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 KumarMohan 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 ThalaiyasingamV Selvalogini Thalaiyasingam |
M F |
58 |
Colombo |
Colombo |
Businessman and his wife arrested by Sri Lanka police |
|
011 012 |
14.08.05 |
UthayamenanThree 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 UthayarajahYoung 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 |
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 |
|
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |