TAMIL CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - TCHR

9, rue des Peupliers, 95140 Garges les Gonnese - FRANCE - Tel/Fax : 33 - 1 - 40 38 28 74

Documented cases of ARBITRARY ARRESTS/DETENTION – July 2004– February 2005

(actual arrests higher than documented by TCHR)

 

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of Arrest

District

Incident

001

02.07.04

Thirty three Tamils

M

 

Talaimannar

Mannar

29 Tamil refugees arrested by Sri Lanka Navy as they were returning home from Tamilnadu, S. India. They had fled there for safety years earlier. Four boat people, who were assisting them also arrested.

002

01.08.04

Nine Tamils

M

 

Akkaraipattu

Batticaloa

Six political activists and three Tamil civilians arrested by Special Task Force commandos. These arrests were an act of provocation. Breach of Ceasefire Agreement.

003

27.08.04

M. K. Eelaventhan MP

 

M

 

Omanthai checkpoint

Vanni

TNA Member of Parliament and his family detained by Sri Lanka Army, under pretext of verifying identity.

004

005

09.09.04

Sebastianpillai Jesuthasan

Jeyaraj Antonythas

M

M

 

Muhamalai checkpoint

Jaffna

Tamil youths arrested by Sri Lanka Army.

006

07.10.04

Four Tamil workers

M

 

Bazaar Street

Mannar town

Mannar

These masons and their assistants were arrested by Sri Lanka Police as they were constructing a memorial for a community event celebrating the life of a loved local war hero.

007

03.11.04

Tamil youth

M

 

Main Street, Jaffna town

Jaffna

Arrested by Sri Lanka Police

008

009

010

07.11.04

Nagaraja Jeyaraj

Mariyathas Thevaseelan

Mylan Mohan

M

M

M

 

Muhamalai checkpoint

Jaffna

Employees of a de-mining group arrested by Sri Lanka army soldiers. They were taking diffused anti-personnel mines to show as examples at an education workshop on de-mining.

011

14.12.04

Twenty Tamils

 

 

Talaimannar coastal area

Mannar

Refugees arrested by Sri Lanka Navy as they were returning home from S India, helped by Indian boatmen. They had fled to India to escape the violence of war.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAMIL CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - TCHR

9, rue des Peupliers, 95140 Garges les Gonnese - FRANCE - Tel/Fax : 33 - 1 - 40 38 28 74

Documented cases of E.J. KILLINGS / SUMMARY EXECUTIONS – July 2004 – February 2005

(actual killings higher than documented by TCHR)

 

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of Incident

District

Incident

001

05.07.04

Senathirajah

M

 

Arasadi Junction

Batticaloa town

Batticaloa

Head of the Political division of the LTTE in Batticaloa shot and seriously wounded by members of Paramilitary forces. He died on 13.07.04.

002

05.07.04

Political activist

M

 

Vanthaarumoolai

Batticaloa

Political activist shot dead by Paramilitary forces, between the Sri Lanka army camps at Kaluwankerni Jct.and Vembu.

003

09.07.04

Kunjithamby Sivarasa

M

47

Kalladi Uppodai

Batticaloa

Village officer shot dead at his home by gunmen who came on motor-bike.

004

 

15.07.04

Two men

M

M

 

Batticaloa prison

Batticaloa

Shot dead in the prison by fellow inmates.

005

006

16.07.04

Pakiarajah Sadeek

Thahir Fahim

M

M

35

28

Muttur

Trincomalee

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

007

21.07.04

One person

M

31

Akkaraipattu town

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

008

21.07.04

Ravishankar

M

28

Muthiraiyadi

Batticaloa

Insurance salesman shot dead, by unidentified gunmen.

009

23.07.04

Seenithamby Mahalingam

M

28

Kandaladi, Vahari

Batticaloa

Shot dead by Paramilitary forces working with Sri Lankan government.

010

24.07.04

Sithamparapillai Thushyanthan

M

25

Pandiruppu

Batticaloa

Employee of the TRO Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation shot dead by Paramilitary forces.

