu. The Navy rounded up the women and took them away. The
refugees were fleeing to India to escape army atrocities in Tamil territories.
1987
28
January - Kokkaddichcholai massacres - over 150 Tamil civilians massacred in Kokkaddichcholai.
Civilians were massacred at Kokkaddichcholai during a military operation by
members of the Special Task Force armed with helicopter gunships and armoured
cars. Several houses and other properties were also destroyed during this
operation.
1987
- 680 Tamils disappeared ‑ The police and armed forces continued to kill
non-combatant Tamils. Of particular concern were reprisal killings by the
security forces and reports that Tamil suspects taken into custody were shot or
tortured to death and their bodies disposed of in secret. By the end of 1987,
over 680 Tamils had reportedly 'disappeared' since 1983 and no
substantive attempts had been made by the government what had happened to them.
(AI Annual Report, January to December 1987)
21
October - Massacre by IPKF at Jaffna General Hospital.
So called Indian Peace Keeping Forces IPKF entered the
premises of the Jaffna General Hospital and massacred the patients, workers,
medical staff in this hospital. Military offensive started by the IPKF on
the 10th day of October 87 in the North East of the island
1986
11
November - 20 killed, 21 disappeared and 3 women raped in
Batticaloa. Sri Lankan security forces went on a rampage in a village in the
Eastern Batticaloa District. During the course of this rampage, three women were
raped and killed.
11
November - Massacre in Periya Pullumumalai. 23 killed, 21 disappeared.
Several houses and shops were also set on fire when security forces went
on a rampage at Periya Pullumumalai, a village in the eastern Batticaloa
district.
12
October - Adampan Massacre, 21 people killed in Adampan by Sri Lankan army
soldiers.
19
September - 11 people killed in Batticaloa town. Police Commandos of the Special
Task Force (STF) went on a rampage in the Batticaloa town killing civilians.
17
July - 10 killed in Mullaitivu by Sri Lankan air force helicopter.
The passengers who were travelling in a State‑Transport Board bus
were killed in Thanduvan village in Mullaitivu district.
16
July - Refugee camp massacre ‑ 44 refugees killed by the Sri Lanka army in
Peruveli/ Manalchenai in Trincomalee.
13
July - Adampan massacre ‑ 50 killed by the Sri Lankan army in Mannar.
Many Muslims were also killed.
28
June 10 farmers killed by the Sri Lankan army in a cordon and search
operation in Paranthan, Kilinochchi.
28
June - Thampalakamam massacre ‑ 34 killed in Thampalakamam in Trincomalee
district. The victims were abducted and killed by the Home Guards.
26
June - Sambaltivu massacre ‑ 15 killed in Sambaltivu, Trincomalee, by the
Sri Lankan army in a search operation.
20
June 32 Refugees massacred ‑ In Nachchikudah, Mannar. Tamil refugees in a boat
bound from Gurunagar, Jaffna to India were shot dead by Sri Lankan Navy. Two
survivors of this massacre managed
to swim to the shore, and related their pathetic story.
10
June 31 Fishermen massacred in Mandaitivu, Jaffna. Fishermen from
Gurunagar, Jaffna set out for fishing at about 5am in a boat named "Thuya
Oli" (Holy Light) and were massacred in the sea by the Sri Lanka Navy.
17
May - 18 young Tamils killed in the Eastern province. Young men were taken
into custody and shot dead by the STF.
20
May - Nedunkerny massacre ‑ 16 killed. Women and old‑age pensioners
were killed by the Sri Lankan army in a search operation in Nedunkerny in
Eeddimurichchan 26 miles from Vavuniya.
19
February - Udumpankulam massacre ‑ 60 killed. STF commandos rounded up the
workers in the paddy field at Udumpankulam, Amparai and shot dead the workers.
19
February - Akkaraipattu Massacre. More than 90 Tamil civilians killed
by the STF in Akkaraipattu.
ÏUpto 80 people mainly Tamil farm workers are said to have been killed
and their bodies burned in a massacre in eastern Sri Lanka. The killings
happened on Wednesday (19 February 1986), but confirmation of the incident was
made only yesterday after community leaders had visited the remote spot near the
town of Akkaraipattu, where the farm workers were shot. The farm workers were
taken back to the paddy fields and shot. Several empty cases of ammunition have
been found in the field. The bodies were piled on top of the dry rice harvest
and burned.Ó (reported by Humphrey Hawksley in the ÏGuardianÓ
22 February 1986)
25
January - Kilinochchi railway station massacre ‑ 12 killed by Sri Lankan army
soldiers. 12 civilians were shot dead and several others injured in an
indiscriminate fire by the army. The dead included four women and two children.
19
January - Iruthayapuram Massacre. 24
civilians killed by the Sri Lankan army in Iruthayapuram.
04
January 14 killed by the Sri Lanka army in Jaffna.
1985
05
January 8 killed in Mannar.
Civilians outside of a Vankalar Catholic church were shot dead by the Sri Lankan
army near the town of Mannar.
Then, the soldiers broke into the chapel and shot dead two boys, ages 12
and 14, who had been living with the priest.
1985
Church massacre 10 killed. Sinhala
army murders Christian priests ‑ 1984/85 Church in Mannar under seige.
A village priest was one of ten people killed by the army on church premises. His
body was never found. The government claimed that no witnesses had come
forward to testify to his death, but this was contested by the Bishop of
Mannar, Dr.Thomas Savundranayagam.
1984
28
March 8 killed in Chunnakam market place. Air force officials based in
Chunnakam opened fire at the civilians.
20
March - 7 killed and 24 injured - In an
aerial bombing by the Sri Lankan Airforce,
many civilians were killed and injured in Jaffna and Vavuniya.
09
April - 50 killed
in Jaffna - The Government Agent for Jaffna estimated that 50 people
were killed between April 9 and 12. Emergency regulations, which permitted
police to bury casualties without post-mortem or inquest were in effect and the
identity of those killed was never established.
11
August 9 killed in Illupangadavai, Mannar. The army attacked the town of
Mannar and gasoline bombs were thrown at shops and houses. The main bazaar was
set on fire. Adjoining villages of Adampan and Manthai were also attacked.
11
September - 16 killed and 10 injured in Vavuniya.
A long-distance coach was hijacked near Vavuniya, while on its way from Colombo
to Jaffna, by Sri Lankan security armed forces. The coach was driven to a lonely
spot on the Mannar Road, where the women and children were chased into the
jungle, and the men were shot as they attempted to flee.
01
September - At least 16 civilians
were killed in Point Pedro. Police killed 16 civilians in Point Pedro. Police
also burned shops and several buildings in Hartley College. The National
Security Minister accepted that 6 to 10 civilians were killed, and a few shops
were burned.
04
December - 16 killed in Ootuvayankulum, Mannar. They were working on a farm when
they were shot dead by the Sri Lankan army. The army also attacked two state
transport buses between Murungan and Vavuniya, killing 37 more people. In
an Army rampage in Murungan near Post office at least 90 were killed.
02
December - Cheddikulam massacres ‑ 27 killed in Vanni by the Army. This
includes the area of Cheddikulam and Chemamadu in the Vanni area.
1983
23-29
July - 1983 Riots ‑ more than
3000 Tamil civilians killed in Colombo and its suburbs.
The Sinhalese thugs with the connivance of government forces killed and burnt
Tamils and looted and burned TamilsÌ properties. The riots lasted for several
days and thousands of Tamils were hacked to death. Millions of dollars worth of
their property was destroyed.
Fifty three Tamil political
prisoners were massacred in the Welikadai prison in Colombo by the Sinhala
inmates. The government masterminded this massacre and the Sinhala attackers
were released from the prison and rewarded with houses and properties in the
Sinhala settlement in Tamil homeland.
18
May -175 homes of Tamils burnt in Jaffna by Sri Lankan armed forces. One
killed, many wounded in Thineveley, Jaffna.
1982
1982
Anti-Tamil, anti-Hindu offensive in Mullaitivu ‑ 1982
Kuranthan Malai, Mullaitivu. According to plans drawn up by officials working
under the Ministry of Industries and Scientific Affairs, a Buddhist vihare
(temple) and a Sinhala settlement were established. Army personnel, an
ex‑Director of a Public Corporation under the Ministry, several leading
members of the UNP Trade Union (The Jathika Sevaka Sangamaya), several Ceramics
Corporation vehicles, and employees of the government Tile factory of
Oddichuddan were involved in the implementation of this project! This is one of
the latest Sinhala settlements!
