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 2005– February 2006

(actual arrests higher than documented by TCHR)

 

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of Arrest

District

Incident

001

04.07.05

V. Sugunthan

M

 

Uyilankum

Vanni

Youth arrested by Sri Lanka army

002

003

11.07.05

Muttukani Kumar

Mohan Paranapas

M

M

19

44

Off Thalaimannar coast

Mannar

Refugees returning from South India arrested by Sri Lanka Navy.

004

17.07.05

Six Tamils

M F

 

Konthaipitty

Mannar

Four Tamils, woman and son arrested by Sri Lanka police.

005

22.07.05

Three Tamils

M

 

Vadamaradchi East

Jaffna

Three fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka Navy.

006

30.07.05

One person

M

 

Iyankerni

Batticaloa

Arrested by Sri Lanka police.

007

06.08.05

Karunakaran Sasikaran

M

16

Muhamalai checkpoint

Jaffna

Arrested and detained by Sri Lanka army. Complaint lodged with SLMM and government HRCSL.

008

13.08.05

Nine Tamils

M

 

Akkaraipattu and Kanjirankuda

Amparai

Farmers arrested and detained by Sri Lanka Special Task Force (STF) Police.

009

010

13.08.05

Lakshman Thalaiyasingam

V Selvalogini Thalaiyasingam

M

F

58

Colombo

Colombo

Businessman and his wife arrested by Sri Lanka police

011

012

14.08.05

Uthayamenan

Three people

M

 

Kalmunai

Amparai

Political activist and civilians arrested by Sri Lanka STF soldiers, detained by police. Complaint lodged with SLMM.

013

15.08.05

One person

M

14

Nanatthan

Mannar

Young boy arrested by Sri Lanka army

014

16.08.05

S. Wijekumar

M

 

Kaddaiparichan checkpoint

Trincomalee

District director of TRO, transporting resources for tsunami victims, arrested and detained by Sri Lanka police.

015

17.08.05

One person

M

 

Pallimunai coast

Mannar

Youth arrested and detained by Sri Lanka police.

016

17.08.05

Gopi

M

 

Jaffna

Jaffna

Sri Lanka army and police fired at political activistÕs home, abducted and detained him. Complaint lodged with SLMM.

017

17.08.05

Seven Tamils

M

 

Mannar seas

Mannar

Refugees returning from S India arrested by Sri Lnka Navy

018

19.08.05

Sumbramaniam Ramesh

M

 

Kurunagala

?

Journalist of daily ÒVeerakesariÓ arrested by S L police.

019

23.08.05

One person

M

47

Colombo

Colombo

Arrested by Sri Lanka police.

020

23.08.05

Yathurshan Premachandran

M

 

Colombo

Colombo

Photojournalist of daily ÒSudar OliÓ assaulted and arrested by S L police, interrogated by NIB(Nat.Intelligence Bureau).

021

29.08.05

Two Tamils

M

 

Talaimannar

Mannar

Fisheries society employees arrested by Sri Lanka police.

022

30.08.05

Sultan Mohamed Sahabdeen

M

 

Uyilankum checkpoint

Mannar

Arrested by Sri Lanka army

 

September

Charles Gnanakone

M

 

Colombo

Colombo

Arbitrarily arrested by police and detained two months

024

025

026

06.09.05

Eleven Tamils

Nadaraja Sutharsan

Marimuthu Kanagaretnam

 

M

M

 

20

20

Mannar sea

Mannar

Refugees and two other civilians arrested and detained by Sri Lanka Navy

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of Arrest

District

Incident

027

07.09.05

Singaratnam Kamalchandran

M

34

Urani junction

Batticaloa

Arrested by Sri Lanka army soldiers

028

23.09.05

Five Tamils

M

 

Pattana town

Nuara Eliya

Youth arrested by Sri Lanka police. They were putting up posters. Complaint lodged with MP of UPF who protested.

