Summary report

 

 

TAMIL CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - TCHR

 

SUMMARY REPORTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN SRI LANKA

(Information received by TCHR)

(From July to December 1997)

 

JULY 1997

No

Date

Name

Sex

Age

Place

District

Incident

1

01/07/97

Markandu Kumar

M

--

Urutherapuram

Kilinochchi

He was shot and killed by the Sri Lankan forces when he went to  recover possessions from the house he deserted when the military invaded Kilinochchi.

2

02/07/97

Kumar -

Pathmanathan

M

 

 

Uruthirapuram

Kilinochchi

Young man was shot dead and another badly injured and the fate of three others were not yet known. The cart carrying coconuts was ambushed by the Sri Lankan armed forces.

3

02/07/97

Sathasivam  -Rathinam

M

--

Mirusuvil

Thenmaradchy

Over 150 people were arrested and attacked by S.L army.  He was one of them taken away and feared murdered.

 4

03/07/97

Muniyandi - Nirmalarani

F

--

Munrumurippu

Mullaitivu

She is seriously injured and another girl also injured when Sri Lankan Kfir jets blasted a Tamil school which was  housing the displaced people..

5

03/07/97

Tamil youth-

--

--

Badulla

Badulla

Sri Lanka police stormed a Badulla-Colombo train randomly arresting 25 Tamil youths.

6

04/07/97

Andy Nadarasa

M

38

Elupaikulam

 

Mullaitivu

 He  was killed when S. L army launched artillery attack at these town.

9

07/07/97

Selliah Karunanithi

M

18

Mahilady

bridge

Batticoala

He was stabbed to death by the Sri Lankan soldiers.

10

08/07/97

Piraba

M

--

Batticaloa

Batticoala

Sri Lankan homeguards fired and killed him.

11

08/07/97

Rasalingam -

Sivakumar

A.Rasalingam

P.Saradadevi

S.Nilanthini

K.Uthayakumar

V.Pavithiran

 

 

M

M

F

F

M

M

 

14

 

43

23

25

1

Amparai

Amparai

Sri Lankan homeguards entered the area’s central camp settlements and fired on innocent civilians killing. A father and his son.

Soldiers also attacked a house with grenades injuring them all four at home.

12

08/07/97

One killed

--

--

Kiran, Korakalimadu

Baticoala

Forces conducted a search operation and smashed their way into closed houses and dragged the Tamil residents into an open field for interrogation. Of those arrested  one was killed.

13

10/07/97

Sivalingam -Uthayakumari

Gnanadas -

Mahimaidas

 

 

18

 

38

Kommanthurai

Baticoala

 

 

Both were badly injured by the Sri Lankan army shelled the town.

 

 

 

14

12/07/97

Mr & Mrs

V.Linganathan

 

M/F

 

Batticaloa

Batticaloa

Local government official and his wife were arrested by the police in Colombo hospital along with a servant. The girl was tortured to confession.

15

14/07/97

10 fisherman

---

--

Mullaitivi coast

Mullaitivu

Navy lunched attack at Tamil fishermen and 10 are still missing.

16

 

14/07/97

Ponnaiyah -Sivapalan

Ramapillai -Sivagnanam

M

 

M

25

 

26

Kondarkulam

 

Kolliakulam

Pullmoodai

 

    “        

Where abouts of these two men were unknown following an arbitrary arrest by Sri Lanka’s security forces. Relatives reported the incident to their village councilor.

17

14/07/97

Sathyanathan -Sivakumar

M

22

Vaddakachchi

Kilinochchi

He was killed when Sri Lakan army lunched an artillery attack at residential areas.

18

17/07/97

Antony Kanapathy

Raman

Ketharani

Umashankar

M

M

F

M

47

70

43

14

Akkarayan

Killinochchi

 Sri Lankan army carried out a savage artillery attack on the  hospital at Akkarayan killing four civilians  They belong to the same family.

19

17/07/97

2 civilians

--

--

Sonthakarankulam

Mannar

Two people were hacked to death in Mannar district.by the Sri Lankan troops when they went to see their abandoned houses.Two more were taken away by the soldiers.

20

17/07/97

2 farmers

M

--

Valaichchenai

Batticaloa

Dead bodies of two farmers arrested by the army were discovered in the fields.

21

17/07/97

S. Mathini

F

16

Eravur

Batticaloa

She was critically  injured when army launched an artillery attack.

 

AUGUST  1997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

1-8-97

100 civilians

M

F

Uruthirapuram

Selvanakar

Bararathipuram

Kilinochchi

Over 100 civilians have been savagely killed  when they went to  see their homes and many others were taken away by the  army were disappeared.

23

5-8-97

Sothilingam

Kalaichelvi   - 22

F

Omanthai

Vavuniya

A mother of two children was killed in an artillery fired from Omanthai.

24

6-8-97

Sasitharan - 3

Kovinthamma - 57

Ganesan - 38

Sivasakthi - 17

M

F

M

F

Senkalady

Batticaloa

One of the Tamil mercenary groups has shot dead four Tamil civilians.