1981
1981
Continued attacks on Tamil civilians ‑ July/August 1981 - Incidents of violence centred on three specific areas against
the Tamils in the island of Sri Lanka. (1) The gem mining area of
Ratnapura, (2) Negombo near the capital city of Colombo, (3) and
the plantation towns in central Sri Lanka.
Before
the violence was brought under control... at least 10 plantation Tamils had been
killed, numerous Tamil shops and businesses burned, and more than 5000 Indian
Tamils had fled to refugee camps...
31
May - 1 June - Destruction of Jaffna Public Library ‑ A
large group of police (estimated variously from 100‑200) went on a rampage
on the nights of May 31‑June 1 (1981) and June 1‑2 burning the
market area of Jaffna, the office of the Tamil Newspaper, the home of
the member of Parliament for Jaffna and the Jaffna Public Library.
The destruction of the Jaffna Public Library has cause intense distress
to the Tamils. The 95,000 volumes of the Public Library destroyed by the fire
included numerous culturally important and irreplaceable manuscripts.
1979
14
July - Several Tamils were killed after emergency declared in Jaffna. On
the 11th of July 1979 President Jayawardene appointed his nephew
Brigadier Weeratunga, as commander of the security forces in Jaffna... On the
same day, a state of emergency was declared in Jaffna, and a Public Security
Ordinance gave the police and armed forces the power to dispose of dead bodies
without an inquest.
1977
1977 - Organised pogrom against
Tamils ‑ 300 killed in
various parts of the island of Sri Lanka. The political conflict following the
1977 elections, turned into a racial massacre. It is estimated that between 250
and 300 Tamil citizens lost their lives and over 40,000 were made homeless.
1961
1961
Sinhala army attacks Tamil Satyagrahis ‑ The military forces of Ceylon
(Sri Lanka) under the command of Colonel Udugama, attacked the non-violent
satyagrahis. Nearly 200 security personnel stationed at the Jaffna Kacheri
kicked them and used belts, batons and rifle‑butts to assault them. They
arrested the leaders.
1958
25
May - 1958 Genocide - The most
heinous crimes in the history of Ceylon were carried out against the Tamil
nation. The Sinhalese thugs struck the Tamil labourers in the Government farms
at Polonnaruwa and Hingurakgoda and Polonnaruwa sugar‑cane plantation,
remorselessly. The Tamil labourers fled the farms when they saw the Sinhalese
approaching and hid in the sugar‑cane bushes. The goondas set the sugar
cane alight and flushed out the Tamils. As they came out screaming, men, women
and children were cut down with swards, grass cutting knives and katties, or
pulped under heavy clubs. This was the beginning of the government sponsored
Tamil genocide in the Island of Sri Lanka, then Ceylon.
1956
The outbreak of first anti-Tamil
riots in the island. The peaceful Satyagraha campaign staged by the Tamils
to protest against the ÏSinhala Only ActÓ at the Galle Face Green, in front
of the Parliament in Colombo was brutally savaged by Sinhalese thugs with the
connivance of government. More than 150 Tamils were burnt or hacked to death
and million rupees worth of properties belonging to Tamils were looted and
destroyed.
(Each
Sri Lankan government has been responsible for the genocide of Tamils in the
island.
Perpetrators are neither properly investigated nor punished!)
·
Not all arrests, torture, rapes,
disappearances, lootings and damage to properties are included here.
1997
31 December - 3 civilians killed in
a land mine buried by the Sri Lanka army. The three were travelling in
a tractor when it ran over the pressure mine. Two people ‑ Ponnaiah
Saminathan (52) and Maialagan (40) ‑ died on the spot while the tractor
was totally destroyed. The other person ‑ Iyathurai Thanchaiyan (45)
‑ died in the Jaffna hospital.
31 December A civilian shot
dead by Sri Lanka army in Valaichchenai (Batticaloa). Sebamalai Jeevarayan
(49) was walking along Sudalaiadi street when the Sri Lanka army manning a
checkpoint fired at him.
31 December - Jayasukuru displaces
a thousand families in the Vanni. 4481 people belonging to 1081 families
displaced by the onslaught of the eight month old Operation Jayasikurui of the
Sri Lankan army.
28 December A youth
in Madduvil in Jaffna district was shot dead by the Sri Lanka army.
27 December - Young Tamil man
killed in police custody in Maharagama, suburb of Colombo. S. Krishnapillai (25)
who was arrested on suspicion and detained by Maharagama police was believed to
have been strangled to death by the Police. A knotted rope around his neck was
found on his dead body.
25 December A Young girl raped
by Sri Lanka police. Kandhaiah
Amudha of Vidathalthivu in Mannar was allegedly raped by a Sri Lankan Police
intelligence operative in Vavuniya town.
23 December - A mother of three
children was shot dead by Sri Lanka army in Varani in Jaffna. Her name was Nagan
Jeyamany (43). Her eight year‑old child, Nagan Janarthanan, was severely
injured.
22 December A 26‑year old
man was found hanged in detention in Vavuniya. He was believed to have been tortured and hanged by the Sri
Lanka army.
14 December -
Mentally ill Tamil 20-year-old, from
Batticaloa mental hospital, shot dead by Army in Batticaloa.
12 December 3 Tamil prisoners
murdered in Kalutara prison. Three
Tamil detainees were killed in prison custody at Kalutara prison, suburb of
Colombo.
10 December A student killed by
Sri Lanka army in Batticaloa.
Kirupananthan Arulnathan (19) year old was shot dead in Jayanthipuram in
Batticaloa.
10 December -
Unborn babies of 2 pregnant women died due to Army harrassment in Batticaloa.
24‑year old pregnant Tharmalingam Yasotha, suffered injuries in
grenade attack was taken to a hospital, where her unborn baby was discovered to
have died in the womb. In Valaichchenai, army opened fire at civilians, injuring
pregnant Thayalini. Her unborn baby had to be removed from her womb after
bullets went through her stomach, killing the baby.
06 December -
A school teacher killed
in Kaithady. S. Raveenthiran was shot dead by Army in Kaithady in Jaffna.
04 December - Land mines killed 2
in Neerveli in Jaffna. A landmine buried by the Sri Lankan army exploded
killing two field workers.
30 November - 1 Child killed and 2
injured when Sri Lanka police opened fire indiscriminately in Koiladi
in Vairavapuliyankulam, suburb of
Vavuniya town.
29 November -
1 shot dead by Army. A
youth who was disembarking from the boat in Eruvil jetty at Eruvil East was
killed.
27 November -
Over 220 Tamil prisoners suffering prolonged detention at ColomboÌs Magazine prison in Welikada launched a
protest fast demanding Ïtrial or immediate releaseÓ.
24 November -
Tamil mother of four killed in Army shelling Kilinochchi Sri Lankan
forces fired artillery shelling from Kilinochchi town at the Tamil village of
Unionkulam, killing Thayanadevi Saravanaperumal. Two children were severely
injured. Sri Lankan armed forces at Kilinochchi regularly fire artillery at
surrounding Tamil settlements.
20 November -
3 killed, 9 seriously wounded, in Sri Lankan air force attack. Sri
Lankan Kfir warplanes mounted an indiscriminate aerial attack on civilian
targets in Pooneryn.
16 November - 29 lorry loads of
Food items to Mullaitivu destroyed by Army at Parayanalamkulam
checkpoint in Vavuniya. When
it was about to rain the Sri Lanka army in Vavuniya insisted on unloading those
lorry loads of food items to examine it. The food stuff composed of flour, sugar
and rice was soaked in the rain and could not be used.
15 November - A church and several
houses destroyed in air force bombing in Mankulam.
The Sri Lankan Air force Kfir jets had bombarded the areas of Mankulam
badly destroying a church and several houses.
13 November -
University student found shot dead in
Jaffna. A student of the Jaffna University was found shot dead under
mysterious circumstances at the Durga temple near the Kanakampuliyadi junction
in the Thenmaradchi in Jaffna.
04 November - A man died in police
custody. Seevarathnam
Sivarasa was arrested in Vavuniya, detained at the Mt. Lavinia Police station in
Colombo and died in the Colombo General hospital. He had been seriously tortured
by the Police.
