Summary report
TAMIL CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - TCHR
9, rue des Peupliers, 95140
Garges les Gonnese - FRANCE Email :
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/ tchrdip@hotmail.com
Documented cases of ARBITRARY ARRESTS/DETENTION July 99 to January
2000 (actual arrests higher than documented by TCHR)
|
No. |
Date |
Full Name |
Sex |
Age |
Place of
Arrest |
District |
Incident |
|
001 002 |
28/06/99 |
Manikkavel Vijayadharshan Kalimuthu Ranjithakumar |
M M |
|
Murakoddanch-chenai |
Batticaloa |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Army |
|
003 |
02/07/99 |
Two displaced people |
|
|
Pallimunai |
Mannar |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Police |
|
004 005 006 |
07/07/99 |
Soosai Michael Kasmir Boniface John Bosco Paulsami Ramachandran |
M M M |
45 45 |
Mannar |
Mannar |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Navy |
|
007 008 |
07/07/99 |
Murugesu Illango Vettivel Arulpirakasam |
M M |
|
Kaluwanchikudi |
Batticoloa |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Army |
|
009 |
08/07/99 |
Twenty -four people including two women |
|
|
Wellawatta |
Colombo |
Detained by Sri Lankan Police during search operation |
|
010 |
08/07/99 |
Sixty-seven Tamils |
|
|
Colombo fort Railway station |
Colombo |
Detained by Sri Lankan security forces during search
operation |
|
011 |
12/07/99 |
A youth ?? |
M |
|
Trincomalee |
Trincomalee |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Police |
|
012 |
12/07/99 |
Eight men |
M |
|
Veppankulam |
Vavuniya |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Police |
|
013 014 |
13/07/99 |
Nagarajah Koneswaran Thaangarajah Nadanasabesan |
M M |
|
Batticoloa |
Batticoloa |
University students arrested by Sri Lankan Police |
|
015 016 017 |
16/07/99 |
Kumarasamy Visvalingam Kanapathipillai Ketharam Ahamedlebbe Abdul Samoon |
M M M |
|
Ambilanthurai |
Batticaloa |
Arrested by The Sri Lankan Special Task Force |
|
018 019 020 |
16/07/99 |
Kandiah Sivananthan Kandasamy Ramesh Kanapathipillai |
M M M |
|
Batticoloa |
Batticoloa |
Fishermen, arrested by Sri Lankan Police |
|
021 |
18/07/99 |
Uthan |
M |
|
Kovinthan Road |
Batticoloa |
Employee of ICRC, arrested by Sri Lankan Army |
|
022 023 |
22/07/99 |
Balakrishnan Niranjan Sachchithanandan Selvamathan |
M M |
21 17 |
Kalmunai |
Ampara |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Special Task Force |
|
024 |
23/07/99 |
Sri Arasaretnam
Senthinathakurukkal |
M |
|
Akkaraipattu |
|
The chief priest of a Hindu temple, arrested by Sri Lankan
Police |
|
No. |
Date |
Full Name |
Sex |
Age |
Place of
Arrest |
District |
Incident |
|
025 |
27/07/99 |
Sixteen Tamil youths |
|
|
Mathala |
|
Arrested by Sri Lankan police |
|
026 |
31/07/99 |
Eight Tamils |
|
|
Alimudakku |
Kandy |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Police. |
|
027 |
01/08/99 |
Eight Tamils |
|
|
Jaffna |
Jaffna |
Arrested by Sri Lankan security forces during the month of
July 99. Reported by HRC |
|
028 |
02/08/99 |
Moothathaby Uthayakumar |
M |
|
Naavatkudu |
Jaffna |
A teacher at the Kadukkamunai Vaani Vidyalayam arrested by
Sri Lankan Army, as he was visiting relatives |
|
029 |
04/08/99 |
Sivalingam Vijtharan |
M |
28 |
Kiraan |
Batticaloa |
The Manager of the Kiraan Multi Purpose Co-operative
society, arrested by Sri Lankan Army, and held by the 23-1 Brigade of the Sri
Lankan army |
|
030 |
04/08/9 |
Twenty Tamil youths |
|
|
Nilaveli-Gopalapuram |
Trincomalee |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Army in a cordon and search
operation |
|
031 032 033 034 035 |
09/08/99 |
Ramalingam Gajalukshmi Rasentheram Valarmathy Santhalingam Malini Puvenendiram Kavitharangini Theiventhiram Nirmaladevi |