25

8-8-97

Kanakaratnam -

Satheeswary -36

F

Thenmaradchy

Jaffna

A Pregnant woman in urgent need of medical care died as she was  unable to go to hospital due to army curfew.

26

10-8-97

Missing fishermen

M

Ampalavan-

Pokkanai

 

Mullaitivu

Sri Lankan navy patrols attacked fishing boats off Mullaitivu coast and several  fishermen are missing.

27

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

28

14-8-97

T.Thurairajah - 68

M

Batticaloa

Batticaloa

He  was badly hurt by  bullets fired at random from Sivananda Vidyasalai sentry point manning by the army.

29

14-8-97

Chelliah -

Navaratnarasa-36

Kanapathipillai -

Thavam-23

Santhan-26

 

M

 

M

M

Mahilankulam

Vavuniya

The first man was killed and the other two were seriously wounded by random fire from the army unit.

30

15-8-97

Civilians killed. T.Thangamani - 48

T.Vasanthakumari-17

N.Pushpamalar-41

N.Gajan-4

P.Annamalar-40

T.Parameswary-46

3 bodies unidentified.

Civilians critically injured.

Jeyamohan-18

Nakapoorani-32

Panchali-56

Mathushan-2

Suresh-27

Gouri-28

Nakasanthi-13

Sarmila-9

Santhanam-59

Vijayarasa-16

Selvaranee-22

Sritharan-3

Jeyachandran-15

Kalingarasa-38

Rasamalar-55

 

F
F
F
M
F
F





F
M
M
F
F
F
M
M
F
M
M
M
F

Catholic church

in Vavunikulam

 

 

Mullaitivu

Two Sri Lankan Kfir bombers bombed a catholic church in Vavunikulam killing 9  civilians and critically wounding 15 others.

31

16-8-97

P.Vasanthakumar-22

Jeyam-25

V.Aiathuirai-40

R.Satkunanathan-32

T.Thayaparan-25

M

M

M

M

M

Murasumoddai

Mullaitivu

Five Tamil civilians who went to see their  homes have been missing .

32

17-8-97

Kandasamy

Wife

Daughter-18

Son - 16

M

F

F

M

Mirisuvil

Jaffna

Kandasamy family who returned to their home from Vanni has disappeared.

33

17-8-97

5 civilians

M

F

Uyilankulam

Kaththankulam

Mannar

2 were killed and 3 critically injured in an artillery fired by the army.

34

17-8-97

Sritharan - 35

M

Semmalai

Mullaitivu

He was severely injured by canon fired by the Sri Lankan navy .

35

17-8-97

Civilian target

M

F

Vavunikulam

church

Mullaitivu

Sri Lankan Kfir war planes attacked a catholic church killing 9 civilians and critically injuring over 26 others.

36

17-8-97

S.Kuyilini-4 months

K.Sanjeevan-4

J.Jeyakala-9

K.Karunakaran-25

K.Kunaratnam-25

T.Thamilselvelvi-25

K.Sarojadevi-35

T.Kamalanayaki-40

F

M

F

M

M

F

F

F

Puthuvilankulam

Mullaitivu

They were critically injured in Air force bombing at civlians sheltering.

37

19-8-97

300 Tamils

M

F

Karativu

Ninthavur

Batticaloa

In a Sri Lankan Task Force (STF) long stretch operation between Karativu and Ninthavur, they have arrested  300 Tamil men and women. Even after a week, whereabouts of these people are not known.

38

20-8-97

Rajagopal-23

K.Paramasivam-23

Tamil woman

M

M

F

Mankulam

Mullaitivu

Sri Lankan army shelling has critically wounded 3 civilians.

39

20-8-97

36 Tamil civilians

M

F

Valigamam

Thenmaradchy

Jaffna

30 civilians from Valigamam and 6 from Thenmaradchy were arrested by the armed forces and have been missing.

40

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

41

24-8-97

A man and grand daughter

M

F

Urumpirai

Jaffna

Sri Lankan army truck knocked and killed a man and his grand daughter.

42

25-8-97

Mailvaganaam

Thavabalan -37

M

M

Kaithady

Jaffna

Two  farmers  went to water their plants in the morning were shot dead by the Sri Lankan soldiers.

43

25-8-97

Kunasingam -

Sarojadevi -35

F

Puthuvilankulam

Vavuniya

She died in a Sri Lankan Kfir bombing.

44

28-8-97

Sayantheni -5

F

Olumadu

Vavuniya

Two people including a girl of 5 were killed by heavy a shell fired by Sri Lankan forces.

45

30-8-97

Ledchumikanthan -

Thamayanthan -23

M

Thirukadaloor

Trincomalee

He was shot dead by the Sri Lankan troops.

46

30-8-97

Sivaloganayaki -38

F

Muttur

Trincomalee

Sri Lankan soldiers stopped her at a check point and she is missing since.

 

 

 

September 1997

No

Date

Name

Sex

Place

District

Incident

47

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

48

2-9-97

V.Sathasivam -38

S.Kokila -2

S.Ketheeswaran -3

N.Thavachelvam -16

M

F

M

M

Muthuaiyankaddu

Mullaitivu

The first two were killed and the other two were seriously injured when the Sri Lankan troops launched a fierce artillery attack on this village.