31 October - 2 killed in
Kilinochchi, by the army. Thiruchelavam
(42) and Shanmugasundaram (45) were both taken by the Sri Lankan army to the 7th
Channel area and shot dead. Later the army dumped both bodies in a toilet pit.
29 October - Girl raped by the Army
attempts suicide in Jaffna. A girl who was abducted and raped by the
Army was found near her house tied up and unconscious in Nayanmarkaddu in
Jaffna. She attempted suicide by
consuming a large quantity of kerosene.
28 October - 40 year old woman
raped by Army in Manthikai in Jaffna. The army had abducted
and raped her. She was admitted to the Manthikai hospital with injuries.
27 October School girl maimed
by exploded pressure mine. Jaffna school girl Kalpana Kanagalingam was maimed
when she stepped on an anti‑personnel pressure mine, buried in the
garden of her house by the Sri Lanka army.
26 October -
Student killed by Army in Batticaloa.
'A' level student P. Santhirakumar (18) from Kiran's Maha Vidyalam in Batticaloa
was shot dead by Army in Batticaloa.
19 October - Body of a woman washed
ashore with breasts cut off, onto the shores of Kudarappu
(Nakarkovil, Vadamaradchy East), Jaffna. The woman's breasts were found to have
been completely cut off with knives. Believed to have been done by Sri Lankan
army. The woman's body could not be identified and was cremated by local people.
19 October - 5
civilians killed in Killinochi
by army soldiers, when they went to recover belongings from their homes in
Sonthakarankulam Koyilkulam in Killinochi district were killed by the army
soldiers. Another two civilians, Selvam and Kunchurasa, who went to
Uruthirapuram on a bullock cart to recover belongings went missing, feared
abducted by the occupying army. More than 90 civilians revisiting their homes
have been killed in Killinochi area by the army.
17 October -
A civilian hacked to death by Army in Chavakachcheri.
The severely mutilated body of Kandiah Subramaniam was found on the roadside.
16 October - Rape and murder by
Police in Amparai. A Tamil
woman, Thankanayaki, was raped and murdered in Amparai by Police and homeguards.
Her son said the Sinhalese security forces butchered her private parts after
gang‑raping her.
13 October - 7 civilians killed in
an aerial bombing in Vanni. Two Kfir warplanes of Sri Lanka air force bombed the
residential areas in Oddusuddan‑Peraru in Vanni, killing six women and a
man.
11 October During
anti‑polio cease‑fire a Hospital was bombed in Vanni by Sri Lanka
airforce ! The
Sri Lankan government broke its pledge to UNICEF to observe a cease‑fire
during the annual anti‑polio drive for children.
10 October 1 killed 3 injured
in a Kfir bombing in Mankulam. A man was killed in an aerial
bombing on a passenger van by Sri Lanka Kfirs in Mankulam and Kanakarayankulam. Three others were critically
injured in the incident.
09 October - 22 civilians missing
within 7 days in Kilinochchi. They went to recover belongings from their former homes in
parts of Kilinochchi and were abducted by army soldiers. The victims were from
Santhapuram, Selvapuram, Vasanthapuram and Murikandy.
08 October Sri Lankan soldiers
break up Jaffna protest. Sri
Lankan army troops chased out members of the Jaffna mother's Front and the
Organization for the Arrested and Missing in Jaffna when they attempted to stage
a Satyagraha in front of the Buddhist temple at the Ariyakulam junction in the
Jaffna town.
05 October - 13 civilians drowned
after Navy open fire on boat in Karainagar. A boatload of refugees crossing from coastal
Mulankavil-Mannar district to their former Jaffna homes drowned after their
boat, attacked by Navy, sunk in the waters off Karainagar. Six of the Tamil
civilians killed were from Eevinai, two were from Kayts and five from Erlalai.
Shortly afterwards, the Sri Lankan military claimed that 3 boats belonging to
Tamil guerrillas had been sunk in the region.
05 October - 2 decomposed bodies discovered in Kilinochchi,
with unmentionable evidence of torture, while ten other civilians went missing
(presumed dead). In the village of Parathipuram Muthiah Krishnasamy (27) and
Nallasamy (52) were cut to pieces by Army soldiers and their body parts strewn
on the bare ground in front of the house.
02 October 8 Fishermen missing
- Sri Lanka Navy Fast‑attack Craft (FACs) attacked fishermen of
Mullaitivu's fishing village. In the incident, 8 fishermen have gone missing and
25 fishing boats were destroyed.
01 October The
headless body of a man who had gone looking for food in the Vanni jungles
was discovered in Marampaikulam (Rampaikulam, Vavuniya district). Sinniah
Selvarasa (26) of Marampaikulam was believed to have been ambushed and killed
by the army. Sinniah had been missing for two days before he was found dead.
01 October - Burnt body in Amparai
not Identifiable -The charred body of a young man was lying unclaimed
in Amparai's 4th colony ‑ where STF went on the rampage. One Mr.
Suntharalingam (22) was known to be missing but relatives are not sure whether
it was his body. 67 homes were burned by STF who ran amok in the town killing
civilians. 1700 Tamils (347 families) of 4th colony fled the town in panic.
October 1997 60,000 Tamil
Refugees in Mannar without adequate food and medicine ‑ at least 6 die
every month. The refugees in
five camps around the Madhu Church in Mannar District suffer without adequate
food and medicine.
28 September - Massacre of
civilians in East. Police of Amparai's Central Camp station together
with some Muslim homeguards stormed the 4th Colony Tamil village randomly
killing civilians and burning 50 homes. 7 dead bodies were discovered
‑ only 5 of which could be identified. 20 other civilians were critically
injured in the police rampage.
28 September - Relatives of
Jaffna's 'disappeared' protest in Jaffna. Parents and relatives of Tamil civilians who
'disappeared' in Sri Lankan army custody staged a protest in the premises
of St. James Church, and vowed to continue their struggle for justice.
28 September - Army actions lead to
death of an infant in Vadamaradchy.
Infant Arul Gananaratnam Anastan (3) died because Army soldier of
Nakarkoil coastal division in Vadamaradchy refused to let him be taken to the
Manthikai hospital. The child was in need of urgent medical attention for viral
fever.
26 September -
A youth killed in Chunnakam.
Manoharan Sayanthan was shot dead by the Army in Chunnakam, Jaffna.
25 September - Government orders 38
NGOs out of Batticoloa. In
Batticoloa more than 38 NGOs serving in Batticaloa district were ordered by the
Chandrika government to cease all humanitarian operations.
24 September - A civilian shot dead
by Army in Pampaimadu. 45‑year old resident of Pampaimadu,
Vavuniya, a father of four, who went into the jungles in search of wild animals
for food was shot dead by the army.
22 September - 500 Jaffna Tamil
women stage symbolic fast. The
Women's Union of Jaffna ‑ formed to trace the whereabouts of 750 Tamil
civilians who disappeared after military arrest ‑ have expressed grief and
dismay that the Sri Lankan government does not intend carrying out legal
proceedings against military offenders.
22 September A man shot dead
by Army, in his own compound, in Uduvil, while he was urinating.
20 September A man shot dead by
Army, in the island of
Velanai. Nagarajah Anandarajah (22) was school gate‑keeper at the
Sir Vythialingam Duraisamy Maha Vidyalayam.
20 September Father and son
stabbed to death in Kilinochchi by Sri Lanka army. Variapillai
Murukesu and Murukesu Palan who went to recover belongings from their former
home in Kanakapuram in Kilinochchi 9th Farm division were attacked and killed by
the army. Their bodies were discovered with knife wounds.
17 September - Army shell killed 1
and injured 6 in Valaichchenai. Indiscriminate
army shelling of Valaichchenai killed Pakkiam Peter (72) and injured six other
people.
16 September -
Headless body found near army camp
in Siththandy. The headless body of
a father of two children S. Chinnadurai (26) was found 200 yards away
from Siththandy army camp. He had been arrested earlier by Army during a routine
round‑up in Siththandy, Batticaloa.
14 September - 227 dwellings
destroyed in 8 months by Sri Lanka army in
Valaichchenai. Between January and August ‑ army has destroyed
227 homes and 27 grocery stores after misappropriating goods.