21 31 28 27 |
F |
Jaffna |
Jaffna |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Army. Kavitharangini and Nimalaveni
were blindfolded and taken away by army truck. |
|
036 |
08/08/99 |
Jayakumar |
M |
19 |
Kaithady |
Jaffna |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Army, after his recent discharge
from Jaffna hospital where he had received treatment for injuries inflicted
by the Sri Lankan army in an indiscriminate attack on civilians at Nunavil |
|
037 |
10/08/99 |
Nine persons |
|
|
Batticaloa |
Batticaloa |
Arrested in Batticaloa Central market by Sri Lankan Army
and military Trained Police. Five were women. |
|
038 |
10/08/99 |
Five persons |
|
|
Kumankadu |
Vavuniya |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Army |
|
039 |
10/08/99 |
Selvarani Paramesweran |
F |
42 |
Kaithady |
Jaffna |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Army |
|
040 |
11/08/99 |
Kulasegaram |
F |
37 |
Chavakachcheri |
Jaffna |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Army |
|
041 |
12/08/99 |
Krishnapillai Pavalakesan |
M |
26 |
Batticaloa |
Batticaloa |
Local NGO employee arrested by Sri Lankan army at sentry
point near SLA camp on Pioneer Road. ICRC and HRC informed. |
|
042 |
12/08/99 |
Thambinayakam Sribalu |
M |
27 |
Batticaloa |
Batticaloa |
Journalist arrested by Sri Lankan army when inquiring at
army camp about Pavalakesan’s arrest. |
|
No. |
Date |
Full Name |
Sex |
Age |
Place of
Arrest |
District |
Incident |
|
043 |
13/08/99 |
Ten Tamil youths |
|
|
Batticaloa |
Batticaloa |
Arrested by Sri Lankan army. The youths were picked
randomly from the streets, leaving bicycles by the roadside. Detained in
Kovinthan Road army camp. |
|
044 |
13/08/99 |
Krishnapillai Perinpam |
|
|
Matale |
Kandy |
Hindu Priest arrested by Sri Lankan Police when carrying
out duties at Balamurugan Temple. Detained at Naula police station |
|
045 |
13/08/99 |
Five refugees |
|
|
Pesaalai |
Mannar |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Army and military Trained Police
from refugee camp. |
|
046 |
13/08/99 |
Pramanathan Navaratnam |
M |
24 |
Chunnakam |
Jaffna |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Army |
|
047 |
14/08/99 |
Twenty -one Tamil Youths |
|
|
Batticaloa town |
Batticaloa |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Army and taken to Covington Road
army camp for interrogation. Several were injured by army personnel |
|
048 |
14/08/99 |
Santhirasekaram Kirupakaran |
M |
|
Batticaloa |
Batticaloa |
Arrested by Sri Lankan army and detained at Covington Road
army camp |
|
049 |
Between 11/08/99 and 14/08/99 |
More than hundred youths |
|
|
Batticaloa town and suburbs |
Batticaloa |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Army |
|
050 052 053 054 055 |
18/08/99 |
Thurupapathan Suganthaladevi Athiparasekaram Sasikalathevi Sivanantharasa Sarvakalathevi Sutharalingam Naguleswaray Logitharasa Sivanantharasa |
26 19 20 47 30 |
F |
Gurunagar |
Jaffna |
Arrested in refugee camp by Sri Lankan Army and detained
at Kankesanthurai detention centre. |
|
056 |
18/08/99 |
Three Tamil school pupils |
|
|
Jaffna |
Jaffna |
Arbitrarily detained by EPDP, a paramilitary group working
with the Sri Lankan army. |
|
057 |
23/08/99 |
Two Hundred and
Ten Tamil young persons |
|
|
Wellwathe,Bambalapitya, Kotahena and Pettah |
Colombo |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Police in a search operation |
|
058 059 060 061 |
27/08/99 |
Amaladaas Gajamogan Thanigasalam Nandanan Sivamogan |
M M M M |
24 25 25 25 |
Colombo |
Colombo |
Undergraduates from the University of Moratuwa, including
the son of the Director of Education of Jaffna, arrested by the Sri Lankan
army. Detained in Nugegoda Police station.