011

 

25.07.04

Eight men

M

 

Colombo outskirts

Colombo

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

012

30.07.04

Sivanayagam Pushpakumar

M

20

Welikanda area

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

013

31.07.04

K Yogarajah

M

 

Colombo

Colombo

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

014

03.08.04

Kiruparatnam Vimalethiran

M

32

Mavadivembu

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

015

06.08.04

Haran

M

 

Kaluthavalai

Batticaloa

Shot by unidentified gunmen.

016

09.08.04

Kayathu Mohammed Ayisha Muthu

F

69

Eravur

Batticaloa

Shot dead in her home by Islamic militants who were searching for her son but could not locate him.

017

10.08.04

Senithamby Yogarajan

M

 

Kaluwanchikkudy

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

018

10.08.04

Tamil man

M

 

Trincomalee town

Trincomalee

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

019

11.08.04

Sivarajah Sivaseelan

M

28

Kiran

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

020

12.08.04

Two Tamil men

M

 

Kiran

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

021

13.08.04

Tamil man

M

 

Valaichenai

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

 

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of incident

District

Incident

022

16.08.04

One person

M

 

Colombo

Colombo

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

023

024

20.08.04

Bawa

Yoga

M

M

 

Kayankerni

Batticaloa

Political activist for Amparai District and a Rehabilitation official killed by Paramilitary forces wroking with SL Army

025

23.08.04

Two Tamil persons

MF

 

Sithamparapuram

Vavuniya

Two skeletons found. Female one believed to be of a refugee woman reported missing from welfare camp.

026

23.08.04

R. Kugananthan

M

47

Wellawatte

Colombo

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

027

24.08.04

Selvam Bavani

F

19

Sithamparapuram

Vavuniya

Her skeleton was found, bound and gagged, in a toilet. She was raped and murdered by strangulation by a Paramilitary working with Sri Lankan army.

028

24.08.04

Perinpam Jeyakumar

M

 

Akkaraipattu courts

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

029

26.08.04

Refugee returned from India

 

 

Olaithoduvaai, Pesalai

Mannar

Skeletal remains presumed to be Tamil refugee returning home from South India.

030

28.08.04

Tissaverasingham Dushyanthan

M

 

Boralesgamuwa

Colombo

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

031

31.08.04

M. Fairooz

M

24

Eravur

Batticaloa

Killed by suspected fundamentalist Islamic group.

032

05.09.04

Young woman

F

 

Valaiveli, Vadamarachi

Jaffna

Skeletal remains of a young woman found in shrubs in a catholic church cemetery

033

07.09.04

Navaratnarajah Premkumar

M

25

Nayanmaarkaddu

Jaffna

Shop assistant who went missing on 06.09.04 found hacked to death in deserted area.

034

09.09.04

Arunasalam Muthiah

M

75

Punnaliakattiuvan

Jaffna

Father of five, a farmer, shot dead while doing agricultural work on his plot of land outside the High Security Zone.

035

11.09.04

One person

 

 

Kayts

Kayts

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

036

18.09.04

Thambithurai Sivakumar

M

42

Puttalam

Puttalam

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

037

22.09.04

Rajathurai Sivagnanam

M

24

Mannampity

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

038

 

23.09.04

Three men

M

 

Maduru Oya

Baticaloa/

Polonnaruwa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

039

23.09.04

Somasunderam Varunakulasingham

M

39

Wellawatte, Colombo

Colombo

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

040

25.09.04

Selvarajah Mohan

M

22

Malusanthi, Vadamar.

Jaffna

Found hacked to death by Sri Lanka army.

041

27.09.04

Valli Sundaram

M

 

Jaffna

Jaffna

Hacked to death by Sri Lanka Army

042

28.09.04

K. Kallipillai

F

47

Panichchankerni

Batticaloa

Killed in shelling fired by Sri Lanka army from the Sri Lanka army camp at Mankerni Cashew plantation.

043

29.09.04

G Dharmalingam

M

19

Eravur

Batticaloa

His body was found with gunshot wounds at his home.

044

03.10.04

Vannamani Dharmarajah

M

40

Omadiyamadu

Batticaloa

Shot dead by Paramilitary forces working with Sri Lanka Army.

 

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of incident

District

Incident

045

046

05.10.04

K.M. Kuththoos

N.M. Segu Mahammad

M

M

47

35

Welikanda

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen, as they were returning to their village, Athugala, from Polonnaruwa.