11 September - Insult added to
injury for Torture victim, Colombo. 23‑year old A. Sureshkumar who
travelled to Colombo in order to go abroad for a job was arrested by
Bambalapitiya police on 11 September. He was taken into custody where he was
severely beaten with iron rods by three police officials ‑‑ Sergeant
Tharmapala and constables Jegath and Veerakon. Mr. Sureshkumar then had his
testicles crushed before the three officials hung him upside down in a remand
room and beat the soles of his feet to tatters. The injured man was taken to
court on a stretcher four days after this, where the Sinhalese magistrate
ordered him to be kept in jail under the prevention of terrorism act. It was
only after the supreme court heard Mr. Sureshkumar's fundamental rights appeal
that he was released. No order was made against the police or magistrate
concerned
09 September - Killing of Reverend
Arulpalan (42) in Konavil, Killinochchi. Rev. Arulpalan was arrested by the
Sri Lankan Army on 25 August 1997 after which he ÏdisappearedÓ. On 9
September his mutilated body was found in Kilinochchi. Documents of his
identity were found by his side. Two people who accompanied him were also
murdered. Rev. Arulpalan was a priest of the Church of South India
and tirelessly served the displaced persons of Vanni.
06 September -
170 civilians killed in one village alone. In
the village of Karaithuraipattu, in Mullaithivu, over the period of the past 7
years the Sri Lankan army has killed ‑ by shelling and aerial raids
‑ 170 Tamil civilians living in the village.
05 September -
Body found in a drinking well
in Batticaloa. A man arrested by
the army was found dead in a drinking well close to the Siththandy army camp in
Batticaloa. His wife had regularly gone to the army camp to plead for his
release, and had been told he would soon be released. Residents who discovered
the body said they were alerted by the dreadful smell that was coming from the
well. When the man's body was taken out it was found to be headless, but his
wife was able to identify it as him. The area's former army commander Gerry
de Silva once remarked that the army collects heads for the purpose of
identification.
05 September -
6 year old girl gang raped by Army soldiers in Jaffna A six‑year old girl was gang raped at an army
checkpoint in Atchuveli, Jaffna. Six‑year old Palanthi was stopped on her
way to school by soldiers of the Kathiripai army checkpoint. She was then
dragged into the confines of the checkpoint and raped by one soldier after
another, leaving her with severe physical injuries. Not long before this
incident, a twelve‑year old girl from the same area was raped in a
similar manner by Army soldiers. Parents of school children in Jaffna were
compelled to accompany their children to school and back every day to avoid such
happenings.
01 September -
Father and a baby killed in an army shell fire. Vinasithamby Sathasivam (38) and his 2‑year old
daughter Sathasivam Kokila were killed by shell fire in Muthuaiyankaddu.
The 3‑year old son Sathasivam Ketheesvaran and a cousin Nallaiyah
Thavachelvan (16), were admitted to the hospital in critical condition.
01 September 2 killed in temple
grounds in Suthumalai by Sri Lanka army. Army hiding inside the Suthumalai Amman temple shot
dead two civilians on the temple's premises. Mahalingam Uthayakumar (24) of
Suthumalai and A. Ramesh of Tellipallai were the victims.
30 August 1 killed in a
round‑up in Trincomalee. Ledchumykanthan Thamayanthan (23) of
Thirukadaloor, Trincomalee was shot dead by Army. Several others were also
wounded in the unprovoked gunfire at the defenceless man.
28 August 2 killed in Olumadu.
A girl of five was one of two people killed in a shell fired by Army.
26 August -
A woman killed in Manipay.
The army shot dead Veerasingam Sellamuthu (56) of Sankuvely in Manipay during a
round‑up conducted by the security forces of the area.
25 August A woman killed in an
aerial bombing. Mrs. Kunasingam Sarojadevi (35), who was critically
injured by a Sri Lankan Kfir bombing died in hospital, five days after the
incident. She was a resident of Puthuvilankulam.
25 August -
2 farmers shot dead by Army in Kaithaddy in Jaffna. Two farmers who went to water their plants in Kaithady,
Thenmaradchy in Jaffna were shot dead by Army soldiers as they fled in fear from
an approaching army patrol. One of the dead was identified as Mailavaganam
Thavapalan (37) of Kaithady north.
17 August - 2 killed and 3
critically injured in Army artillery shelling in Mannar, fired from the
Army camp at Uyilankulam and Kaththankulam in Mannar.
15 August - 9 Killed and 21
critically wounded in Church Bombings, when Sri Lankan Kfir bombers bombed
a Catholic Church and premises in Vavunikulam, Vanni.
13 August One civilian shot
dead in Vavuniya, by Army at Mathar Panikka Mahilankulam. Many
civilians wounded.
11 August Many civilians killed
in "JAYA SIKURU" stated government representative (GA) of
Mullaitivu in the Vanni. In Oddusuddan, 18 killed and 15 wounded.
Nedunkerni 13 killed and 16 wounded. Mankulam 9 killed and 4 wounded. 56
others injured.
10 August -
14 houses were burned down in Mailankurichchi,
Valaichchenai, Batticaloa. Tamil occupants were driven out of their homes at
gunpoint. Unrest and panic prevailed in and around the area, with residents
fearing more such attacks.
10 August - 5 disappeared - Five
civilians who went to inspect their former homes in Murasumoddai, Kilinochchi
(which they had fled when the Sri Lankan army captured the area) disappeared.
10 August 1 killed in Army
shelling. The army wreaked devastation on the town of Mankulam,
pounding residential areas with mortars and artillery shells.
08 August - Pregnant woman died
during curfew hours in Jaffna. Kanakaratnam
Satheesvary (36) of Thenmaradchy, in urgent need of medical care, died at home
during army curfew hours.
06 August A baby and 3 shot
dead by army. One of the Tamil mercenary groups shot dead 4 Tamil
civilians including a small baby in Senkalady (Batticaloa). The two and a half
year old baby, Sasitharan, and his mother, Kovinthamma (57), died together. The
other victims were identified as Kanesan (38) and Sivaskathy (17).
05 August -
Young mother torn apart by Army shells in Omanthai.
A 22‑year old mother of two children was killed in a artillery fire from
Omanthai. Sothilingam Kalaichelvi was killed instantly, her body was completely
torn apart.
04 August - School Burnt Out.
The Kanakarayankulam Maha vidyalam was totally destroyed in an army shelling and
aerial bombing.
01 August - Remains of school boy
found. Residents in
Vavunathivu found the dead body of a school boy still dressed in his school
uniform, 300 yards from the office of the assistant government agent of
Vavunathivu, Batticaloa. It was confirmed that the body belonged to a boy
arrested with many other boys by the army and whose fate remains unknown.
31 July - 2 abducted by Army
in Kandawalai. Two men who were living in Kandawalai ÏdisappearedÓ
after going to Kompady to cut sticks for building cottages. Balasingam Manoharan
and Murugesu Nadarajah were presumed abducted by Army soldiers of the Elephant
Pass army camp.
30 July - Mutilated body found in
Vavuniya. The mutilated body of Nagamuthu Naguleswaran (19) was
discovered after he went to Sonthakaran Kulam, Vavuniya to inspect his former
home.
19 July - Volunteer Teacher
gang‑raped by army soldiers in Jaffna. 20‑year old, Krishnapillai Santhirakala, was
gang‑raped by soldiers as she walked from her workplace to her home in
Karanavai, Vadamaradchy.
17 July - 8 killed and
22 injured in an Army shelling in Nedunkerni. Shelling from the army camp in Nedunkerni hit the towns of
Thatchadampan, Karipattamurippu and Olumadu. The victims were: Periathamby
Selvamalar (22); Selvarasa Janarthanan (13); Sinkaravelu Rakunathan (15); and
Sithamparampillai Vanniasinkam (18) also from Periapuliyankulam.
17 July School girl raped
in Araly South by Army soldiers while she was on her way to her school.
17 July - 2 civilians knifed to
death by army in Mannar, when they went to Sonthakarankulam in Mannar to
recover valuables they left behind.
16 July 2 murdered by Army in Valaichchenai.
The dead bodies of two farmers earlier arrested by the army at Valaichchenai
were discovered in nearby paddy fields. Their bodies were discovered with knife
wounds by local residents.