|
|
No. |
Date |
Full Name |
Sex |
Age |
Place of
Arrest |
District |
Incident |
|
062 |
27/08/99 |
Antonythas |
M |
34 |
Kachcheri |
Mannar |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Police, the driver of the Mannar GA
was detained first in Mannar, then Vavuniva and finally taken to Mt Lavinia,
Colombo for interrogation |
|
063 |
01/09/00 |
S.M.Cruz |
M |
|
Colombo |
Colombo |
He is the Government Agent of Mannar district. Detained by
police in Colombo. Filed a Fundamental Rights application in the Supreme
Court through his counsel. |
|
064 065 |
03/09/99 |
Navajothy Sinnarasa S. Kamalanathan |
F M |
|
Batticaloa |
Batticaloa |
Two teachers from the Batticaloa Teacher Training College arrested
by the CID on orders of CID in Kandy. Detained in Batticaloa. Principal of
the College notified local MP, and ICRC. |
|
066 |
06/09/99 |
P. Selvaraja |
M |
|
Chemmani |
Jaffna |
President of the Jaffna Missing Persons Guardian
Association arrested by army personnel, as he observed the clearing of the
mass grave site at Chemmani. Jaffna District judge Illancheliyan reprimanded
Sri Lanka army Commander and Maj General for interfering in Chemmani court
proceedings, saying the arrest was an attempt to disrupt the investigations. |
|
067 |
11/09/99 |
Kanthalingam Pratheepan |
M |
|
Naayanmaarkaddu |
Jaffna |
Youth arrested when he went to Mudamarathady Sri Lanka
army camp at Kalviyankadu to enquire his father’s whereabouts. His father had
been arrested early in the morning, and was released when his son came, who
in turn was arrested. |
|
068 |
19/09/99 |
Son of Mrs Ponnambalam |
M |
|
Peythaalai |
Batticaloa |
Teenage boy arrested by Sri Lankan Army and detained.
Since his arrest his mother and sister have been harassed by SLA. See
Degrading treatment section, Sep 30. |
|
069 |
20/09/99 |
Vallipuram Arunthavarasa |
M |
45 |
Vavuniya |
Vavuniya |
Driver of the Peoplised Transport Board, Vavuniya,
detained by CSU (Conter-Subversive Unit) of the Sri Lankan Poice. |
|
070 |
20/09/99 |
Over 500 youth |
|
|
Mannar |
Mannar |
Cordon and Search operation leading to large-scale
arbitrary arrest of Tamil youngsters by Sri Lankan police |
|
071 |
23/09/99 |
35 Tamil people |
|
|
Pettah |
Colombo |
13 young people arrested in a first search operation then
another 22 Tamils arrested in another operation. |
|
No. |
Date |
Full Name |
Sex |
Age |
Place of
Arrest |
District |
Incident |
|
072 |
01/10/99 |
Rajapakse Nelson |
M |
17 |
Kaluwanchikudy |
Batticaloa |
Arrested by STF while staying at his uncle’s home. |
|
073 |
01/10/99 |
Mylvaganam Sivalingam |
|
|
Batticaloa |
Batticaloa |
Bus driver arrested by Sri Lanka army on his way home from
work. |
|
074 |
01/10/99 |
25 youth |
M |
|
Dambulla |
Matale Anuradhapura border |
Arrested by Sri Lankan police at a cultural event they
were attending. They had travelled from Trincomalee, Vavuniya and Batticaloa
for the event. |
|
075 |
03/10/99 |
Savarimuththu Innasimuththu |
M |
|
Naavalady |
Batticaloa |
Father of five children arrested by Sri Lanka army, and
transferred to Counter Subversive Unit (CSU) for interrogation |
|
076 077 |
04/10/99 |
Uthayakumari Kathirkasamythamby |
F |
42 |
Koddaimunai Bridge |
Batticaloa |