49

3-9-97

A.Rupakanth

Sathis

M

M

Kalmunai

Batticaloa

Sri Lankan hired  mercenaries killed 2 civilians.

50

5-9-97

Palanthi - 6

F

Atchuveli

Jaffna

Sri Lankan soldiers gang -raped a six year old baby at an army check point . The girl is now fighting for her life in the Jaffna teaching hospital.

51

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

52

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

53

8-9-97

S.Saravanan

S.Subas

M

M

Nedunkerni

Vavuniya

Both were arrested by the army on the day of  UNICEF’s anti-polio drive.  They have not been seen since then.

54

9-9-97

Kandiah -

Perampalam

M

Thondamanaru

Jaffna

He had his leg blown off by a land mine planted near the  Selva sannithy  temple.

55

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

56

10-9-97

V.Gnaneswary 19

K.Tharsini -17

F

F

Mankulam

Kanakarayan -

kulam

Mullaitivu

Both were critically injured when a series of mortar and artillery barrages  were

 fired at Residential areas .

57

11-9-97

Siyamala- 20

M.Anandarajah - 22

K.Sivarajah - 48

P.Chandran

F

M

M

M

Mankulam

Ramanathapuram

Kalmadunagar

Mullaitivu

Non-stop artillery shells and mortars were raining down on  towns killed 4 and critically wounded several others.

58

11-9-97

 

Nathan - 23

Thanisu Rajan - 32

M

M

 

Murasumoddai

 

 

Kilinochchi

 

Three civilians who have gone to recover valuables from their abandoned homes are missing.

59

11-9-97

Rajaledchumy - 22

Kenthirathasan - 20

F

M

Paduvankarai

Batticaloa

Both were critically injured in midnight shelling by the army.

60

11-9-97

Vigneswaramurthy

S.Suresh

Kanthasamy

T.Veerasingam

Ariaratnam

M

M

M

M

M

Jaffna Secretariat

Jaffna

Sri Lankan army moved into the Secretariat and arrested five of them.

 

OCTOBER 1997

No

Date

Name

Sex

Age

Place

District

Incident

61

61 to 64

Deleted

 

 

 

 

 

65

1-10-97

Suntheralingam

 

M

22

Fourth colony

Amparai

Amparai

Charred body of a young man probably  of Suntheralingam who went missing .This happened when Sri Lanka police ran amok torching 67 homes and killing civilians. 1700 Tamils fled the town in panic.

66

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

 

67

2-10-97

Yogeswari

F

 

Vavuniya

Vavuniya

She was arrested by the Sri Lankan army.

68

2-10-97

Family man

M

45

Pampaimadu

Vavuniya

Father of four children was shot dead in the jungle by the Sri Lankan army.

69

3-10-97

A.Sivamahanathan

S.Rasatatnam

S.Mailvaganam

T.Jeevarasa

S.Arumairasa

T.Amaladas

Robinson

Peter

M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M

 

Mullaitivu

Mullaitivu

Sri Lanka naval craft attacked unarmed  fishermen  and eight  missing. Five fishing boats were set ablaze.

70

4-10-97

A.Poopathy

F

23

Semamadu

Vavuniya

She died in Mallavi hospital due to shell shock.

71

5-10-97

Arrest

 

 

Anuradapura-

Trincomalee

border

Trincomalee

12 Tamil women and 21 men were arrested during a cordon and search operation in  8 Tamil villages. None have so far been released.

72

5-10-97

Arrest-Killing

 

 

Kilinochchi

Kilinochchi

Two decomposed bodies of Tamils were discovered with evidence of torture, while 10 other  civilians had gone missing.

73

5-10-97

Krishnasamy

Nallasamy

M

M

27

52

Parathipuram

Kilinochchi

Both were cut to peices and their bodies parts strewn on the ground in front of their house.

74

6-10-97

Civilians

 

 

Mulankavil

Mannar

A boatload of 13 Tamil people crossing from coastal Mulankavil to their home in  Jaffna drowned in the waters off Karainagar when the Sri Lankan navy opened fire on the vessel.

75

7-10-97

Thanabalasingam-

Vinayagamoorthy

M

27

Madukarai

Kilinochchi

He went to the field in search of his cattle and missing since then.

76

7-10-97

Arumugam -Pushparaja

M

24

Manavalan

Pattamurippu

Mullaitivu

He was shot by  the Sri  lankan Army while cycling along the main road.

77

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

 

78

9-10-97

Kasinather

Gnaniar

woman

M

M

F

60

56

Karapattamurippu

Kilinochchi

Three were abducted by the Sri Lankan troops.

79

9-10-97

S.Thangavelu

A.Rasiah

R.Kesavan

T.Rasendiram

Ragunathan

M.Manikkam

K.Selvaratnam

S.Liyanage

Thevakumar

S.L.Vasanthakumar

T.Thevarasa

R.Kandiah

Ayuitkumar

K.Manoharan

K.Babu

T.Thanaraj

T.Kandiah

A.Subramaniam

S.Dinal

I.Thevarasa

M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M
M

49

46

12

34

60

80

29

45

 

20

38

52

13

33

35

48

80

35

38

30

 

Santhapuram

 

Selvapuram

 

Vasanthapuram

Murikandy

 

 

Kilinochchi

22 Tamil civilians who went to recover belongings from their  homes in Kilinochchi had been abducted by the Sri Lankan army and not seen since.