15 July - Mass protest in the
Vanni: 75,000 Tamils hand letter to UN Secretary General.
Vanni Akkarayan (Kilinochchi) saw an eruption of mass anti‑government
demonstrations protesting against the Sinhala‑dominated government's
food‑siege of Tamil Vanni.
15 July 3 killed by Army who
went on a rampage at Puthukudyiruppu. Soldiers ran amok attacking people,
killing three people and setting houses ablaze. Furniture was thrown out and
burned on the roads.
15 July 4 killed in Artillery
attack on Hospital. The Army
attacked a hospital at Akkarayan, Kilinochchi, killing four members of one
family. Artillery shells pierced through Akkarayan hospital's staff quarters
killing a staff‑member Antony Kanapathy (47), his
father‑in‑law Raman (70), his wife Ketharny (43) and his son
Umasankar(14).
14 July - 1 killed, another 3
critically ill in Vaddakachchi. Sathianatham
Sivakumar (22) died in a shell fired by the army in Vaddakachchi which also
wounded several others.
12 July - 90,000 houses destroyed
by military action in Batticoloa. Over the years this estimated
number of Tamil homes have been demolished by Sri Lanka's security forces.
12 July - 10 Killed in a Navy
attack off Mullaitivu coast. Fast
Attack Craft (FACs) of the Sri Lankan Navy attacked a group of fishing boats off
the Mullaitivu coast. The fishermen abandoned their boats and nets and attempted
to swam back to the shore, but were killed in the Navy attack.
08 July A boy killed in Amparai
by Sinhala homeguards. 14‑year old Rasalingam Sivakumar in Amparai was
shot dead and his father A. Rasalingam, was also injured in the shooting.
07 July - Milkman hacked to death
by army. 18‑year old Selliah Karunanithy, was stabbed to death
by Army soldiers on Mahilady Bridge, in Batticaloa. The unprovoked attack on
took place on the bridge itself while he was delivering milk.
03 July A school bombed and two
children critically injured in an attack on civilians by Sri Lanka Kfir jets, in
Munrumurippu Palapani, Mankulam.
02 July 1 killed by Army.
A young man called Kumar was shot dead by Sri Lankan armed forces in
Kilinochchci when his bullock cart carrying coconuts was ambushed in
Uruthirapuram. Another man, Pathmanathan, was badly injured. The fate of three
others who were on the same cart is not yet known.
July 1997 - 1 killed by Army in Kilinochchi. Markandu
Kumar from Skanthapuram, who went to recover his belongings from the house he
deserted was shot dead by the Army.
25 June -
A Hindu temple damaged ‑ 6 children injured in Mankindimalai. Six children were seriously injured when army
shelled a Hindu temple. The artillery attack came while the children were
engaged in devotions. The temple, Kumulamunai Kottukinattady Nagathambiran
Temple, was badly damaged.
24 June 5 killed in
Puliyankulam. Artillery fired
by Army at Puliyankulam's civilian settlements killed five in Paranattakal. The
victims are : Sinnathurai Ponnuthurai (47), Ponnuthurai Mohanathas (20),
Ponnuthurai Kantharupan (16), Kopal Sasikumar (20), Kasinathan Kulanathan (33).
21 June 4 killed in Jaffna by
Army.
16 June 1 killed and 3
ÏdisappearedÓ by police in Batticaloa. Palipody
Sundarmoorthy (18) was found murdered while Velmurugu Rajmohan (18), Sinnathamby
Thadchanamoorthy (24) and Kandia Pavendirarajah (22) went missing after being
arrested by the police in Santhiveli.
14 June -
Fisherman killed in sea off Nagarkovil in Jaffna.
Sri Lanka Navy fired at Kandiah Vijendran, killing him instantly.
11 June -
A British Tamil couple was arrested near the PresidentÌs ÏTemple
TreesÓ residence on suspicion.
10 June - A civilian killed in a
shell fire in Vanni. Artillery
fired by the Army killed Andy Nadarasa (38). Shells were fired incessantly at
the towns of Palamoddai, Panichankulam and Iluppaikulam.
08 June 7 killed and 17 wounded
in Mankulam town by the Sri Lankan army who shelled the town centre.
Three of the dead were mutilated beyond recognition.
07 June - One woman killed and 3
others critically ill in a hospital in Sammanthurai after Sri Lanka's
Special Task Forces (STF) force‑fed poison to them while in custody. The
STF had earlier arrested the 4 women from their homes in their village (15th
Colony).
3 June Arrests and torture of
Tamils ‑ Over 50 Tamils were taken into custody in the Pettah
commercial district.
01 June - A girl killed and several
others injured in an artillery shelling in Omanthai.
Kanthappu Yasothathevi was killed and several others injured when the
army fired artillery shells at Omanthai area.
02 June - Army shelled
Puthukudyiruppu, killing a woman, injuring 18 others and damaging 50 houses.
June 1997 - 1 killed when Sri Lanka army
shelled refugee camp in Batticaloa. A
shell fired at the Peithlai refugee camp killed 15 year‑old Nadarasa
Premavathy. Indiscriminate shelling by security forces has caused many deaths.
26 May - A civilian killed in a
Puccara bombing. Vaithilingam
Selvarasa was killed in bombing by a Sri Lankan air force plane, in Nedunkerni.
24 May - Nearly 4000 Tamil
civilians displaced from Nedunkerni. 3776 Tamil people lost their homes
as a result of Sri Lanka's military operation in Nedunkerni.
The town was literally flattened by Sri Lankan bombardments.
20 May - 80-year-old woman killed
in Jaffna. Ms. Velupillai was shot dead by Sri Lankan soldiers at a
checkpoint on the Chunnakam‑Mallakam road in Jaffna. She was shot at
point‑blank range as she walked past the soldiers unable to hear the
soldier's call to stop.
17 May - Mother of four children
Raped and Killed in Batticoloa. Murugesupillai Koneswary was
gang-raped then killed at her home in 11th Colony village by a grenade being
thrown at her genitals. Her two‑year‑old child was present when the
attackers entered her house. Her husband and three older children were not at
home.
15 May - 5 killed in a shell fire
in Nedunkerni. The Sri Lankan army fired artillery shells into Nedunkerni
town from its base in Manal Aru, killing five Tamil civilians.
13 May - 2 killed, 2 escape with
injuries in Kilinochchi. Jeganathan (30) and Sasikumar (14) were killed while
Munisamy (30) and Puvaneswary (10) escaped with serious injuries when Army
soldiers attacked them. One soldier stood on Jeganathan's chest and hacked him
to death, said the eyewitness to the army atrocity, who managed to escape.
13 May - At least 56,000 Tamil
houses gutted when Jaffna was invaded. Tamil homes were wrecked by the
Sinhala military when it captured Jaffna, according to Sri Lanka's government
agent (GA) for the region.
13 May 6 killed and 7 wounded
in an Airforce bombings. Six
fishermen were killed and another seven wounded when Sri Lankan Air Force Kfirs
bombed fishing boats on Mullaitivu coast. Several boats were also destroyed in
this attack. Two of the dead were a father and son. Four of the injured were
critically injured.
13 May - 300,000 Tamils displaced
in the Vanni, says ICRC. The Sri Lanka armed forces launched a
large‑scale military operation in Vanni. Ground troops, armoured vehicles,
artillery and air support were employed in this operation.
11 May - Fisherman killed in
Batticaloa Lagoon. A Tamil fisherman was shot dead by Army soldiers in
Batticaloa. The victim, Velmurugu Muthucumaru (44) was fishing in the Kinnaiyady
part of Batticaloa lagoon.
10 May - "Police made me drink
my own blood" ‑ Torture Victim in Colombo. Rajendran
Mahendran (33) underwent excessive torture at various Police stations in
Colombo. He was arrested in November while staying in Vavuniya. Local police
beat him on the head with iron rods then kicked him in the face as he squirmed
on the ground. He was then ordered to drink the blood that poured from his nose
and mouth. A month later Rajendran Mahendran ‑ who is 33 ‑ was
transferred to Borella police station in Colombo where the torture continued.
Officers squeezed his testicles in an iron device and denied him treatment even
as pus leaked from his ears. He was later taken to Colombo magistrates court
where he was remanded for an indefinite period. Mahendran is a father of three
from Karainagar. Not even the scant legal formalities relating to arrest and
detention under the country's draconian emergency regulations were observed.