Arrested by Sri Lankan police at check point. |
|
078 |
06/10/99 |
Four youths |
M |
|
Valaichenai |
Batticaloa |
Arrested by Sri Lanka Army, which regularly searches
villages in this area. |
|
079 |
06/10/99 |
Suppaiah Saharajah Ahamed Leppai |
M M |
26 30 |
Eravur market |
Batticaloa |
Arrested by Sri Lanka police and detained at Eravur police
station. |
|
080 |
09/10/99 |
50 Tamil civilians |
|
|
Akkaraipattu |
Ampara |
Workers from a rice-mill arrested by Sri Lanka Police |
|
081 082 083 |
09/10/99 |
Nakappan Sivapatham Joyel Pathmanathan civilian |
M M M |
49 |
Muttur |
Trincomalee |
Three fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy, in boat,
as they were fishing 100 metres from shore. |
|
084 |
11/10/99 |
One hundred civilians |
|
|
Wellawatta Bambalapitya Dematagoda |
Colombo |
Tamils arrested by Sri Lankan police in house to house
cordon and search operation, in the evening. Hundreds more were interrogated
at the police stations in Colombo. |
|
085 |
15/10/99 |
Several hundred civilians |
|
|
Pettah |
Colombo |
Mass arrests in Colombo of Tamils at night, by Sri Lankan
Army. 75 Tamils were detained and interrogated. Even those who were
registered with police were arrested. |
|
086 |
18/10/99 |
Two men |
M |
|
Kannakipuram |
Batticaloa |
Arrested by Sri Lankan army. Severely assaulted. |
|
087 |
18/10/99 |
Sixty civilians |
M F |
|
Kotahena Maradana |
Colombo |
Arrested by Sri Lanka Army in early evening. Five Tamil
women among those arrested. |
|
088 |
19/10/99 |
Samythambi Parameswaran |
M |
32 |
Eravur |
Batticaloa |
Father of two children, arrested by Sri Lankan Police then
detained at Eravur police station. |
|
No. |
Date |
Full Name |
Sex |
Age |
Place of
Arrest |
District |
Incident |
|
089 090 091 |
20/10/99 |
Sellathurai Senthuran Iyathurai Paskaran Anatharasa Arulrasa |
M M M |
19 20 26 |
Kudaththanai |
Vadamarachchi East, Jaffna |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Army in early morning who came in
tractors to the village. Detained at St. Pedro SLA camp, interrogated and
tortured. |
|
092 093 |
23/10/99 |
Rasamani Pavananthan Kantharasa Uthayasooriyan |
M M |
|
Alaveddi East |
Jaffna |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Army. Relatives reported to HRC |
|
094 |
25/10/99 |
Selavanayagam Suganthan |
M |
|
Jaffna |
Jaffna |
Arts Faculty student, of Jaffna University, arrested by
Sri Lankan Army. Vice-Chancellor of University made enquiries to SLA. |
|
095 096 |
26/10/99 |
Markkandu Krishanthan Satkunam Rajenthiran |
M M |
21 23 |
Jaffna |
Jaffna |
Arrested by Sri Lankan army |
|
097 |
26/10/99 |
Krishnapillai Vijeyakumar |
M |
|
Point Pedro |
Jaffna |
Arrested by Sri Lanka Army |
|
098 |
26/10/99 |
Thambiaiyaa Kanthasamy |
M |
55 |
Inuvil |
Jaffna |
Arrested by sri Lanka Army |
|
099 |
27/10/99 |
Thevarasa Sinnathamby |
F |
40 |
Mandoor |
Batticaloa |
Arrested by Special Task Force. |
|
100 |
27/10/99 |
Dr. V. Dayanantharajah |
M |
|
Akkaraipattu |
Batticaloa |
Detained by Sri Lankan Police. He had treated injured
people after an attack. |
|
101 102 103 104 105 |
28/10/99 |
Iyathurai Paskaran Sellathurai Senthuran Anandarajah Arulthas Selvnayagam Sukanthan Periyan Navaratnarajah |
|
|