029

01.10.05

Four Tamils

M

 

Trincomalee town

Trincomalee

Youth arrested by Sri Lanka Navy

030

031

11.10.05

Yogarajah Prince Ruchinik

Sivapatham Shankar

M

M

22

26

Mannar

Jaffna

Refugees returning from India arrested by Sri Lanka Navy

032

13.10.05

Forty-eight Tamils

 

 

Batticaloa-Polonnaruwa border area

Polonnaruwa

Rice mill workers arrested by Sri Lanka police in cordon and search operation

033

034

14.10.05

Krishnapillai Uthayarajah

Young woman

M

F

27

Valaichenai

Batticaloa

Arrested and detained by Sri Lanka police

035

15.10.05

Mohammadu Thasin Narchi

M

42

Valaichenai

Batticaloa

Arrested by Sri Lanka Police

036

15.10.05

Ten Tamils

M

 

Kinniyadi

Batticaloa

Youth arbitrarily arrested by Sri Lanka army soldiers

037

31.10.05

Twenty Tamils

 

 

Batticaloa town

Batticaloa

Youth arrested, detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka army, in cordon and search operation of more than 1,000 youth. Masked paramilitaries present with Sri Lanka army.

038

11.11.05

Eleven Tamils

 

 

Taliamannar

Mannar

Refugees returning from South India arrested by SL Navy

039

040

041

14.11.05

Rojan Jeyakanthan

Yogarajah Rasamanikkam

Pragasam Sathyamoorthy

M

M

M

33

28

24

Paddiriuppu Bridge,

Kaluwanchikudy

Batticaloa

Youth arrested and interrogated by Special Task Force soldiers

042

043

14.11.05

S. Suresh

S. Kanthan

M

M

28

21

Black Bridge, Chenkalady

Batticaloa

Youth arrested and interrogated by Sri Lanka Army soldiers

044

045

16.11.05

Thamivelu Sasikumar

Perinparajah Mathivathanan

M

M

23

19

Palayadithona, Eravur

Batticaloa

Youth arrested and interrogated by Sri Lanka Police

046

047

048

22.11.05

Mahenthiran Sutharsan

Ramachandran Sathees

Mahenthran Pirathapan

M

M

M

24

20

25

Nedunthivu

Jaffna

Youth arrested and interrogated by Sri Lanka Navy

049

13.12.05

Sriharan Rajagajan

M

24

Kondavil

Jaffna

Youth arrested by Sri Lanka army in cordon and search operation. Earlier he had sought protection form NHRC

050

14.12.05

Two Tamils

M

 

Mannar town market

Mannar

Youth arrested by Sri Lanka armed forces in cordon/search

051

14.12.05

Seven Tamils

M

 

Mandan

Jaffna

Youth arrested and detained by Sri Lanak army

052

053

054

17.12.05

P. Parthipan

Kokulan

Sarveswaran

M

M

M

 

Wellawatte

Colombo

Senior Tamil journalist of daily ÒThinakkuralÓ and two office technicians arrested and detained by Sri Lanka police. Sri Lanka Tamil Media Alliance protested to Media Minister.

055

17.12.05

One hundred and seven people

 

 

Colombo 3, Colombo 4, Wellawatte

 

Colombo

Tamils arrested by Sri Lanka police, in cordon and search operation and detained.

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of Arrest

District

Incident

056

057

20.12.05

Manickavasagar Ilampirayan

Gowri Senthooran

 

M

M

 

University of Jaffna

Jaffna

Physical Education lecturer and student arrested by Sri Lanka army, entering Uni premises for first time since 1995