10 May 4 killed in Refugee
camp. The Sri Lanka army shell fired on a Tamil Refugee Camp killed four in
Kalmadu refugee camp in Valaichchenai, Batticaloa. The sustained mortar fire
also wounded several other Tamils, including a 5‑month old baby. The
mother of the baby died while still holding the child in her arms.
09 May 3 killed in Puliyankulam
Hospital Bombing by Sri Lanka Airforce helicopters. Three
civilians were killed and several others injured when two MI24 helicopter
gunships targeted shops, homes and other residential buildings in Puliyankulam.
The hospital was badly damaged.
08 May - Hospital and houses ruined
by Army shells in Vaddakachi. Vaddakachi hospital and
surrounding homes lay in ruins as a result of days of non‑stop shelling by
Sri Lanka army at Elephant Pass.
08 May One killed and 6 injured
in army ambush in Mannar. Ponniah Jesuthasan (29) from Nakathalvu was shot dead
and 6 others were critically wounded when Sri Lankan army ambushed a group of
civilians in Uyilankulam in Mannar.
May - 1997 Mass arrests & torture
of Tamils in Colombo.
In late May the Human Rights Task Force (HRTF) recorded over 810 Tamils detained
in Colombo and Kalutara prisons and at the Police headquarters.
29 April - 2 civilians killed in Valaichchenai,
Batticaloa by Army. Pakianathan Shankar (20) from Kannakipuram and Velupillai
Suthakar (20) from Puthukudiyiruppu were shot dead by the Army.
29 April A fisherman
killed by Navy. Muthiah Krishnan (36) was shot dead by the Sri Lanka navy
while fishing along the coast of Mannar.
20 April 3 killed and 7 wounded
by STF in Valaichchenai. Special Task Forces shot dead three and severely
wounded another seven who were shopping in the market.
20 April - "DisappearancesÓ
in North East continue. Kandiah Sivakumar (20), Kanagasabai Ravichandran (20),
two firewood sellers from Rukam village in Batticaloa, were reported
'disappeared' after they were taken into custody by the army near the Black
Bridge, Chenkalady, Batticaloa district.
18 April - 3 killed and 6 severely
injured in Nachchikuda by Sri Lankan Kfirs. Three fishermen were killed
and 20 fishing boats demolished when two Sri Lankan Kfirs dropped bombs off the
coast of Nachchikuda in the northwest of the island.
17 April 5 shot dead by Army in
Kilinochchi. They were
returning to Uruthirapuram, Kilinochchi to salvage goods from their former
homes. 16 year old youth, Maniyam Paramanathan, survived the attack, but
sustained severe injuries and was admitted to Akkarayan hospital.
03 April 2 people including a 4
Year old child killed by STF in Eravur. A child of four years old
and a man of 45 were killed after Eravur police went on a rampage firing mortars
and bullets at surrounding Tamil villages.
March 1997 1 killed in army
shelling. Marimuthu Kandasamy (44) was killed by Sri Lankan army
shells while he was tilling his plot of land in Vantharumoolai (Batticaloa). The
artillery was fired from the Kommathurai army camp.
27 March - Two boys killed by army
in the Kaluvankerni region of Batticaloa district. The boys were first stopped
in the street by a Sri Lanka army soldier who started to beat the boys with
their rifle butts and then shot them dead.
26 March - Bullet‑ridden body
found on Jaffna Roadside. A man's body torn apart with gunshot wounds has been
handed over to Jaffna hospital after being discovered on the Chavakachcheri main
road. The army had killed the man while in custody, dumped his body on the road,
then retrieved it on a later patrol.
23 March A boy shot dead in
public in Jaffna. A
21 year old boy was gunned down by Army in Thenmaradchy, Jaffna peninsula, in
front of others during a cordon‑and‑search operation.
22 March - 370,000 Tamil people in
Batticaloa's twelve divisions face starvation.
Since January 1997 no amount of food relief had reached these people because Sri
Lankan military officials had blocked all access routes to the area.
17 March Two sisters raped by
Sri Lanka army. Velan Rasamma (34) a widow and her sister
Velan Vasantha (28) were raped by four Army soldiers at their home in
Mayilampaveli Colony, Batticaloa district.
15 March 1 killed and another
wounded in Batticaloa. Sri Lanka army launched motor fire from Valaichchenai
police station killing a man and critically injuring a woman in the village of
Karuvakerni. S. Pandaram (56) was killed while S. Ranjithamalar (36) was
critically wounded.
15 March - '650 Jaffna Disappearences' ‑ Human Rights Task Force
(HRTF) admitted
650 Tamils were ÏdisappearedÓ in Jaffna. HRTF is an official of the
government's token body set up chiefly to assuage the international community.
14 March 2 young women killed.
Kumaraswamy Sujitha (24) from Neervelly, Jaffna and Mekanathan Jeyasutha (22)
from Rampaikulam in Vavuniya were found dead on a Vavuniya roadside near an army
camp. Both girls were inmates of the Vavuniya detention centres operated by the
Sri Lankan military. Sujitha and Jeysutha had been on their way to Colombo,
where their parents live, when they were detained. Soldiers had taken them away
from the camp and the girls were only seen again as corpses dumped on the
roadside.
13 March - A boy was shot dead by
army soldiers at Barr Road in Batticaloa town. Antonyrasa Thavarasa Gomes was a devout Catholic who attended
church regularly despite the risks of army harassment.
13 March Refugee camp shelled,
6 Refugees Killed. Six refugees huddled inside the Valaichchenai refugee camp
in Batticaloa were killed by shellfire from Valaichchenai police station.
Another six were critically injured, including four children ‑ Sivalingam
Sarojinidevi (8), Nadarasa Sinnarasa (12), Uthayakpao (12) and J. Arichandran
(16).
06 March - 1 killed in Army
shelling in Pooneryn. Shells
fired from Elephant Pass army camp landed on a family home in Nallur, Pooneryn,
killing a man and badly injuring another person.
February - 3 killed another 6
injured in Puttur. Sri Lankan soldiers rounded up residents of Annamar
Koilady, Puttur and assaulted them with iron rods and rifle butts then opened
fire on nine of them, killing 3 and injuring 6.
23 February - 12,000 acres of paddy
field in the Vanni were totally destroyed by the Sri Lanka army in a
military operation code name 'Edibala'. The army wiped out and burned,
shelled and trampled 12,000 acres of paddy fields which were just ready for
harvest. This military push was intended to cause as much damage to crops as
possible.
18 February - Nearly
2.5 million trees wiped out in North Eastern area. The Sri Lankan
military is carrying out a covert tree‑demolition project in captured
areas of the northeast.
17 February ÏTamils should
limit the number of children they haveÓ said Sinhala female Doctor who
refused to treat a Tamil pregnant woman in Colombo.
A female Sinhalese medical officer at a prominent Colombo maternity
clinic has told a pregnant Tamil woman that she is not welcome at the clinic
should she get pregnant in the future. The doctor elaborated, in front of
witnesses, that Tamils should limit the number of children they have as Sri
Lanka is hardly a big enough place for the Sinhalese. She even went as far as to
tell the woman's husband to make sure his wife does not get pregnant again. The
doctor responsible for the statements will face no penalties.
10 February - Youth killed by army in Pallikudiyiruppu, Mutur. Kanapathipillai Nithiananthan was shot dead
by Sri Lanka army while on his way to work.
09 February 3 killed in
Valaichchenai East by the Army. Sri Lankan soldiers shot dead three civilians.
06 February Youth tortured to
death. Vijayanar (29), was found beaten to death after torture at
the hands of the Sri Lanka army in Thenmaradchy. His death caused deep anxiety
and distress among the residents in Meesalai.
05 February 2 killed and many
injured in a shell attack. Army artillery shells fired from Mavadivempu army
camp in Batticaloa killed 11‑year old boy, Karuppaiyah Sriskumar and a
middle‑aged man, Sadadcharam Perinparajan. Three others were critically
injured.
03 February 24 schools shelled
in Killinochi by the Sri Lanka Army.
01 February - Businessman killed by
Army in Trincomalee. Kanapathy Pechchimuthu (31), a businessman was shot
dead in a Sri Lankan army ambush in Seruwila, Trincomalee.
