TAMIL CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS – TCHR/CTDH LAW AND ORDER, JUDICIARY FAIL AND IMPUNITY PREVAILS IN JUSTICE DELAYED, JUSTICE DENIED (Salient violations - many more to be added)

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1948 On 15 November 1948 Citizenship Act and the laws of disenfranchisement were enacted and adopted, the Tamils of Indian origin Tamils in the hill country (plantation Tamils) were deprived of selecting their representatives to the Parliament. More than a million plantation Tamil workers were rendered stateless. Case ignored

1956 On 5th June 1956, about 300 Tamil volunteers along with Tamil parliamentarians staged a sit down Police turn a Satyagraha (peaceful protest) on the Face Green, in front of the Sri Lanka Parliament, against blind eye to this the 'Sinhala Only' Bill introduced by (Prime Minister) Bandaranaike. Satyagrahis were beaten up some riot. No inquiry; Tamil Satyagrahis were thrown into Beira Lake near the Parliament by the Sinhalese thugs. The riots no-one punished against the Tamil community was instigated by the government and actively supported by the Sinhalese organisations and Bhikkus (Buddhist priests).

Killed 150 Raped 20 Injured 300 Displaced 3000 No action taken

1957 26 July an agreement known as “Banda Chelva” pact was signed between Bandaranayke and ------Chevanayagam. This agreement was based on a quasi federal system devolving certain powers to the Tamils in the North East provinces.

1958 In April the “Banda-Chelva” pact was unilaterally abrogated by the Prime Minister Bandaranaike due to vehement protests staged, Buddhist clergy and Sinhala political . Police turn a Anti-Tamil pogrom broke out in . Many Tamils were massacred and million of rupees worth of blind eye to this properties belonging to the Tamils looted and destroyed. Over 35000Tamil refugees were relocated from riot. Sinhalese areas were relocated from Sinhalese areas to Tamil areas in the North. Perpetrators not punished On 25 May, in the government sugar-cane plantation at Polonnaruwa and Hingurakgoda, the Sinhala thugs assaulted the Tamil labourers remorselessly. The Sinhala thugs set fire to the sugar canes and burnt or hacked to death 500 Tamils in Polonnaruwa and Hingurakgoda. Violence spread to the Southern part of the island wherever the Tamils live. The passing cars and trains were stopped by mobs and the Tamil were butchered, houses were burnt with people inside and there was widespread looting.

1958 Killed 355 Raped 100 Injured 350 Displaced 35000 No action taken

1960 Arrested 60 Raped 15 Injured 200 -do- 1 TAMIL CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS – TCHR/CTDH LAW AND ORDER, JUDICIARY FAIL AND IMPUNITY PREVAILS IN SRI LANKA Justice denied Month/Year Type of violation No action

1961 Non-violent civil disobedience campaign was launched by the Federal Party in . No inquiry The government reacted violently by sending Police and military forces to Jaffna to suppress the agitation. No arrests Non-violent (Satyagrahis) demonstrators were attacked by Sri Lanka in Jaffna. Many Tamil politicians were arrested. Anti-Tamil pogrom broke out in areas where Sinhalese were in a majority.

1972 Denial of equal University education (Standardization) to the Tamil students. No action taken

Arrested 37 Injured 18 -do-

1973 Arrested 35 Injured 24 -do-

1974 On 10 January, Police unleashed an unprovoked violent attack on those attending the prestigious Commission “4th World Tamil Research Conference” in Jaffna, leaving nine innocent civilians dead. appointed. Perpetrators Arrested 2 Killed 9 Injured 15 not punished

Outcome nothing 1977 In July, Tamil United Liberation Front-TULF, won overwhelmingly at the Parliamentary election giving them a mandate to establish the “Right to Self-determination” of in the North East. The TULF People's became the opposition party in the parliament. Anti-Tamil pogrom occurred immediately mandate ignored after elections in the areas where Sinhalese were in the majority killing hundreds of Tamils.

Arrested 45 Killed 150 Raped 90 Injured 35 Displaced 150000 No action taken

1979 Arrested 150 Disappeared 22 Killed 13 Raped 13 Injured 15 -do-

1981 In June, Increased military repression in the North. The Jaffna Public Library was burnt down by the Sri Lankan armed forces, allegedly under the direction of two senior government ministers, No inquiry Gamini Dissanayake and Cyril Matthew. 95,000 volumes of books including numerous culturally No arrests important and irreplaceable manuscripts and the buildings were totally destroyed by arson. Perpetrators The Jaffna city market, the office of the Tamils daily newspaper “Eelanadu”, the office of the not punished political party TULF were burnt down by the Sri Lanka security forces. An anti-Tamil pogrom broke out in the island. Many Tamils were killed and looting of the Tamils properties were widespread.

Arrested 200 Disappeared 4 Killed 35 Raped 50 Injured 37 Displaced 5000 No action taken 2 TAMIL CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS – TCHR/CTDH LAW AND ORDER, JUDICIARY FAIL AND IMPUNITY PREVAILS IN SRI LANKA Justice denied Month/Year Type of violation No action

1982 Arrested 300 Killed 47 Raped 45 Injured 22 No action taken

1983 Major anti-Tamil pogrom took place in July all over the island with the buoyed up support of the No inquiry government. Thousands of Tamils fled the country and went to and to Western countries. No arrests Billions rupees worth of Tamils properties was looted and destroyed by the Sinhala rioters. Perpetrators Between 27-28 July, 53 Tamil political prisoners were massacred inside the walls of the not punished Welikadai prison in by the Sinhala inmates.