058

059

060

061

062

22.12.05

S. A. Calistus

Immanuel Arokianathan

S.A. Roge

S. Stanilaus

Three Tamils

M

M

M

M

M

15

18

17

11

Off shore, Mannar

Mannar

Fishermen and school students arrested and assaulted by Sri Lanka Navy

063

22.12.05

Murugathas Theeparooban

M

19

Nunaval

Jaffna

Arrested by SL army. On 01.02.06 taken to TID Colombo

064

065

066

067

068

069

070

27.12.06

George Ramodi

Pathmanathan Manoharan

Tharmarajah Kugadas

Somasundaram Santhakumar

Pakiyanathan Kamalakannan

Pulendran Nagendran

Markandu Thiruneelan

M

M

M

M
M
M
M

41

31

31

28

25

23

18

Point Pedro

Jaffna

Arrested and disappeared by Sri Lanka army. Twenty-five year old is studying at Palaly Teacher Training college. Principal lodged complaint with police and Jaffna govt agent. Two weeks later all arrested were found, detained and being interrogated in Point Pedro Police station. He and two others were then sent to the TID -Terrorism Investigation Div.Colombo. Complaint made to govt NHRC.

071

29.12.05

Thevarajah Kirubakaran

M

29

BishopÕs House, Mannar

Mannar

Arrested by Sri Lanka army, detained by Sri Lanka police

072

31.12.05

105 Tamil women

815 Tamil men

M

F

 

Colombo

Colombo

Total of nine hundred and twenty Tamils were arrested, interrogated by Sri Lanka armed forces.Fifty three detained

073

02.01.06

S. N. S. Jude Dorin

M

 

Murukan

Mannar

Arrested by Sri Lanka Army, detained by police.

074

06.01.06

Ten Tamils

M

 

Uppukulam

Mannar

Arrested by Sri Lanka army in cordon and search operation

075

076

077

078

079

080

081

082

06.01.06

Thayanithy Tharmalingam

Kunam Jaliny

Kunasingam Srisuntharam

Muthaya Yogarajan

Govintharaja Satheeskumar

Sriranjan Kapilaraj

Eilankainathan Tharshan

Twenty three persons

F

F
M
M
M
M
M

 

Puttalam town centre

Puttalam

Thirty Tamils arrested by Sri Lanka police in cordon and search operation.

083

084

085

086

087

088

089

090

10.01.06

Eramuthu Thuraisingham

Sellappa Sivagnanam

Ramyah Kalirajah

Vadivel Nagarasa

Eramuthu Balarajah

Kandan Nathan

S Uvarasa

Kunam Kumaran

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

 

Manpuri checkpoint

Trincomalee

Eight Tamil youth arrested while travelling in a minibus, by Sri Lanka Navy, detained and interrogated by police.

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of Arrest

District

Incident

091

13.01.06

One person

M

 

Irupalai

Jaffna

Tractor driver arrested and detained by Sri Lanka army.

092

093

094

16.01.06

Vijayaratnam Sathees

Perambalam Arulrajah

Eight persons

M

M

M

26

40

Karainagar

Jaffna

Two men and eight school pupils arrested by Sri Lanka Navy in cordon and search operation. Navy camp staff denied arrests, when relatives went to make enquiries.

095

16.01.06

Jesuthasan Kamalathasan

M

 

Near Mannar hospital

Mannar

Arrested and shot by Sri Lanka army soldiers. Taken to TID Colombo. Complaint made to NHRC.

096

097

27.01.06

Kannaki

Thayalini

F
F

45

18

Batticaloa

Batticaloa

Mother and daughter arrested and detained by Sri Lanka Special Task Force soldiers.

098

01.02.06

Ratnam Anandarajah

M

33

Jaffna

Jaffna

Sent to TID in Colombo after arrest by Sri Lanka army.

099

100

101

102

05.02.06

Perumal Chandramohan

Gopalasamy Rajakumar

Packiyanathan Ranjan

Emanuel Anthony Jude

M
M
M
M

24

23

28

27

Off shore Northern coast

Jaffna

Fishermen arrested by Sri Lanka Navy and detained in police custody at Kayts. Complaint registered with government funded NHRC (National Human Rights Commission)

 

 

 

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 2005 – February 2006

(actual killings higher than documented by TCHR)

 

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of Incident

District

Incident

001

03.07.05

Anpan

M

35

Akkaraipattu

Amparai

Rice mill employee killed in grenade attack by unidentified gunmen.