80

10-10-97

A.Arulamriampillai

C.Paramalingam

A.Yogarajeswaran

M

M

M

62

32

32

Mankulam

Kanakarayan-

kulam

Mullaitivu

Sri Lankan Kfir war planes bombed residential areas. A passenger van was chased and bombed killing one man and critically injuring 3 others.

81

13-10-97

M.Sumithra

M.Thambiraja

F

M

17

45

Valaichenai

Batticaloa

A pregnant woman and a man from Kalmadu refugee camp were badly injured when Sri Lankan soldiers indiscriminately fired bullets into the camp.

82

16-10-97

Thanganayaki

F

49

Amparai

Amparai

She was raped and murdered by Sri Lankan police and homeguards.The soldier  butchered her private parts after gang - rape.

83

17-10-97

K.Subramaniam

M

 

Chavakacheri

Jaffna

His mutilated dead body was found on a roadside of Chavakacheri.

84

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

 

85

19-10-97

52 youths

M

F

 

Kankesanthurai

Jaffna

52 youths were rounded up and taken to prison camps in Kankesanthurai.They have not been found guilty but  not released.

86

19-10-97

Nagamuttu

F

60

Sonthakarankulam

Koyilkulam

Kilinochchi

5 civilians went to recover belongings from their homes. They were fired by the Sri Lanka army lying concealed in bushes. Nagamuttu is missing.

87

19-10-97

Selvam

Kunchurasa

M

M

 

Uruthirapuram

Kilinochchi

Both went on a bullock cart to recover belongings and were abducted by the Sri Lankan army.

88

19-10-97

 

 

 

Chunnakam

Jaffna

He was  returning from work and  died in a random fire by the Army.

89

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

 

90

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

 

91

20-10-97

Young girl

F

 

Nayanmarkadu

Jaffna

A pupil of Maheswari Vidyasalai was abducted at night by the Army when she went to collect water from the well in her garden. She was discovered the next morning. She was  tied to a tree and her clothes torn.

92

26-10-97

Sathirasekaran R

36

 

Puttur

Jaffna

Victime of land mines buried by the army around Jaffna schools.

93

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

 

94

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

 

95

28-10-97

Sivapalan

M

 

Puthukudiyiruppu

Valaichenai

Batticaloa

Soldiers grabbed a Hindu priest by his hair-knot and dragged him along the road and beat him.

96

28-10-97

P.Santhirakumar

M

18

Kiran Vidayalam

Batticaloa

Advance Level student was shot and killed by the soldiers.

97

28-10-97

Kandasamy

Maheswaran

M

 

Mutur

Trincomalee

He is father of four children. He  has been arbitrarily arrested by the Police and being held by Sri Lankan armed forces.

98

28-10-97

Young girl

F

16

Vavuniya

Vavuniya

Tamil mercenary PLOTE gunman working with the Sri Lankan army shot and killed a Tamil girl.

99     

28-10-97

Panchalingam

Thilagar

M

M

 

Vavuniya

Vavuniya

They were arrested and  being held by the army without any reason. Many more Tamil civilians have been arrested in Manavalanpattu Murippu and detained in Vavuniya.

100

28-10-97

Siththar -

Kulanthaivelu

Ledchuman -

Vetharupan

 

M

 

M

 

61

 

27

 

Vasavilan

 

Chavakacheri

 

Jaffna

Both men have  lost a leg each when they stepped on army landmines.There are similar victims because the army has not removed any of the land mines in Jaffna.

101

30-10-97

2 girls

F

 

Vavuniya

Vavuniya

Army has arrested 2 girls in Vavuniya.

102

31-10-97

Thambiratnam -

Sasireka

Selvan -

Arulanandarasa -

Chelliah

Arulanandaraja

 

F

 

M

 

M

 

26

 

Kondavil

 

Puttur

 

Alaveddy

 

 

Jaffna

All three have lost their legs in army land mines. An average of one foot is lost in Jaffna due to these land mines.

103

31-10-97

K.Kulendran

K.Kamalasothy

K.Arichandran

K.Sriranasuntharam

M.Balasingam

S.Sritharan

S.Sivagnanam

 

 

26

19

26

35

40

37

34

 

 

Nedunkerni

 

 

Mullaitivu

 

7 civilians who returned to their  homes to recover household belongings were arrested by the troops and missing since.

104

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOVEMBER  1997                                                                                                                                              

105

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

 

106

01-11-97

Sinnaiah -Selvarasa

M

26

Marampaikulam

Vavuniya

While he was looking for food in the Vanni jungles, he was shot dea and  beheaded by the soldiers.

107

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

 

108

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

 

109

04-11-97

Nallaiah -Pushpanathan

M

36

achchelu

Jaffna

He had his hands blasted off when he picked up an unidentified object. He also sustained extensive injuries to his chest and face.

110

07-11-97

Nagarajah -Anandarajah

M

22

Velanai

Jaffna

He was shot dead by Sri Lankan armed forces. He was working as a gate keeper at Sir Vythilingam Duraisamy Maha Vidyalayam.

111

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

 

112

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

 

113

07-11-97

Thiruchelvam

Shanmuga -

sundram

M

M

42

45

7th Channel Area

Kilinochchi

Both were shot and killed  by the army.One died on the spot and the other was unconscious, both their bodies were dumped into a pit. After two days  Thiruchelvam crawled out of the pit and died soon after telling the horrendous tale.

114

09-11-97

Ponnambalam Jegathas

M

23

Nallikunchukulam

Kilinochchi

He went to recover belongings from his  home at Sonthakarankulam and feared to have been abducted by Sri Lankan forces.

115

13-11-97

9 civilians

M

 

Uruthirapuram

Kilinochchi

9 Tamil civilians who went to recover their belongings from their abandoned homes have not been seen since.

116

13-11-97

Thambu Sinnapillai

Sathasivam Vigneswaran

 

F

 

M

 

65

 

13

Varani

Jaffna

Sri Lankan forces ran amok firing randomly at Tamil civilians killing a woman and injuring a boy.

117

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

 

118

19-11-97

Civilians

M

F

 

Karainagar

Jaffna

Army  rounded up the whole of Karainagar and arrested several civilians.

119

19-11-97

 Civilians

M

F

 

Thumpalai

Vathiri

Jaffna

Sodiers rounded up and arrested several civilians.

120

19-11-97

Civilians

M

F

 

Mannar

Mannar

20 Tamils were arbitrarily arrested by the Army and their families are extremely anxious about their where abouts.

121

20-11-97

Thayalini

M

14

Vasavilan

Jaffna

She lost her hand and suffered sever  injuries when she picked up an unidentified object.

122

24-11-97

Tamil woman

 

 

Mirusuvil

Jaffna

Sri Lankan soldiers shot dead her for sending her daughter to Colombo.

123

24-11-97

Selvarajah

Rooban

Theivendram

F

F

F

 

Pooneryn

Kilinochchi

Sri Lankan Kfir war planes mounted aerial attacks on civilian targets in Pooneryn killing 3 civilians and seriously wounding 9.

124

24-11-97

Thirukovalan -Palikumar

M

 

Vadamaradchy

Jaffna

He was arrested and missing since then.

125

24-11-97

Vijayan

M

 

Maththiyamuham 11colony

Amparai

He was shot and killed in the custody of  Amparai police. He is one of those 13 arbitarly arrested in the 11th colony.

126

24-11-97

60 Civilians

M

F

 

Kotahena supermarket

Colombo

60 young Tamils have been arbitrarily arrested by Colombo Police in a round up in  Kotahena supermarket after the explosion at Kelanitissa

127

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

 

128                                     

29-11-97

Thayanadevi  -

Saravanaperumal

F

 

Unionkulam

Kilinochchi

When Sri Lankan forces fired artillery from Kilinochchi a mother of four children was killed. Two children were also severely injured. 

129

29-11-97

Civilians

M

F

 

Eruvil

Batticalao

At the jetty,  Eruvil military shot and killed a young man and 3 civilians when they were disembarking from the boat.

130

30-11-97

Civilians killings

M

 

Uruthirapuram

Kilinochchi

Sri Lankan army shot and injured two Tamil civilians and arrested two others when they went to collect valuable belongings from their homes.

 

131

30-11-97

Thambipillai Jegathas

Nageswaran Sujitha

M

F

40

Uduvil

Irupalai

Jaffna

Two civilians were arrested at Uduvil and Irupalai by armed forces.

132

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                 

 

   DECEMBER 1997

No

Date

Name

Sex

Age

Place

District

Incident

133

04-12-97

Nageswaran Sujitha

F

19

Neerveli

Jaffna

She was arrested by the army and not been seen since.

134

04-12-97

5 Civilians

M

 

Kalawanchikudi

Batticaloa

Sri Lankan army arrested 5 young boys .

135

04-12-97

2 men

 

67

-

Neerveli

Jaffna

Both were killed in a land mine.

136

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

 

137

06-12-97

Civilians

 

 

Puthukudiyiruppu

Kannakikiramam

Pethalai

Pandimadu

Vinayagapuram

Batticaloa

Sri Lankan army from camps in Pethalai, Valaichenai and Kalkudah surrounded the five Tamil villages and took all Tamil residents for interrogation and not released.

138

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

 

139

09-12-97

S. Raveendran

M

40

Jaffna town

Jaffna

He was shot and killed by the Sri Lankan armed forces.  Later many were attacled at  Somasundaram street.

140

09-12-97

700 Tamil refugees

 

 

 

 

 

141

10-12-97

Kirupananthan -

Arulnathan

M

19

Jeyanthipuram

Batticaloa

He was shot and killed by Sri Lankan police, on his way to the house.

142

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

 

143

10-12-97

Tharmalingam Yasotha

F

24

Kaluthavai

Batticaloa

Sri Lankan soldiers dropped a grenade in a bus where this pregnant woman was travelling. She suffered injuries and her unborn baby died in the womb.

144

10-12-97

Thayalini

F

 

Valaichchenai

Batticaloa

Sri Lankan forces opened fire on  civilians, injuring a pregnant mother. The unborn baby had to be removed from her womb after bullets went through her stomach, killing the baby.

145

11-12-97

Krishnapillai Thayaparan

Muthuthamby Vijayam

Manikam Kandasamy

Senathiraja Thevarajah

Sambunathan Thangaraja

 

 

 

 

M
M
M
M
M

24

57

43

56

Batticaloa

Batticaloa

Devastating grenade explosion was caused in the marketplace when a Policeman  dropped a grenade. 5 Tamil people were killed and 53 others injured.

146

11-12-97

200 young men

arrested

 

 

Mannar

Mannar

Sri Lankan forces conducted a round-up operation and arrested 200 young men. Their whereabouts are not known.

147

13-12-97

Maruthalingam Tharmalingam

Shanmugarajah

Sivanesan

 

M

 

M

 

 

24

 

28

Kalutura jail

Kalutura

Sinhalese convicts at Kalutura jail attacked Tamil political prisoners, killing three while jail guards and Sri Lankan army stood by. Many more Tamil prisoners were injured.They were attacked with knives, clubs and iron rods.

148

 

Deleted

 

 

 

 

 

149

13-12-97

Supaiyah Arulampalam

M

 

Kondavil East

Jaffna

He lost his leg in a land mine as he was tilling his plot of land.

150

14-12-97

Vijayaluxmy Nagaratnam

F

 

Batticaloa

Batticaloa

Sri Lankan army at a sentry point opened fire at her and injured badly.

151

14-12-97

Killing

M

20

Batticaloa

Batticaloa

A mentall patient from Batticaloa mental hospital was shot dead by the army  as he tried to jump over a wall.

152

18-12-97

Karuppiah Arulampalam

M

52

Kondavil east

Jaffna

Tamil man , father of two children was erecting a shed in his house , when a landmine buried by the Sri Lankan army exploded. He lost his left leg below the knee.

153

18-12-97

Krishnapillai -Srimohan

Geevanathan -Divakaran

Sellathurai -Karunakaran

Vettivel -Thiruchelvam

Rasathurai -Gopalakrishnan

Ratnam -Thanabalasingam

Pasupathipillai -Senthiran

Murugamurthy -Thilageswaran

Nagamany -Theivendran

Nalliah Rajalingam-

Ilayathamby Sriskandaraja-

Selvaratnam Kumar

Panchacharm -Senkodan

Sivaprakasam -Sorupan

Ilayathamby -Suthakaran

Alagaiah Ravindran

Veerappan -Yogarasa

K. Sangarathas-

Selvaratnam Karunakaran-

Atchuthapillai Balachandran

M

 

M

 

M

 

M

 

M

 

M

 

M

 

M

 

M

 

M

 

M

 

M

 

M

 

M

 

M

 

M

 

M

 

M

M

 

Kokuvil

Kiran

Kodikamam

Kokkadicholai

 

Thirukoil

Kayts

Uruthirapuram

 

Kaluvancikudi

Batticaloa

Palugamam

Batticaloa

Jaffna

Jaffna

Vavuniya

Thirukoil

Mulliyawalai

Jaffna

Colombo

Kodikamam

 

Neeraviyadi

Jaffna

Batticaloa

Jaffna

Batticaloa

 

Amparai

Jaffna

Kilinochchi

 

Batticaloa

Batticaloa

Batticaloa

Batticaloa

Jaffna

Jaffna

Vavuniya

Amparai

Mullaitivu

Jaffna

Colombo

Jaffna

 

Jaffna

The names given are those of 20  injured after the Kalutura jail attack, in which Tamil political detainees were attacked by Sinhalese convicts. The Prison authorities encouraged this attack on Tamil Political prisoners.

154

18-12-97

Mahalingam -Mathanavan

Rasu Sivakumar

Sivapatham - Sasikumar

Ballaiyah -

Surentheran

M

 

M

M

 

M

 

25

21

20

 

Kilavikulam

        “

        “

Murasumooddai    

Pullmoodai

 

 

Kilinochchi

These four were  reported to the Village Councilor by their relatives as missing following their arbitrary arrest by the military.

155

21-12-97

Ambalavanar Sivapatham

Sellaiyah Ratnasingam

Sellaiyah Pakianathan

Subambu Sivasubramaniam

Sivasubramaniam Sivanesan -

Sumambu Kumaravale -

Muthurasa Karunakaran -

Rasaiyah Balasubramaniam Thirukumaran

Ratnasingam -Arasakulasingam

M

 

M

 

M

M

 

M

 

M

 

M

 

M

 

M

 

M

 

45

61

57

39

14

23

33

 

14

 

34

Kilavikulam

Mathar- Makilamkulam        

         “

         “

         “

         “

Nellikulam

         “

    

Pannikulam        

    

Pullmooddai

         “

         “

         “

         “

         “

         “

         “

         “

        

         “

All the ten were reported to the Villagae councilor as missing by their relatives,

following arbitrary arrest by the Sri Lanka military operation “ Jayasikuru “.

