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