Summary report

 

 

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 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
F
F
F
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
F
F
F
M

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

(left out by an oversight in previous report)

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

(left out by an oversight in previous reports)

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