Jaffna |
Jaffna |
In detention in Kankesanthurai detention centre after
arrest by Sri Lanka Army. |
|
106 |
31/10/99 |
S. Senthurajah |
M |
|
Akkaraipattu |
Batticaloa |
Local welfare organisation’s co-ordinator arrested by Sri
Lankan Police and interrogated. |
|
107 |
09/11/99 |
Shanmugalingam Uthayaleela |
F |
21 |
Gurunagar |
Jaffna |
Arrested at Gurunagar refugee camp by Sri Lankan security
forces. |
|
108 |
09/11/99 |
Iyathurai Selvaranee |
F |
50 |
Madduvil, Thenmarachi |
Jaffna |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Army. |
|
109 |
14/11/99 |
Theivendran Thayalan |
M |
17 |
Jaffna |
Jaffna |
Arrested by sri Lankan army. Detained at Urelu army camp. |
|
110 |
17/11/99 |
Yogaratnam Puvitharan |
M |
17 |
Mirusuvil |
Jaffna |
Detained at EPDP office in Chavakachcheri. He had been
reported missing but was located at the EPDP office on 02 December. |
|
No. |
Date |
Full Name |
Sex |
Age |
Place of
Arrest |
District |
Incident |
|
111 |
17/11/99 |
Manuwel Appu |
M |
40 |
Navanthurai |
Jaffna |
Arrested by Sri Lanka army and detained at 51-2
Brigade SL army camp in Jaffna. |
|
112 113 |
18/11/99 |
Pathmini Erampamoorthy Sharmila Shanmugam |
F F |
19 21 |
Gurunagar |
Jaffna |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Army. Detained and interrogated at
51-2 Brigade camp in Jaffna. |
|
114 115 116 |
20/11/99 |
Thankathurai Kanatharajah Puvaneswaran Rubans Sinnathurai Suthan |
M M M |
18 20 19 |
Erlalai |
Jaffna |
Arrested by Sri Lanka Army. Detained and interrogated at
Urelu Sri Lanka army camp. |
|
117 |
23/11/99 |
P. Sivakumar |
M |
21 |
Chavakachcheri |
Jaffna |
Young man who looked after the premises of Chavakacheri
Hindu College at night-times, arrested, interrnedogated and asaulted by the
Sri Lanka army. |
|
118 |
01/12/99 |
Muthurasa Pirapakaran |
M |
20 |
Peythalai |
Batticaloa |
Detained, interrogated and injured by Sri Lankan Army,
held at Valachenai Harbour View Sri Lanka Army camp. |
|
119 |
03/01/00 |
Twenty Tamil youths |
M |
|
Karaithivu, Kalmunai. |
Ampara |
Arbitrary detention of these twenty young people by
Special Task Force, during cordon and search operation. They were
interrogated and later released. |
|
120 |
06/01/00 |
Around one hundred and fifty Tamils |
|
|
Pettah |
Colombo |
Arrested in a cordon and search operation conducted by the
Sri Lankan Army and the Police jointly. |
|
121 |
07/01/00 |
More than one thousand Tamil people |
|
|
Bambalapitiya, Borella,
Dehivala, Kotehena, Pettah, Maradane and Wellawatte. |
Colombo |
Cordon and search operation in several suburban areas of
Colombo, where the majority of residents are Tamil people. Sri Lankan Police,
Army, Navy and Airforce made mass arrests. Videotapes and photographs were
taken of those arrested, and masked informers were used to identify people suspected
of being LTTE members. |
|
122 |
09/01/00 |
Forty eight persons |
M F |
|
Merigane and Nugegode |
Colombo |
Arrested during cordon and search operation, detained and
interrogated. 24 persons were released on 11 January, the remaining persons
were detained for further interrogation. |
|
123 |
10/01/00 |
Eighteen youth |
M |
|
Welikade |
Colombo |
Sri Lankan army and Police arrested 18 young people.