01 February
- 1 killed by army. Tamil father of six children K. Velmurugu (56) was
shot dead by Sri Lankan army in Kunchan Kulam in Batticaloa.
February 1997
- Operation ÏEdibalaÓ causes mass exodus in Vanni. Sri Lanka army and airforces shell and aerial‑bomb
villages in Vanni causing mass exodus in Vanni.
31 January -
2 killed in a bakery in Mullaitivu by the Sri Lanka air force.
29 January - 9 killed in
Jaffna peninsula when a bomb planted by Sri Lanka Navy in the town of
Pannalai, Karainagar exploded.
24 January
- Decapitated body floats ashore in Mullaitivu.
A fisherman whose head was cut off by Sri Lanka naval personnel was washed
ashore onto Ampalavan Pokkanai in Mullaitivu district.
22 January - 1 killed by Navy.
Elderly
fisherman in Trincomalee was shot dead by the Sri Lankan navy.
15 January
- Mother of 8 children killed in
Batticaloa lagoon. A widow
with 8 dependent children was shot dead by the Sri Lankan army while she was
catching prawns in the Batticaloa lagoon.
13 January - 2 killed by Special
Task Force-STF in Wellaweli, Batticaloa. Father of five Chelliah (65)
and Kanapathipillai Paghirathan
(23) were shot dead.
12 January - Village of Kandavalai
destroyed. Sri Lankan Air Force planes bombed and destroyed residential
areas, Ganesh Hindu Temple in 2nd
Mile Post and shops in Kandavalai.
09 January
- 4 killed in an aerial bombardment
in Visuvamadu and Chundikulam, Vanni.
06 January - 2 killed and 1
Disappeared in Kithul, Batticaloa. Sri Lanka army shot dead S.
Muthulingam (14) and Thambirasa Kanthasamy (32) during its
military operation 'Rivijaya'. Sabapathy
Mylvaganam disappeared during the operation and is believed to have been killed
by the Army soldiers.
04 January - Couple and a child
were killed in a shell fired by the Sri Lanka Army
in Samanthiaru, Batticaloa. The
victims were Krishanapillai Pavalasingam (25), Pama (25) and Jeevitha (01).
04 January - Woman raped by Special
Task Force STF in Batticaloa.
STF commandos of the Mansoor Tileworks army camp raped a woman carrying
food to her husband who was working in their paddy field.
04 January -
Man killed in front of his wife and children in Meesalai in Jaffna
peninsula. Sri Lanka army in Meesalai,
Thenmaradchy shot dead a man at his home, in front of his wife and six children.
Victim Nagalingam VarapragasamÌs wife was also assaulted when she tried to
save her husband.
02 January 3 women were raped
at gun-point including a mother and the daughter in
Thiyavattavan in Batticaloa by the STF. 2 other incidents of rape were
reported in Mandoor. The STF
terrorise Tamil women in the East.
1997 - 150 Tamils died in refugee
camps in the Pooneryn area of Vanni, due to disease. About 16,000
displaced people from Jaffna live in these camps. Diseases wide spread due to
lack of medicines.
1996
Fate of 656 Tamils who
'disappeared' in 1996 not yet known but Tamils continue to 'disappear'
in North East.
26 December - Woman found dead on
roadside. Kandasamy Vijayakumari (33), from Mankulam, was found dead
on a drenched street in Vavuniya with her new‑born baby crying by her
side. While pregnant, she had been suffering from medical complications and was
due in Colombo for treatment. The Sri Lanka army refused to permit her passage
through Vavuniya to Colombo forcing her to remain in one of the notorious
detention centres. She had three other children.
16 December - 400,000 displaced
Tamils in Vanni says US Committee for Refugees.
15 December 4 killed in a
school in Batticaloa. Sri Lankan Airforce bombers bombed a school in
Pavatkodichenai, Batticaloa, killing four and damaging the school badly.
December - 110 died in refugee camps in Vanni.
They had been admitted to the Mallavi and Puthukudyiruppu hospitals in
Kilinochchi District, Vanni. Their deaths were caused due to lack of
health facilities for refugees
in the Vanni.
December - 3 bodies of school girls
washed ashore in sea off Mullaitivu. Three
bodies of school girls, some in school uniforms, were found washed ashore in
gunny bags on Mullaitivu coast. One of the bodies of a girl in school uniform
was found with a neck tie of a leading girls school in Chundikuli. (Sunday Times
‑ 15/12/96)
November - Many women have been
sexually abused at the Poonthottam school camp by the police. A woman
who was raped was admitted to the Vavuniya hospital. Pregnant women have been
denied access to the hospital.
12 November Girl-child raped by
Sri Lanka Army in Atchuvely, Jaffna.
Selverajah Theenuka (10) living
in Pathmeni, Atchuvel, Jaffna Peninsula, was abducted by soldiers while she was
on her way to school and taken to Puttur V.C. camp. There, she was stripped and
raped repeatedly by many soldiers.
November Woman raped and killed
in a detention centre in Vavuniya. Eight Sri Lanka army soldiers
gang-raped and killed a young woman detained in Vavuniya.
October - 3 killed in Chundikulam.
Sri Lanka Air Force attacked Chundikulam village killing 3 and injuring several
others.
30 September - A young woman raped
and killed in Urumpirai North, Jaffna. Velauthapillai Rajani (22), from
Urumpirai North was arrested at Kondavil‑Urumpirai Road check point by the
Sri Lankan army. This arrest was seen by several people. She was dragged into a
house where two elderly people were living. The soldiers chased the two
occupants out of the house and Rajani was raped. Later her naked body was found
in the compound.
27 September - 4 killed and 8
injured in Vanni. Sri
Lanka Air Force Kfirs attack Konavil, Kilinochchi area killing four and injuring
eight others.
26 September - 4 killed and 12
wounded in Vavunikulam. Sri
Lanka Air Force Kfirs bombed Vavunikulam town, killing four and seriously
wounding tweleve. Several houses were destroyed in this bombing.
10 September - Woman gang-raped in
Thirunelvely, Jaffna. A 55-year-old woman employed in the Thirunelvely
Co‑operative Milk Board was gang-raped by Sri Lanka Army soldiers.
08 September - Girl harassed by Sri
Lanka army in Jaffna. Four Sri Lankan soldiers in civil dress and two
soldiers in army uniform went in to a house and tried to take a young girl away.
The girl, Vasuki, and her neighbours raised cries and the soldiers fled with Ms.
Vasuki's National Identity card.
07 September - Krishanthy
Kumaraswamy raped and killed, and 3 others killed.
Krishanthy Kumaraswamy (18) was returning home after sitting her GCE (A/L)
examination at Chundikuli Girls High School. She was seen alive for the last
time at 11.30am at Kaithady checkpoint in Jaffna. Never returned home. Her
mother, brother (Pranavan ‑16) and family friend (Mr Kirupakaran ‑
35) went in search of her. They too disappeared. All were killed and the women
were raped.
25 August - 10 killed, 35 injured in
the Vanni. Sri Lanka Air Force aircraft continued to attack refugee camps
at Puthumurippu, Poonithoduvai in Kilinochchi.
05 August - 2 killed in Murukandy
by bombs dropped by Sri Lanka Air Force planes.
24 July - 9 killed and 24 injured
in Mallavi, Vanni. Sri
Lankan Air Force bombers bombed the heavily populated Mallavi junction in the
Vanni, killing seven including a 3 year old child. Twenty others were injured.
27 May Abducted 2 youths found
killed. On 25th May Sivarasa Krishna and Palanivel
Gunasingham, from Anbuvalipuram in Trincomalee were abducted in a white van
belonging to military death squads. The bullet‑ridden bodies of the two
youths were found on 27th May at Selvanayagapuram in Trincomalee.
16
May 6 killed in Jaffna peninsula, when Sri Lanka Air Force Kfirs attacked residential
areas of Maruthankerni and Sempianpattu. Six were killed and many more injured.
15
May 1 killed and 6 injured in Mullaiitivu, when Sri Lanka Air Force Kfirs
launched attack in Mullaitivu.
20
April - 42 killed and 75 injured in Kilaly.
Civilian
who tried to cross over to the main land from the Jaffna peninsula have been
bombed by Sri Lanka Airforce bomber planes.