156

22-12-97

Tamil man

M

26

Vacuniya

Vavuniya

A man detained in a refugee camp run by the army has been found hanged in the premises. He had severe injuries on the body.

157

23-12-97

Tamil residents

 

 

Kokuvil

Kondavil

Puthukadu

Thalayadi

Jaffna

Sri Lankan armed forces rounded up these towns ransacking local Tamil homes , during which several Tamil residents were assaulted and many taken away and not released.

158

23-12-97

Nagan Jeyamany

Nagan Janarthanan

F

M

 

43

8

 

Varani

Jaffna

Sri Lankan soldiers shot dead a mother of three children. Her eight year old child was also injured.

159

23-12-97

Cyril Anton George

M

32

Gurunagar

Jaffna

Sri Lankan forces occupied Tamil man’s home at 22.00 hrs and arrested him. During the arrest , the army robbed a radio, a bicycle and 25000 Rupees from his home. He is a father of four.

160

23-12-97

Pathmaseelan Anton Jude

M

 

Jaffna

Jaffna

Sri Lankan armed forces robbed 12,000 Rupees from this Tamil man after arresting him. His father was earlier arrested by the armed forces.

161

23-12-97

Akram

M

 

Kathankudy

Batticaloa

Sri Lankan armed forces shot dead a Muslim fisherman, as he rowed towards the coast after fishing.

 

 

 

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(The Information received from our sources during the mont of july 1997)

 

No

Date

Name

Sex

Age

Place

District

Incident

01

4/7/97

S.     UTHAYAKUMARI

G.MAKMITHASAN

F

M

18

38

KOMMANTHI

BATTICALOA

Army bommbed they are very serious at the hospital

02

5/7/97

N.SOOLARASA

N.SELVARAJA

S.MAGILENDERAN

M

M

18

18

VALAISENNAI

 

BATTICALOA

Arrested in the house by army   but not    where they were

03

6/7/97

R.SRIKUMAR

M

 

14

AMPARAI

BATTICALOA

Army shotted him at once he expiered at the spot

04

6/7/97

K.RAJALENGAM

S.NILANTHINI

SARATHADEVI

THEIVENDIRAN

M

F

F

M

54

22

35

3

4 THCOLONY

BATTICALOA

All these people wounded by the army bombed

05

17/7/97

N.MURUGAMOORTHY

M

19

AKKANAPPATTU

BATTICALOA

When he was sleeping in the bed-room army bombed by shell he expiered

06

18/7/97

K.THAVAGOWRI

A.RETNAPATHY

KUMASANKAR

A.RAMAN

F

M

M

M

40

47

12

70

KILINOTCHI

JAFFNA

Army bombed with shell four peopel on the same family expiered

07

18/7/97

M.SENTHILNATHAN

K.KAMALA VATHANI

T.MAHESEOARY

THEVENKUMAR

K.KERISANLIN

A.KARUPAN

M

F

F

M

F

M

 

16

29

29

60

60

KILINOCHI

JAFFNA

All the people wound by the army bombed allane in the hospital

08

19/7/97

S.MAGILVAHANAM

K.SANKARALINGAM

M

M

75

28

VALAISENAI

BATTICALOA

army shooted them all are atmitted in the hospital

09

20/7/97

P.SELVAMALAR

S.KURUNATHAN

S.VANIYASENGAM

F

M

M

22

14

13

MANKKULAM

JAFFNA

All expierd by the army bombed

10

20/7/97

K.SUGANTHAM

P.VIKENNESWARAN

K.ARUNAROJA

P.KALAYAHI

P.THAJANITHI

 

M

M

F

F

F

 

9

18

16

11

14

 

MANKKULAM

JAFFNA

All are wounded by the shell

11

20/7/97

P.RAMANAMALINI

F

 

19

MANKKULAM

JAFFNA

Wounded by the bombed

12

27/7/97

S.SIVAKUMAR

M

22

MANKKULAM

JAFFNA

When the army bombed he expied at once the spot

13

27/7/97

K.PARAMESWARY

T.THAYAPARAN

T.JESUTHAS

F

M

M

22

KILINOCHI

JAFFNA

These peopel woundedley the army bombed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SUMMARY REPORT OF HUMIAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN SRI LANKA

(The Information received from our sources during the mont of july 1997)

 

No

Date

Name

Sex

Age

Place

District

Incident

01

3/8/97

SELVARAJA

M

55

VALAISENAI

BATTICALOA

Bombed with shell he was admitted at the hospital

02

18/8/97

N.MANORANJAN

M.MALRAJAH

A.ALOYSUIS

KAMALAJAJANNUTHA

M

M

M

M

19

16

22

36

 

UJEANKKALAM

VAVUNIJA

Bombed by the army all are attmited at the hospital

03

19/8/97

THAMAJANTHAM

M

 

21

THIRUKKOVILUER

TRINCOMALEE

Army shot him on the way he expiered at the spot

03

19/8/97

R.SURENDERAN

R.MAKENDERAN

K.RAJENDERAN

K.PIRASKUMAR

M

M

M

M

24

20

25

25

THIRUKKADALUER

TRINCOMALEE

Four school boys arrested by army soldiers

 