Detained and interrogated at the Welikade police station. |
|
124 |
12/01/00 |
Balasuntharam Balasankar |
M |
19 |
Jaffna |
Jaffna |
Arrested by Sri Lanka Army and detained at SLA’s 51-2
Brigade HQ, Jaffna. |
|
No. |
Date |
Full Name |
Sex |
Age |
Place of
Arrest |
District |
Incident |
|
125 |
16/01/00 |
Three youths |
M |
|
Kandhalady, Vaakarai |
Batticaloa |
Arrested by sri Lankan Army. |
|
126 |
21/01/00 |
Ten youths |
M |
|
Natpittymunai, Kalmunai |
Ampara |
Arrested by Special Task Force. Detained and interrogated
at the STF camp at Karathivu. |
|
127 |
22/01/00 |
Over 2000 Tamil people |
|
|
Kolonnawa And neighbouring Gampaha |
Colombo |
Arrested, detained and interrogated at police stations in
Colombo. Sri Lanka Army and Police from other areas were brought in to
Colombo to carry out a joint cordon and search operation which started in the
early hours, and lasted for the duration of a curfew lasting ten hours. |
|
128 |
22/01/00 |
Thirty young men and women |
M F |
|
Wellawatte |
Colombo |
Arrested in house to house search operation by Special
Task Force and CID. |
|
129 |
24/01/00 |
Thousands
of Tamil civilians in Pachanoor, Pattithidal, Periyaveli, Munam Podi Vettai ; |
|
|
Bharaithipuram, Manachchenai, Menkamam, |
Trincomalee |
Villagers from the Mutur area to the North of Trincomalee,
arbitrarily detained and interrogated by Sri Lanka Army and Police. |
|
130 |
30/01/00 |
Two Tamil persons |
|
|
Off the coast of Pallimunai |
Mannar |
Arrested by Sri Lankan Navy for carrying items, banned by
the Sri Lanka government’s embargo of household ad essential items to the
North. Batteries, petrol and tyres were being transported by these people to
sell to others. |
|
*** |
21/11/97 |
Varithamby Tharmakulaseelan Raja THIS ONE NEEDS CHECKING TO SEE IF INCLUDED IN TCHR REPORT
TO UN COMM.1998 |
M |
|
Wellawatte |
Colombo |
Arbitrary arrest at his home. A Fundamental Rights
application was made by this detainee. The Supreme Court ruled, 4th
October ‘99 that the Sri Lankan Police had acted arbitrarily and without
proper verification of information. |
|
*** |
1999 |
Balasuntharam |
M |
|
Jaffna |
Jaffna |
Arrested in Jaffna. Detained in Kalutara prison. His son
was arrested on January 12 2000. |
|
*** |
11/06/99 (left out by an oversight in previous report) |
Balasubramanium Iyer Srinivasa
Sarma Annapoorani, his wife |
M F |
|
Muneeswaran Temple Chilaw |
Puttalam |
Hindu priest and his wife arrested by the Sri Lankan
Police. Taken into custody. |
TAMIL
CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - TCHR
9, rue des Peupliers, 95140 Garges les
Gonnese - FRANCE - Email :
tchrgs@hotmail.com
/ tchrdip@hotmail.com
Documented cases of E.J. KILLINGS / SUMMARY
EXECUTIONS - July 99 to January 2000
(actual killings higher than documented by TCHR)
|
No. |
Date |
Full Name |
Sex |
Age |
Place of
incident |
District |
Incident |
|
001 |
04/07/99 |
Kannapan Shunmugalingam |
M |
25 |
Kiran |
Batticaloa |
Killed in Sri Lankan Army mortar bombing |
|
002 |
06/07/99 |
Velayuthapillai Panchalingam
|
M |
19 |
Thattankulam Junction |
Jaffna |
Shot dead by Sri Lankan army |
|
003 |
06/07/99 |
Four civilians |
|
|
Ratmalgahawela |
Amparai |
Shot dead by unidentified gunmen |
|
004 |
12/07/99 |
Ida Hamilitta |
F |
21 |
Pallimunai |
Batticaloa |
Raped ,then shot dead by Sri Lankan Army personnel |
|
005 |
14/07/99 |
two civilians |
|
|
Batticaloa |
Batticaloa |
Killed in a bomb explosion |
|
006 |
15/07/99 |
Unidentified man |
M |
|
Vidaththalthivu |
Mannar |
Killed by Sri Lankan Army |
|
007 |
19/07/99 |
Selvarajah |
M |
|
Ralkulai-Navaladi |
Muttur |
Fisherman killed by Sri Lankan Navy |
|
008 |
20/07/99 |
A youth |
M |
|
Kaluthaavalai |