002

04.07.05

One person

M

 

Trincomalee town

Trincomalee

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

003

04.07.05

Nazar Mahalingam

M

29

Muslim Colony

Polannaruwa

Muslim convert shot dead by paramilitary forces working with Sri Lanka army.

004

06.07.05

One person

M

 

Thiyaveduvan

Batticaloa?

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

005

07.07.05

Krishnan Ravichandran

M

23

Sepatti

Puttalam

Tamil youth shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

006

007

008

009

10.07.05

Sebastiampillai Jeyachandran

Thangarajah Wijendrarasa

Anushan Kulasingham

Koneswaran Muthaiah

M

M

M

M

 

Selvanayagapuram

Trincomalee

Two political activists and two supporters of LTTE shot dead inside an office by paramilitary forces working with Sri Lanka army.

010

11.07.05

Perinpam Sangarapillai

M

19

Tharavari Road

Batticaloa

Killed in grenade attack by unidentified assailants.

011

14.07.05

Tamil person

M

 

Kumburupiddy

Trincomalee

Shot dead by Sri Lanka armed forces.

012

14.07.05

Muthiah Rasa

M

20

Kumburupiddy

Trincomalee

Tamil mason shot dead by Sri Lanka armed forces.

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of Incident

District

Incident

013

16.07.05

One person

 

 

Chilaw

Puttalam

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

014

20.07.05

Marimuthu Baskaran

M

54

Kalmunai

Amparai

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen in his home.

015

21.07.05

Kanagasabai Ranjithkumar

M

21

Pottuvil

Amparai

Shot dead by Sri Lanka police.

016

23.07.05

One person

M

 

Thampalakamam

Trincomalee

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

017

018

26.07.05

Subramaniam Kohulan

Kumarasamy Pathmaharan

M

M

26

23

Manippuram

Vavuniya

Tamil youth hacked to death by unidentified killers.

019

26.07.05

One person

M

 

Puthur

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

020

26.07.05

Kirupaharan Krishnapillai

M

28

Colombo

Colombo

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

021

27.07.05

One person

M

 

Erumaitheevu river

Batticaloa

Dead body found in river.

022

27.07.05

Ibrahim Mohideen

M

 

Katankudy

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

023

28.07.05

One person

M

 

Jaffna town

Jaffna

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

024

29.07.05

P. L. Jeyaraj

M

52

Achuveli

Jaffna

Father of three shot dead by unidentified gunmen, near Sri Lanka police station.

025

01.08.05

Ratnasingham Sivakumar

M

30

Sinna Urani

Batticaloa

Killed in grenade attack by paramilitary forces working with Sri Lanka army.

026

03.08.05

One person

F

 

Batticaloa town

Batticaloa

Dead body of young woman raped and stabbed by unidentified killers, found in College classroom, in HSZ.

027

04.08.05

Jeyaseelan Shantharooban

M

24

Innuvil jct, Jaffna town

Jaffna

Hairdressing salon employee shot dead by Sri Lanka army.

028

06.08.05

Sivarajah Mriyapalan

M

22

Arumugathankudiyirupu

Batticaloa

Fisherman shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

029

07.08.05

Kulanthaian Thirunavukarasu

M

45

Madduvil

Jaffna

Father of three killed in Sri Lanka army mine explosion

030

08.08.05

Vamadeva Keerthana

F

17

Potpathi, Kokuvil

Jaffna

Killed by heavy vehicle

031

032

10.08.05

Ramesh

Sujiventhan

M

M

32

19

Kanjirankuda junction

Amparai

Political activists shot dead by paramilitary forces working with Sri Lanka army.

033

034

12.08.05

Relangi Selvarajah

Sinnadurai Selvarajah

F

M

45

48

Bambalapitya

Colombo

Senior TV announcer and her husband shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

035

13.08.05

Laxshman Kadirgamar

M

 

Colombo

Colombo

Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka shot dead at his residence by unidentified gunmen.

036

15.08.05

One person

M

 

Namalpockuna

Polannaruwa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

037

17.08.05

One person

M

 

Kurumankadu

Vavuniya

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

038

17.08.05

Satheeskumar

M

25

Homogama

Colombo

Tamil youth abducted, shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

039

20.08.05

One person

M

 

Samanakulam

Vavuniya

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

040

24.08.05

One person

M

 

Kovilkulam

Vavuniya

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

041

27.08.05

One person

M

 

Tampalakamam

Trincomalee

Shot dead at his home by unidentified gunmen.

042

28.08.05

Two persons

M

 

Kalutara

Colombo

Two youth, tortured and shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

043

29.08.05

David Selvaratnam

M

50

Colombo

Colombo

Security man for Tamil daily ÒSudar OliÓ killed when unidentified killers threw grenades into printing department.

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of Incident

District

Incident

044

30.08.05

Reagon

M

 

Vaharai

Batticaloa

Political activist shot dead by paramilitary forces working with Sri Lanka army.

045

02.09.05

Naguleswaran

M

37

Wennapuwa

NW Province

Tile factory owner shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

046

04.09.05

K. Arulanesan

 

 

Kaluchiwanchikudy

Batticaloa

Political activist shot dead by paramilitary forces working with Sri Lanka army.

047

048

06.09.05

Kirupairasa Rupanraj

Muthuvel

M

M

23

19

Ragama

Western Province

Factory workers abducted, beaten and shot by unidentified gunmen.

049

07.09.05

Sinnathamby Baleswaran

M

38

Urani junction

Batticaloa

Shot dead by Sri Lanka army.

050

08.09.05

Tamil man

M

 

Batticaloa

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

051

09.09.05

Tamil man

M

 

Thirunavatkulam

Vavuniya

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

052

11.09.05

Two men

M

 

Batticaloa border

Polonnaruwa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

053

13.09.05

Balasingham Sivanesan

M

38

Uduvil

Jaffna

Abducted and then shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

054

13.09.05

Thavarasa Girishanthan

M

19

Arasady junction

Jaffna

Strangled to death by unidentified killers.

055

14.09.05

Tamil man

M

 

Batticaloa town

Batticaloa

Killed in grenade attack by unidentified killers.

056

14.09.05

S K Sabanatha Sharma

M

26

Anjaneyar Kovil

Jaffna

Father of two, shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

057

16.09.05

Tamil man

 

 

Vavuniya town

Vavuniya

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

058

19.09.05

Tamil man

 

 

Pattakadu

Vavuniya

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

059

21.09.05

Alagaratnam Jeevaratnam

M

51

Valaichenai

Batticaloa

Grama Sevaka officer shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

060

22.09.05

Karuppaiah Sasikumar

M

30

Batticaloa

Batticaloa

Shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka army.

061

24.09.05

Velu Kishorkumar

M

25

Anthoniar Road

Batticaloa

Newly married tailor shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

062

27.09.05

Jeyarasa Leelavathy

F

37

Near Pommai Veli

Jaffna

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

063

27.09.05

T. Mudiyansalage Sunil

M

46

Kallady

Batticaloa

Motor rickshaw driver shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

064

28.09.05

Thamyappa Velauthapillai

M

70

Station Road

Batticaloa

TRO security man killed in grenade attack on TRO offices.

065

29.09.05

One person

M

 

Mutur

Trincomalee

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

066

30.09.05

Yogakumar Krishnapillai

M

38

Central Road, Batticaloa

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen. He was the distributor for the Eelanathan newspaper in Batticaloa.