047

09.10.04

Jude

M

 

Akkaraipattu

Batticaloa

Political activist shot dead by member of a Paramilitary group working with Sri Lanka military.

048

17.10.04

Sinnavan Maheswaran

M

27

Batticaloa

Batticaloa

Killed in grenade attack on suburbs of Batticaloa, by unknown attackers.

049

19.10.04

Kingsley Rasanayagam

M

 

Batticaloa

Batticaloa

Former MP shot dead in car by unidentified gunmen.

050

19.10.04

Thambipillai Pakkiaratnam

M

26

Nr.Vallaikutty Junction

Batticaloa

Found dead with gunshot wounds on head and chest.

051

19.10.04

Kathirgamathamby

Pakkiaratnam

M

43

Iyankerny, Eravur

Batticaloa

Supporter of LTTE shot dead in his home by Paramilitary group working with the Sri Lanka military.

052

20.10.04

Tamil youth

M

 

Anpuvallipuram

Trincomalee

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

053

25.10.04

Tamil youth

M

 

Wellewatte

Colombo

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

054

25.10.04

Ken Ulrich

M

61

Mamangam

Suburb of Batticaloa

Batticaloa

Swiss national killed in grenade attack by the Paramilitary forces working with SL Army

055

03.11.04

Gamini Lalith

M

 

Mannar

Mannar

Killed by the SL Army, body had been recovered from the Uyilankulam Sri Lanka army camp.

056

14.11.04

Varatharajakurukkal Harihara Sarma

M

 

Near Kodikamam

Jaffna

Hindu priest killed when Sri Lanka army tank driver ran over him. He was riding his motor-bike to Nallur.

057

16.11.04

Ramalingam Subramaniam

M

60

Anuradhapura

Anuradapura

Civilian returning from Colombo with relatives from Germany, shot dead by Sri Lanka police.

058

16.11.04

Krishnapillai Thanikasalam

M

49

Valaichenai

Batticaloa

Civilian shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

059

17.11.04

Maheswaran Rusangan

M

 

Valaichenai

Batticaloa

Political activist shot dead the paramilitary forces working with Sri Lankan military intelligence.

060

18.11.04

Vasanthanayagam Prabaharan

M

 

Kaduruwela

Batticaloa/

Polonnaruwa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

061

19.11.04

Sarath Ambepitiya and his Driver

M

M

 

Sarana Road

Colombo

High Court Judge and his driver shot dead at home by unidentified gunmen.

062

063

19.11.04

Sathasivam Kumaram

Rasenthiram Sureshkumar

M

M

21

21

Near Sithambara College, Valvettithurai

Jaffna

Two youth shot dead by Sri Lankan army.

064

21.11.04

G. M. Perera

M

 

Colombo

Colombo

Shot dead by government security forces. His FR complaint on a previous incident pending in the Sri Lanka courts. Next court appearance was to be 2 Dec 04

065

 

24.11.04.

Two people

M

 

Vanthaarumoolai

Batticaloa

Shot dead, by Paramilitary forces working with Sri Lanka Army.

 

 

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of Incident

District

Incident

066

 

25.11.04

Umakanth

M

21

Akkaraipattu

Baticaloa

Political activist shot dead by Paramilitary forces working with the Sri Lankan Army.

067

25.11.04

Sonnyboy Occerz

M

 

Dematagoda

Colombo

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

068

03.12.04

Johnpillai Chandramohan

M

33

Trinco Road, Batticaloa

Batticaloa

Former policeman shot dead by Paramilitary working with Sri Lankan army.

069

09.12.04

Murugesu Elilarasi

F

22

Point Pedro

Jaffna

Found dead in her own home. Injuries on head and stomach.

070

071

10.12.04

Two people

 

 

Horse Race Square

Colombo

Colombo

Two people killed in a grenade attack on Bollywood show in Colombo. Attack was organised by Buddhist fundamentalists.

072

13.12.04

Sivaguru Uthayakumar

M

28

Alayyadivembu

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

073

15.12.04

Arul Jehan

M

25

Kallady 4th street

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

074

075

076

08.01.05

P. Nahenthiran

N.Ananthan

T.Thirusan

M

M

M

38

24

08

Vahaneri

Batticaloa

Three killed, including a child. Two grenades were deliberately thrown at a home where relatives were grieving for tsunami victims and preparing for funeral.