05

25/8/97

SHANMUGANTHAN

THANUNTHA

MITHULA

GAHARASA

KANJANADEVI

RANJITHAKUMARI

PIRAPAKARAN

THAERIM

SAKAJAMARY

JOHARASA

SULOJANADEVI

M

M

F

M

F

F

M

F

M

M

F

35

19

10

42

44

12

15

36

40

40

4

BATTICALOA

BATTICALOA

All are wounded by shell bombed they were admitted at the hospital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SUMMARY REPORT OF HUMAIN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN SRI LANKA

(The Information received from our sources during the month of June 1997

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

 

No

Date

Name

Sex

Age

Place

District

Incident

01

1/6/97

R. THANUJA

F

3

VALAISENAI

HINDU-COLLEGE

BATTICALOA

Army bombed by the shell she wounded at the school

02

3/6/97

RETNAM

N.SHVNMUGANATHAN

M

M

27

24

HALKARANNOYA

NWERELIYA

Army arrested them on the way long time they are in Bogambara jail

03

3/6/97

TAMIL PEOPLE

 

 

MULAITHIEWQ

KILINOTCHI

JAFFNA

One- lakthq sixty- thousand people left

 out their own place living under the

 trees and rouds because the army destroyed them

 

04

4/6/97

M.GOVINDAMMA

F

55

SENGALAN

BATTICALOA

When she went to the market tosell vegetables at the time the army shot her on the spot she died

05

5/6/97

T.    ANNA PACKIAM

P. SURESKUMAR

K.   SULO JANA

T.  THINES

T. JEYARUBAN

 

F

M

F

M

M

25

9

7

12

12

VALAISENAI

-do-

-do-

NASIVAN-THIEVU

SCHOOL

BATTICALOA

Army bombed at the school anna packiam died immediately 5 children  wounded

 

06

 

5/6/97

NIRMAL

 

M

 

10

PUKKUDI IRROPU

 

BATTICALOA

Army bombed one women died her mother and and brother coounded

 

07

5/6/97

 

SOTHIMALAR

F

 

KARUVAKENNI

BATTICALOA

Army bombed by shell houses damaged 18 people wounded

08

5/6/97

K. THANUJA

F

3

VALAISENAI

HINDU COLLEGE

BATTICALOA

Army bombed at the school she wounded

09

10/6/97

 

 

 

MANKKULAM

VAVUNIYA

Army bombed people died and lot of

ses shops burnt

10

11/6/97

M. PIRASANNA

M

 

KINIYA

TRINCOMALEE

When he  went to tution the army captured him injured put them in the sea

11

13/6/97

TAMIL PEOPLE

 

 

THANDIKKULAM

VAVUNIYA

Army bombed by shell theree people killed and tamil school damaged

12

13/6/97

 

 

 

KALKUDA

VAVUNIYA

Army bombed by shell theree people killed and tamil school damaged

13

15/6/97

POOMANI SAKAJAMALAR

F

F

20

40

2nd CROSS STREET

MANNAR

Killed by the shell both of them at the hospital

14

17/6/97

S. SOTHIMANI

F

25

VALAISENAI

BATTICALOA

When they workd at the compound in theier house the army  bombed shell atonce the women injured

15

17/6/97

T.    RASAMANI

T.RETMAM

S.SELLATHENAI

CHANDERA MOHAN

K.SUMATHI

P.    NAYAHAN

RETNASINGAM

RAMAYA

SELVAMLUKL

KALAESKUMAR

A.SASIKUMAR

A.   SIVABALA

B.    GANESU

PENITA

T.    SELVAKUMAR

I . VIJAKUMAR

P. ABINAHAM

 

 

 

 

F

M

M

M

F

M

M

M

F

M

M

M

F

M

M

M

 

62

63

65

26

28

86

55

55

46

18

16

23

40

19

24

27

60

VAVUNIYA

JAFFNA

Army bombed at the Vavuniya village town seventeen people wounded seven people very serous at the hospital

 

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No

Date

Name

Sex

Age

Place

District

Incident

16

18/6/97

S.SOLLATHURAI

P.    CHANDRAMOHAN

 

M

M

65

26

VAVUNIYA

JAFFNA

Army bombed * them at the spot they died

17

19/6/97

SACITHA

NIJAS

K.JAS

NAGAPPRIYA

F

M

M

F

4

28

11

4

VALAISENAI

BATTICALOA

Allare wounded by gun shooting All are admitted in the hospital

18

21/6/97

V.   MAKESAN

N. JEEVARAJA

M

M

 

THIROKKOUIL

BATTICALOA

When they were at the

Shell fell down on the spotthe died

19

22/6/97

K. PIRAKALA DEVI

F

24

KUMPUMULAI

BATTICALOA

Army shoot her on the way she is very serions at thtale hospi

20

26/6/97

K. POLERETNAM

M

42

K. RAN

BATTICALOA

Army stooted him  other   spot he died

21

27/6/97

I. DEVI

F

40

KANAKIPURAM

BATTICALOA

She is cooking in the kitchen hem army shooted at once she fell down and died