067

02.10.05

Tamil man

M

 

Kudapokkum

Polonnaruwa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

068

03.10.05

Tamil man

M

 

Anaikoddai

Jaffna

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

069

03.09.05

Karthikesu Senthoorchelvan

M

22

Vadamaradchi

Jaffna

Killed by unidentified attackers.

070

04.10.05

Rasarathinam Rajavinothan

M

30

Uduvil

Jaffna

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

071

06.10.05

Tamil man

M

 

Palaiyootru

Trincomalee

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

072

07.10.05

Tamil man

M

 

Sebastian Road

Jaffna

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

073

074

07.10.05

Selvarajah Selvakumar

Arumugam Paramanathan

M

M

14

26

Valaichenai

Batticaloa

Young carpenter, mason and apprentice, shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

075

09.10.05

Gnanapiragasam Kirubiratnam

M

57

Jaffna

Jaffna

Abducted and beaten by Sri Lanka army. Died of injuries.

076

10.10.05

Tamil man

M

 

Pottuvil

Amparai

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of Incident

District

Incident

077

11.10.05

One person

M

 

Athimodai junction

Trincomalee

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

078

11.10.05

Nadararajah Sivakadaadcham

M

 

Kopay

Jaffna

Principal of Kopay Christian college and social activist shot dead by Sri Lanka military intelligence gunmen.

079

12.10.05

Kanapathy Rajadurai

M

 

Jaffna town

Jaffna

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

080

19.10.05

Perera Weerasingham

M

53

Kankankulam

Vavuniya

Grama Sevaka officer shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka army.

081

19.10.05

Mohammadu Hanifa

M

42

Akkaraipattu

Amparai

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

082

27.10.05

One person

M

 

OrrÕs Hill

Trincomalee

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

083

28.10.05

Nirojan Tharmarajah

M

20

Puthur East

Jaffna

Shot and killed by Sri Lanka army soldiers.

084

29.10.05

H. Abeyaratna

M

38

Akkaraipattu

Amparai

Rice mill worker shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

085

31.10.05

Kandasamy Sasikumar

M

22

Kiran

Batticaloa

Shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka army.

086

02.11.05

Sellathamby Punniyamoorthy

M

26

Valaichenai

Batticaloa

Shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka army.

087

05.11.05

One person

M

 

Trincomalee town

Trincomalee

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

088

06.11.05

Thasaputhiran Thasakumar

M

33

Akkaraipattu

Amparai

Bus depot worker shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

089

13.11.05

One Tamil

M

 

Wellawatte

Colombo

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

090

091

14.11.05

Suresh

Vellai

M

M

26

22

Pallikudiyiruppu, Akkaraipattu

Amparai

Political activists shot dead, hands tied behind their backs, by Sri Lanka army.

092

15.11.05

One person

M

40

Amman Kovil, Varani

Jaffna

Body found in well near Sri Lanka army camp.

093

15.11.05

One person

M

 

Palaiyootru, Trinco town

Trincomalee

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

094

16.11.05

Rajmohan Seenithamby

M

38

Valaichenai

Batticaloa

Abducted in van and shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

095

16.11.05

Ahammad Lebbe Thaheer

M

42

Kalmunai

Batticaloa

Businessman shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

096

17.11.05

One person

M

 

Chelvanayakapuram

Trincomalee

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

097

098

099

100

18.11.05

Ibraheem

Abubakar

M.I.M. Mustafa

Nordeen

M
M
M
M

36

60

Akkaraipattu

Amparai

Killed in grenade attack on mosque, whilst at prayer, by unidentified attackers. The first two men died immediately. The other two men died from their injuries, in hospital.

101

102

20.11.05

Meerasaivu Ahammed Lebbe

Fowziya Lebbaithamby

M

F

44

43

Miravodai

Batticaloa

Shot dead while sleeping in home, by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka army.