077

17.01.05

Vairavan Nadesu

M

52

Mirusuvil North

Batticaloa

Civilian cyclist run over by speeding Sri Lanka army truck. He died on the spot.

078

04.02.05

Sinnathurai Thevathas

M

28

Near Kiran Vishnu Temple

Batticaloa

Official in charge of Forest Conservation shot dead by suspected paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka military intelligence.

079

05.02.05

Cumaraswamy Thirukumaran

M

26

Kottuthanai

Jaffna

Dead body of youth missing since 29.01.05 found in bushes.

080

081

082

083

07.02.05

E. Kousalyan

Three persons

 

 

M

 

Namalgama

Near Welikanda

Batticaloa/

Polonnaruwa

border

Head of LTTE political division for Batticaloa-Amparai District and three others shot dead by Paramilitary forces working with the Sri Lankan Army. Mr. Chandra Nehru was also killed in the same incident.

084

08.02.05

Mr Ariyanayagam Chandra Nehru

M

 

Namalgama

Near Welikanda

Batticaloa/

Polonnaruwa

border

Founder member of NESOHR – NorthEast Secretariat on Human Rights, and former TNA MP for Amparai shot dead by Paramilitary forces working with the Sri Lankan Army.

085

14.02.05

Sambunathan Sasikaran

M

22

Kommathurai

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAMIL CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - TCHR

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Documented cases of ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCES – July 2004 – February 2005

(actual disappearances higher than documented by TCHR)

 

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of Incident

District

Incident

001

12.07.04

Rajagopal Gajendran

M

18

Nainativu

Jaffna

Reported missing by the parents. He had left Nainativu to go to Jaffna and had never returned.

002

13.07.04

Krishnapillai Chandramohan

M

24

Karaveddy

Jaffna

Reported missing after leaving Karaveddy to go to Kilinochchi, where his business is. Never arrived at his business and not seen since, relatives say.

003

16.07.05

Six Tamil fishermen

M

 

Inparutty, Point Pedro

Jaffna

Went out to fish in small boats and never returned. Local fishery society sent search party to no avail.

004

04.08.04

Jeyabalasingham Ganesh

M

27

Vavuniya town

Vavuniya

Refugee living in Pesalai refugee camp, arrested by Sri Lanka police. Not seen since. His wife lodged complaint with Mannar CitizenÕs Ctte. He was temporarily employed by Ceylon Electricity Board, and is a father of two. Family was displaced from Kilinochchi during the war.

005

06.09.04

Navaratnarajah Premkumar

M

25

Nayanmaarkaddu

Jaffna

Went missing, found hacked to death in deserted area on 7/9/04.

006

29.01.05

Cumaraswamy Thirukumaran

M

26

Kottuthanai

Jaffna

Missing since 29/1/05, dead body was found in bushes on 5/2/05.

 

TAMIL CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - TCHR

9, rue des Peupliers, 95140 Garges les Gonnese - FRANCE - Tel/Fax : 33 - 1 - 40 38 28 74

Documented cases of RAPE / TORTURE and OTHERS – July 2004 – February 2005

(actual rape / torture etc. higher than documented by TCHR)

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of Incident

District

Incident

001

002

20.07.04

Pakkiyaraja Gananathan

Thambinathan Devarajah

M

M

35

37

Eravur

Batticaloa

Shot and wounded by unidentified gunmen.

003

03.08.04

Four persons

 

 

Kalmunai

Batticaloa

Four pilgrims travelling in minibuses from Kataragama wounded when Islamic militant youth stoned the buses.

004

12.08.04

Twenty persons

MF

 

Colombo

Colombo

Bata workers severely assaulted by Sri Lanka Police, during organised protest against sacking 600.

 

 

 

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of Incident

District

Incident

005

 

 

 

20.08.04

One Woman

F

 

Kayankerni

Batticaloa

Political worker shot and seriously wounded by Sri Lanka Army. She was admitted to Batticaloa Hospital, Intensive Care Unit.

 

006

24.08.04

Two persons

M

 

Akkaraipattu courts

Batticaloa

Guard and courts officer wounded in shooting incident.

 

007

 

09.08.04

Fousiya Ahmed

F

36

Eravur

Batticaloa

Wounded by Islamic militants who were searching for her brother in her home. They shot her mother dead.

008

009

31.08.04

U.L.Majeed

S. Hakeem

M

M

24

22

Eravur

Batticaloa

Two Muslim youth seriously wounded by gunmen suspected to be from fundamentalist Islamic group. Admitted to Batticaloa hospital. A third youth was killed.

010

05.09.04

Two persons

M

 

Valvattithurai

Jaffna

Two fishermen harassed by Sri Lanka Navy, who took their passes. Complaint lodged to SLMM.

011

11.09.04

Two persons

M

 

Kayts

Kayts

Injured in shootout another person killed on the spot.

012

14.09.04

T. Indranee

Tamil students

F

 

Chuttipuram

Mirusuvil North

Jaffna

Fifteen Sri Lanka policemen severely assaulted Teacher and students in the class room.

013

28.09.04

Uthayachelvi

F

38

Panichchankerni

Batticaloa

Woman wounded by shelling from the Mankerni Cashew plantation Sri Lanka army camp. She was taken to Batticaloa hospital.Another woman was killed.

014

28.09.04

Kanapathipillai Vivekanandarasa

M

19

Kiran

Batticaloa

Young salesman shot and wounded by unidentified gunmen.

015

01.10.04

Poopalapillai Sivapragasam

M

47

Near Punanai

Batticaloa

Businessman shot and wounded by unidentified gunmen.

016

03.10.04

Soorasingham Prakash

M

19

Viyaparimoolai

Jaffna

Assaulted and seriously wounded by Sri Lankan army soldiers at checkpoint when his motorbike broke down.

017

04.10.04

K. Rajan

M

 

 

Polonnaruwa town

Polonnaruwa

Mill worker shot and wounded by unidentified gunmen, while at work in Muslim colony rice mill.

018

08.10.04

Two youths

M

 

Anpuvallipuram Jct

Trincomalee

Wounded when severely assaulted by Sri Lanka army soldiers. Admitted to Trincomalee general hospital.

019

09.10.04

Person

M

 

Akkaraipattu

Batticaloa

Civilian driver wounded when paramilitary working with Sri Lanka military shot dead an LTTE political activist.

020

09.10.04

Eleven people

M

 

Kasthuriyar Rd, Jaffna

Jaffna

Civilians assaulted and injured by Sri Lanka police.

021

022

14.10.04

Sellathurai Ananthan

Vethanayagam Suthakaran

M

M

40

20

Mankerni

Batticaloa

Shot and wounded by Paramilitary forces working with the Sri Lankan Army.

023

21.10.04

Tamil youth

M

12

Valigamam South West

Jaffna

Harassed, given death threats by Sri Lanka Army.

 

 

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of Incident

District

Incident

024

 

 

21.10.04

P. Wijendran

M

 

Valvettithurai

Jaffna

Treasurer of Valvettithurai fisheries co-operative society was severely threatened by Sri Lanka army soldier, who held him at gunpoint.

025

21.10.04

Girl

F

14

Vavuniya

Vavuniya

Repeatedly raped by former policeman, who employed her as servant.

026

 

 

 

02.11.04

Eighteen persons

 

MF

 

Kattankody

Batticaloa

Injured when followers of a branch of Islam bombed the orthodox Irumbu Thaikka Mosque. A girl was injured when the Special Task Force (Sri Lanka Police) shot at the crowd

027

19.11.04

Ponnuthurai Theiventhiran

M

 

 

Valvettithurai

Jaffna

Injured when Sri Lankan army, opened fire as youth played football outside Sithambara College.

028

20.11.04

Mannikkam Sundaram

M

38

Jaffna

Jaffna

Wounded when Sri Lanka police and soldiers shot at civilians protesting against the killings.

029

19.11.04

M. Chandrarajah

M

 

Meesalai Chavakachcheri

Jaffna

Sri Lanka army soldiers shot and wounded him.

030

25.11.04

Fourteen Tamil people

 

M

 

 

Mannar town

Mannar

Seriously injured when Sri Lanka army indiscriminately attacked hundreds of people, with iron bars and clubs.

031

032

25.11.04

Vino Noharathalingam MP

Parish priest of Thalvupadu

M

M

 

Mannar town

Mannar

Both assaulted by Sri Lanka army soldiers as they helped panicked civilians try to flee the town.

033

034

035

036

037

25.11.04

Mannavan

Jothirajah

Kokilan

Karikalan

Two other Tamil civilians

M

M

M

M

M

 

Veppankulam Junction

Vavuniya

The first six persons were injured when Sri Lanka army soldiers indiscriminately fired at people outside Pillaiyar temple.

038

26.11.04

Several Tamil people

M

 

Chavakachcheri

Jaffna

Assaulted by Sri Lanka army soldiers.

039

040

27.11.04

Ramesh Senthooran

Gopal

M

M

 

Uppuveli

Trincomalee

Son of Mr Sampanthan TNA MP, assaulted by Sinhalese members of political party, while in three-wheeler.

041

02.12.04

Four Tamil fishermen

M

 

Kachchai, Thenmaradchi

Jaffna

Sri Lanka army forcibly took their fishing passes, for not giving army free fish.

042

043

10.12.04

C. Chandraprakash

Thillaiyamma Jehannathapillai

M

M

 

Bailey Road

Batticaloa town

Batticaloa

Head of Regional office of the Tamil daily Thinakkural, and senior journalist were injured when unidentified attackers threw grenade into office premises.

044

10.12.04

Fifteen people

 

 

Horse Race Square

Colombo

Colombo

In an Buddhist fundamentalists organised grenade attack, fifteen wounded in Bollywood show. Two were seriously wounded and admitted to hospital.

045

12.12.04

Chandrakumar Rajan

M

20

Trinco Road

Batticaloa

Injured when grenade was thrown at bakery.

 

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of Incident

District

Incident

046

01.01.05

Many people

 

 

Kudathanai

Jaffna

Many, including two helpers distributing essential items to refugees, assaulted by Sri Lankan army soldiers. Three people seriously injured and admitted to hospital.

047

08.01.05

Thirty eight people

MF

 

 

Vahaneri

Batticaloa

Thirty-eight people injured when two grenades were deliberately thrown at a home of grieving relatives for tsunami victims. All injured were admitted to hospital. Another three people were killed in same incident.

048

08.01.05

Rajadurai Inthirarasa

M

 

Valvettithurai

Jaffna

Senior social worker assaulted by Sri Lanka Police when he protested against Sri Lanka police harassment of tsunami victims. Admitted to hospital with chest injuries.

049

16.01.05

Fifteen people

MF

 

Pesalai

Mannar

Injured when Sri Lankan police opened fire and assaulted Tamil people as they tried to raise the Tamileelam flag, in preparation for commemoration event.

050

24.01.05

Jegan

M

32

Wellawatte

Colombo

Shot and injured by unidentified gunmen. Admitted to Intensive Care Unit with two gunshot wounds in chest.

051

26.01.05

Two people

M

 

Pannai seas

Jaffna

Fishermen assaulted by Sri Lanka Navy whilst fishing.

052

 

09.02.05

Puratchiharan

M

 

Komari

Batticaloa

Political worker assaulted by Sri Lanka Special Task Force (Police).

053

11.02.05

Young boy

M

 

Mannar town

Mannar

Sexually assaulted and seriously injured by Sri Lanka police.

054

12.02.05

Six Tamil people

 

 

Thenmaradchi

Jaffna

Assaulted by Sri Lanka police with batons and poles. Six people injured and admitted to Chavakachcheri hospital.

055

12.02.05

M.Callister

Two Tamil persons

M

 

32

 

Mannar

Jaffna

Three Tamils seriously wounded when grenade thrown at Political office exploded. All three admitted to Hospital.

 

00.10.01

Sivakumaran Sahinthan

M

27

Jaffna Police station

Jaffna

Tortured for five days, including being suspended by toes, and beaten repeatedly on genitals.

 

17.03.04

Gajendran

M

20

Jaffna police station

Jaffna

Detained and tortured by Sri Lankan Police.