Batticaloa |
Shot dead by Sri Lankan Special Task Force |
|
009 |
20/07/99 |
Two youths |
|
|
Pesaalai |
Mannar |
Shot dead by Sri Lankan Special Task Force, near Murugan
Temple |
|
010 |
20/07/99 |
A Civilian |
F |
40 |
Mannar |
Mannar |
Woman’s body washed ashore, found by fishermen |
|
011 |
21/07/99 |
Abusaali Julia |
F |
34 |
Eravur |
Batticaloa |
Stabbed and Killed by suspected members of a Muslim
extremist group |
|
012 013 014 |
23/08/99 |
Thevan Sathes Mathyaparanam Five further civilian patients |
M M M |
65 09 |
Vanni |
Vanni |
Eight deaths due to lack of ambulance service to transport
to hospital and closure of route by Sri Lankan army. Thevan died of food poisoning, the nine-year old died of
heart complaint, Mathayaparanam died of diadetic related problems and blood pressure. |
|
015 |
25/07/99 |
Sevarajah Uthayakumar |
M |
08 |
Kilinochchi |
Kilinochchi |
Displaced child refugee killed in an air attack by Sri
Lankan Air Force |
|
016 |
29/07/99 |
Two civilians |
M F |
|
Madhu |
Mannar |
Shot and knifed by Sri Lankan Army Raped and killed by Sri Lankan Army |
|
No. |
Date |
Full Name |
Sex |
Age |
Place of
incident |
District |
Incident |
|
017 |
01/08/99 |
Sinnathampy Selvagopal |
M |
53 |
Pandiyankulam |
Vanni |
Father of four children killed in artillery shell attack
by Sri Lankan Army |
|
018 |
11/08/99 |
Thuraisamy Wintston Antony Jude |
M M |
45 45 |
Siruthivu |
Jaffna |
Fishermen who were fishing off the coast South west of
Jaffna shot dead by Sri Lankan Army |
|
019 |
14/08/99 |
Kanthalingam Jeganathan |
M |
21 |
Batticaloa |
Batticaloa |
Killed by Sri Lankan Army |
|
020 |
15/08/99 |
Parasivam Sivayohan |
M |
24 |
Koduvamadu |
Batticaloa |
Shopkeeper killed by Sri Lankan Army |
|
021 |
20/08/99 |
A civilian |
|
|
Thavasikulam |
Vavuniya |
Killed by Sri Lankan Army |
|
022 |
22/08/99 |
Six civilians |
|
|
Padaviya |
Trincomalee |
Four men and two women shot dead by military trained
homeguards. |
|
023 |
25/08/99 |
Dineash Rasalingam |
F |
02 |
Vavuniya |
Vavuniya |
Infant killed by gunshot wounds to the head fired by Sri Lankan Army, as she was sleeping |
|
024 |
05/09/99 |
Civilian |
M |
|
Tharakulam junction |
Mannar |
Eye witness reported seeing the man brought by Sri Lankan
police, blindfolded, and shot in the head three times, killing him
immediately. |
|
025 |
05/09/99 |
Vinayakamoorthy Yoharani |
F |
27 |
Kumaraveliyar |
Batticaloa |
Sri Lanka Army prevented Yoharini, mother of four, from
going to hospital to give birth. She died of complications after giving birth
at home. Her baby died on 07/09/99 on admission to hospital. |
|
026 |
07/09/99 |
Rohana Kumara |
M |
|
Colombo |
Colombo |
Newspaper editor known for anti-government writing killed
by unidentified gunmen |
|
027 |
07/09/99 |
Two civilians |
|
|
Chemmani |
Jaffna |
Two skeletons (1,2) found by investigators into the mass
graves, at the Sri Lanka army checkpoint site |
|
028 |
08/09/99 |
One civilian |
|
|
Chemmani |
Jaffna |
Human skull (3) found five feet from where the two
skeletons were found on 07/09/99 |
|
029 |
09/09/99 |
Three civilians |
M |
|
Chemmani |
Jaffna |
Three skeletons (4,5,6) found near Chemmani road junction.
Two are man and wife, beaten to death by Sri Lankan army Lt. Dunuwila with a
mammotty. She had been raped. |
|
030 |
09/09/99 |
Two civilians |
|
|
Vaddakachchi |
Vanni |
Killed by Sri Lankan Air force bombing in residential area |
|
No. |
Date |
Full Name |
Sex |
Age |
Place of
incident |
District |
Incident |
|
031 |
11/09/99 |
Civilian |
F |
|
Chemmani |
Jaffna |
Skeleton (7) found behind Sri Lanka army checkpoint near
Chemmani junction, site ‘B’, by investigators |
|
032 |
13/09/99 |
Civilian |
M |