103

20.11.05

One person

F

 

Near army checkpoint, Pt Pedro -Nagerkovil Rd

Jaffna

Body of woman, about 25 years old, who was killed by strangling, found in well.

104

25.11.05

Vinasithamby Kandasamy

M

46

Koolavady

Batticaloa

Owner of lorries shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

105

106

01.12.05

Sinnaiah Sivakaran

Kunaratnam Krishnakumar

M

M

24

34

Neerveli

Jaffna

Farmers shot dead by Sri Lanka army military intelligence gunmen.

107

02.12.05

Hemasiri

M

57

Anuradhapura junction

Trincomalee

Fish seller shot dead in market by unidentified gunmen.

108

109

03.12.05

Ilanko

One person

M

38

Thoppor

Trincomalee

Two persons killed by unidentified attackers, with knives and batons.

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of Incident

District

Incident

110

03.12.05

Three persons

M

 

Muttur

Trincomalee

Three bodies found in unused well in Muttur town.

111

05.12.05

Two persons

M

 

Jetty, Muttur

Trincomalee

Two more bodies found.

112

113

05.12.05

Nizwan

Rizwan

M

M

22

32

Maruthamunai

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

114

07.12.05

Subramaniam Yogaputhiran

M

 

Vavuniya town

Vavuniya

Killed in grenade explosion at bus stand.

115

07.12.05

Two persons

F

 

Palacholai

Batticaloa

Two sisters shot dead by paramilitaries.

116

08.12.05

S. Samusdeen

M

53

Punnaikudah

Batticaloa

Watcher of timber yard shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

117

118

09.12.05

Jeeva Chandrasegaran

Sasikumar Krishnapillai

M

M

25

31

Kiran

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

119

120

12.12.05

Thambirasa Thambymuthu

Chandran Kandasamy

M

M

22

29

Kiran

Batticaloa

Abducted and shot dead near Parankiarmadu school by unidentified gunmen.

121

15.12.05

Tamil man

M

 

Kudapokuna Welikanda

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

122

16.12.05

One person

F

 

Nasivanthivu

Batticaloa

Dead body found of woman in her twenties.

123

16.12.05

Ilayathambi Tharsini

F

20

Punguduthivu

Jaffna

Gang-raped, strangled and killed by Sri Lanka Navy soldiers. Postmortem stated she also had wounds caused by finger nails and teeth. One breast severely bitten.

124

22.12.05

K. Navaratnam

M

47

Jaffna town

Jaffna

Civil rights organiser and part time newspaper distributor shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

125

22.12.05

Vallinayagi Thambirajah

F

18

Chenkalady

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen, who entered her home.

126

23.12.05

Markandu Pushpamalar

F

31

Chavakachcheri

Jaffna

Killed by Sri Lanka army. Shot and died later in hospital.

127

128

129

130

131

24.12.05

Parameswari Somasundaram

Thirunavukarasu Jeyakanthan

Ratnakumar Kunasegar

Krishnan Vimaleswaran

S. Balasingham

F

M

M

M

M

26

 

 

31

24

Jaffna town

Jaffna

Shot dead by Sri Lanka army soldiers. She was a heart patient who had come to Jaffna from Kilinochchi for treatment at Jaffna hospital. The last two men were an employee of Jaffna Central college, watchman, and a local motorbike repairs shop owner respectively.

132

24.12.05

Weerakody

M

65

OrrÕs Hill

Trincomalee

Retired man shot dead by unidentified gunmen

133

25.12.05

Joseph Pararajasingham

M

71

St MaryÕs Church

Batticaloa town

Batticaloa

Shot dead in church during Christmas Eve Mass - religious service, by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka army.

134

135

136

137

25.12.05

Jude Arokiaraj Parunandu

Jude Suganthy Cruz Fernando

Emmanuel Cruz

Anthonikkam Cruz

M

F

M

F

03

 

43

43

Pesalai

 

Mother and young son, and couple, killed in arson attack on their homes by Sri Lanka Navy soldiers.