20
April 1 killed in Kfir attack in Muhammalai in Jaffna. Sri
Lanka air force Kfir planes bombed Muhammalai in the Jaffna peninsula and
killed one person.
24
February 2 killed and 4 injured in Vanni. Sri Lanka Airforce bomber planes
bombed the village of Thampirai,
killing two and injuring four.
11
February 24 Massacred in Kumarapuram by Sri Lanka army. Sri
Lankan army from the 57th mile post near Kilivetti massacred 24 civilians and
severely injured 28 others. One of those killed was a ten month pregnant woman.
17-year-old Ms. A. Thanalakshmi was gang raped and killed by the soldiers. Among
those killed were many small children.
31
January - 2 killed and several wounded in an Airforce attack at
Udayarkaddu, Mullaitivu.
.
21
January - 5 killed and 20 seriously injured in a Sri Lanka Airforce
attack on a refugee camp in Mannar.
04
January 30 killed in a human shield in Batticaloa. Eyewitness accounts of the
incident indicated that the Sri Lankan security forces forced hundreds of
civilians to remain inside buses, vans and cars using them as human shields.
Thirty civilians were killed in the incident, in the eastern district of
Batticaloa.
1996
More than 600 Tamils disappeared in 18 months in Jaffna.
An Amnesty International delegation which visited Sri Lanka concluded that of
the 600‑odd people who disappeared in the last 18 months, after their
arrest by the security forces, nearly all have died as a result of torture or
been deliberately killed in detention.
1996
More than 300 disappeared in 6 months ‑ U.S. Department. Sri
Lanka ÏDisappearancesÓ at the hands of the security forces increased
alarmingly, especially in the east and north, though some occurred in Colombo,
says U.S. Department of State, Sri Lanka Country Report on Human Rights
Practices for 1996.
1995
26
December 1 shot dead and 3
seriously injured in
Batticaloa in open fire by the Sri Lankan Army in Batticaloa.
16
December - 1 killed and another 1 injured in an artillery shell fired
from the Palaly and Elephant pass camps in the Peninsula.
05
December
19 killed in Puthukudiyiruppu in Batticaloa by the Sri Lanka Army.
19
November - 10 killed and 27 injured in Valikamam.
In an Artillery Shelling by the Sri Lanka army ten killed and twenty
seven seriously injured in the
Valikamam area.
13
November - 1 killed, another one injured in an artillery shell fired by the
army in Valvettiturai.
13
November - 10 killed and 14 seriously injured in an Aerial Bombing by Sri Lankan
airforce bombers and Artillary shelling by the army in Thenmaratchi.
12
November - 6 killed, 21 seriously injured in Vadamaradchi in an Artillery
shelling by the Army. More than 50 houses were also destroyed.
11
November - 2 killed and 11 seriously injured in Kaithady, in Artillery Shell fired from the army camps.
03
November - 2 killed and 5 seriously injured in Thenmaratchi in an
Aerial Bombing. A vehicle marked with ÏCrossÓ sign, indicating
medical relief, was also damaged.
October
- (1) Mass Exodus from Jaffna.
As a result of military operations
in Valigammam, 104 people were killed. Waves of displacement across the villages
of Mathagal, Illvalai, Vasavilan, and the islands of Mandaithivu, Kayts, Delft
and Pooneryn displaced the people from those places to Manipay, Sandilipay,
Chunnakan and Killinochchi.
30
October - Historic exodus and military occupation of Jaffna.
On the night of Monday 30th October history witnessed an
unprecedented exodus of people screaming and squeezing themselves out of the
narrow roads and lanes of Jaffna. Half a million people in and around the town
were literally on the roads in pouring rain inching their way out of the densely
populated town into the sparsely populated and ill‑equipped suburban
villages of Chavakachcheri, Kodikaman and Palai. It was for everyone a flight
for survival from the Sri Lanka security forces.
27
October - 25 killed and 23 injured in Ariyalai in an aerial bombing by
Sri Lankan airforce planes.
19
October - 54 killed and many injured by aerial bombing in
Jaffna District fired by the Sri Lanka army and airforce.
13
October - 2 killed by artillery shelling by the Sri Lanka army in
Vadamaratchi.
06
October - 3 killed in an artillery shell fired by the Sri Lanka army.
05
October - 8 killed, in artillery shelling during military operation
ÏThunderÓ by the Army in Thenmardchi area. Many houses were looted and
destroyed.
04
October - 16 killed and more than 60 injured in Jaffna district.
Eight civilians killed and thirty seriously injured
by the artillery shell fired from the Army camp in Thenmaratchi. Another
six killed in Valikamam and other two people killed and more than thirty
wounded in Vadamaradchi by artillery shelling by the army.
03
October - Sri Lanka Army launched a heavy attack on densely populated villages
in the Jaffna peninsula. The offensive was against Atchuveli, Vasavilan,
Puthur, Pattaimeni, Avarangal and Vallai. Heavy shelling was directed into
civilian centres from the Pallaly army base. Shells fell sporadically in
Navatkuli, Kaithadi, Navakiri and Neerveli sometimes throughout the day.
02
October - 6 killed by Artillery Shelling fired by the Sri Lankan army in Valikamam
area. Another 55 seriously wounded.
01
October - 8 killed and 6 seriously wounded, when the Air force planes bomb the
Mannar area. Five houses were completely destroyed.
22
September - 25 school children were among 71 Tamil civilians killed Nagerkoil
School bombed. Nagerkovil
Central School in the Jaffna peninsula was bombed in an intensified aerial
bombing and shelling by Sri Lanka airforce and the army. The bombing of the
school happened at12.50 p.m. during the school's lunch break.
Nearly 200 others were injured, most of them students in the same school.
Elsewhere in the area, 15 other civilians were also killed in the course of the
same bombing raids. Pieces of human flesh were strewn around the area including
the tree branches, making identification impossible.
August
- Woman raped in Trincomalee. Lakshmi
Pillai was raped at her home in Trincomalee by two army informants in front of
her two sons. She had been raped by the same people, before at Plantain Point
army camp in August 1993.
9-13
July - 180,000 displaced and 200 civilian killed in Jaffna.
In an aerial bombing and shelling by the Airforce and Army in the Jaffna
peninsula, 180,000 have been displaced and 200 have killed between 9 July to 13
July.
09
July 165 killed in St.Peters Church in Navaly. The government having
asked the people to move to places of worship and ordered the Sri Lanka air
force planes to attacked the places of worship where displaced people had sought
refuge. In such an attack at Navaly St. Peters Church -
165 people were killed, many of whom were women and children. Rescue
workers reported torn limbs and pieces of human flesh strewn over the area.
29
June 6 floating bodies in Welihinda Thotupola. Six bodies of tortured and
disfigured males were found floating near Welihinda Thotupola in the Maha Oya
‑ Alawwa (North West Province). One of the bodies was identified as 24
year old Naresh Rajadadurai. On 26th June Naresh Rajadadurai left his work
place, a video shop in Wellawatte, at 8.15pm and was on his way home at Sri
Saranankara Road, Dehiwela within the Colombo city limits. He was stopped on the
way, in front of a hotel, forced into a white van and taken away by military
death saquad.
19
June 5 floating bodies in Panadura side of Bolgoda Lake. Five
bodies found in the lake had been starved as no traces of food was found in
their stomachs. All five of the victims had both his arms and legs bound
together with rope before being drowned. They were killed by the Sri Lanka
military white van death squad.
June
14 floating bodies in Modera & Negombo.
Fourteen bodies were found had been starved, tied up,
brutally tortured and their bodies mutilated and disfigured beyond
identification. They were killed by the Sri Lanka military white van death
squard.
23
May - Extra judicial killings of 4 Tamils at the Jeyanthipuram camp,
one of the most horrific camps where growing abuses are perpetrated by the Sri
Lanka security forces against the people in the town and surrounding villages.
13
May 95 huts were burned in Pottuvil by the Police. Inspector Etram Milakudiyetra
was leading this attack.
06
May 5 killed in Pulmodai. Five Muslim civilians including a 2 year old child, a
56 year old man and a 70 year old woman, were killed when members of the army
stationed at Pulmodai fired at the civilians in Pulmodai.
30
April - 7 killed, Thondamanaru Selvachannathy temple. A shell fired by the army
from Palaly killed seven civilians and badly damaged the Thondamanaru
Selvachannathy temple.