138

25.12.05

Two people

M

 

Near Palaly

Jaffna

Civilians shot dead by Sri Lanka army soldiers.

139

25.12.05

Ariyaratnam Kanagarasa

M

65

Punnalaikattuvan junct.

Jaffna

Baker shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

140

25.12.05

Wijeseelen

M

 

Vihare junction

Tincomalee

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

141

25.12.05

Ramanan

M

 

Road to Kandy

Trincomalee

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

No.

Date

Full Name

Sex

Age

Place of Incident

District

Incident

142

26.12.05

Two people

M

 

Eravur

Batticaloa

Tamil youth shot dead by Sri Lanka army soldiers.

143

144

28.12.05

Yogarajah Gajendran

Paranchothy Theepan

M

M

21

27

Muttirai junction checkpoint

Jaffna

Youth shot dead by Sri Lanka army soldiers.

145

28.12.05

Thambirajah Arulajanthan

M

16

Kodikamam

Jaffna

Shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka army

146

31.12.05

Jeyaseelan Yogalingam

M

28

Chunnakam

Jaffna

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

147

02.01.06

Veerasingham Prapaharan

M

35

Eravur

Batticaloa

Shot dead by paramilitaries working with Sri Lanka army.

148

149

150

151

152

02.01.06

Manoharan Rajeehar

Yogarajah Hemachandra

Thangathurai Sivanantha

Logithasan Rohan

Shanmugarajah Sajeenthiran

M

M

M

M

M

 

Dockyard Rd

Trincomalee town

Trincomalee

These students were sitting on a bench opposite Dutch Bay beach. Armed men from Sri Lanka security forces arrived by vehicle, assaulted the students and ordered them to lie on the ground. They then shot the students dead. All five students were below 20 years of age.

153

02.01.06

Sellathamby Visagaratnam

M

55

Alaiyadycholai

Batticaloa

Chief priest shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

154

155

03.01.06

Jeyanthan

Vinotharan Thevarasa

M

M

 

Chinavalaiyankattu

Mannar

Head of Political division of LTTE in Vavuniya West and civilian killed in explosion by Sri Lanka army.

156

03.01.06

Balenthiran

M

 

Wellawatte

Colombo

Shot by unidentified gunmen, died of wounds in hospital.

157

03.01.06

Victoria Sepamalai

F

32

Sethukkuda

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

158

03.01.06

Kankesan Sivanesan

M

30

Kayts

Jaffna

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

159

05.01.06

Rasaratnam Kuganenthiran

M

24

Korakallimadu

Batticaloa

Shot dead by Sri Lanka army soldiers

160

05.01.06

Kunam Thanus

M

22

Valaichenai

Batticaloa

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

161

05.01.06

Tamil man

 

 

Vadamaradchi

Jaffna

Stabbed to death by unidentified killers.

162

05.01.06

Thangarajah Predeeshkumar

M

32

Uduvil, Valigamam

Jaffna

Shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

163

06.01.06

Mahenthiran Kumutha

F

28

Sinna Urany

Batticaloa

Abducted and hacked to death by Sri Lanka army.

164

06.01.06

Iyathurai Baskaran

M

27

Katkovalam,Point Pedro

Jaffna

Shot dead by Sri Lanka army military intelligence soldiers.

165

08.01.06

Kandasamy Shanmuganathan

M

31

Eravur Vantharumoolai

Batticaloa

Shot dead by Sri Lanka army soldiers.

166

08.01.06

Sinnarasa Rasaiah

M

47

Point Pedro

Jaffna

Baker shot dead in bakery, within HSZ, by Sri Lanka army.

167

08.01.06

Two persons

M

 

Skanthapuram

Vavuniya

Abducted and shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

168

08.01.06

Two persons

M

 

Killivaddy, Muttur

Trincomalee

Shot dead by Sri Lanka army soldiers.

169