Arrested 1425 Disappeared 571 Killed 6000 Raped 750 Injured 3383 Displaced 250000 No action taken

1984 On 28 March, busy market town of Chunnakam in the , Sri Lankan Air force personnel No inquiry opened fire killing 22 and injuring many. No arrests On 11 August, 16 Tamil male passengers on their way to Colombo were killed by the Army in civil dress. Perpetrators On 2nd December, 27 Tamils from Cheddikulam and Chemamadu were killed by the Army. not punished

Arrested 8257 Disappeared 203 Killed 872 Raped 214 Injured 1720 No action taken

1985 On 9th April, 75 civilians were shot dead by the in Valvettithurai. No inquiry On 15 May, "Kumuthini" a passenger ferry between the island of Delft and Punguduthivu, via Nainathivu No arrests was stopped at mid-sea by the Sri Lankan personnel, and the Navy personnel got into the ferry Perpetrators and cut to death 36 passengers, including women and children. not punished On 17th May, 60 young Tamils were killed in Thambiluvil by STF -do- On 31st May, 37 Tamil youths were killed by the security forces went on a rampage in Thanganagar, -do- Kiliveddy in . On 16th August, more than 200 Tamil people were killed in Vavuniya by the Army who went on the rampage -do- On 16 November, the Special arrived at Bar road in and shot dead nine Tamil civilians. -do- Looted and burned 15 shops and several houses. On 18 September, 46 Tamil refugees were killed in Jaffna by the security forces -do- On 27 November, Sri Lankan soldiers and Home Guards entered four adjoining villages of -do- Sampoor in the Trincomalee and killed 22 Tamil civilians and burnt down 165 homes. On 27 November, in a search operation by the Security force, 24 Tamil fishermen shot dead and many missing -do- in the coastal village of Mandur in Batticaloa.

Arrested 3616 Disappeared 246 Killed 777 Raped 399 Injured 1372 Displaced 1000 No action taken 3 TAMIL CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS – TCHR/CTDH LAW AND ORDER, JUDICIARY FAIL AND IMPUNITY PREVAILS IN SRI LANKA Justice denied Month/Year Type of violation No action

1986 On 19 January, more than 24 Tamil civilians were killed by the security forces in Iruthayapuram No inquiry On 25 January, the Army soldiers fired indiscriminately at about 75 passengers waiting to board a train at No arrests railway station. In this incident 12 civilians including women and children killed by the soldiers. Perpetrators On 19 February, rounded up 60 Tamil farm workers in a paddy field and shot them all not punished at Udumpankulam in Amparai district. -do- On 19 February, 80 mainly Tamil farm workers were killed and their bodies burned in remote spot near the town -do- of Akkaraipattu Amparai district. On 20 March, 16 Tamil villagers were killed by the Sri Lankan army in a cordon and search operation -do- in Eeddimurichchan, Nedunkerni. Many houses were burnt and shops were looted. On 10 June, 35 fishermen from , Jaffna who went for fishing in a boat named "Thuya Oli" were shot dead -do- by the . On 20 June, 36 refugees from Gurunagar, Jaffna on a boat bound to India were shot at by Sri Lankan Navy -do- at Nachchikudah, Mannar. On 26 June, 16 civilians in Sambaltivu, Trincomalee were killed in search operation by the Sri Lankan army -do- On 28 June, 8 civilians were tied to trees and executed tin the course of a cordon and search operation in Paranthan -do- by the Sri Lankan soldiers. On 28 June, thirty four Tamil civilians, including women were found hacked to dead in the jungle near -do- Thampalakamam in . The victims were abducted and hacked to dead by Home Guards -do- On 13 July, Sri Lankan soldiers who launched a cordon and search operation in Adampan, Mannar, killed 48 Tamil and Muslim. On 16 July, 44 Tamil civilians, mostly refugees, were deliberately shot and killed by the Sri Lanka army in the villages -do- of Peruveli and Manalchenai in the Trincomalee district. On 17 July, 10 passengers who were travelling in a bus were killed when a Sri Lankan helicopter opend fire at the -do- bus in Thanduvan in district. on 19 September, of the Special Task Force (STF) went on a rampage in the Batticaloa town and -do- killed 12 civilians. On 12 October, Sri Lankan army soldiers shot dead 21 civilians in Admpan, North West Mannar. -do- On 11 November, 23 people were killed and a further 21 gone missing when Army soldiers went on a rampage -do- at Periya Pullumumalai, Batticaloa. During the course of this incident three Tamil women were raped and killed.

Arrested 4675 Disappeared 178 Killed 889 Raped 475 Injured 1560 No action taken

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1987 An economic embargo was imposed by the Sri Lankan government on the Jaffna peninsula. Prohibited on SL Judiciary Food including milk infants, fuel, medicine and all other important items fully accept this decision despite humanitarian crisis for civilians

On January 28, 87 civilians were killed at Kokkaddichcholai in by the STF. Perpetrators not punished

Arrested 2935 Disappeared 1303 Killed 3714 Raped 1257 Injured 8062 Displaced 297250 No action taken

1988 Arrested 2460 Disappeared 1253 Killed 2929 Raped 1219 Injured 4502 Displaced 253000 -do-

1989 On 2 August, over 50 civilians in Valvettiturai in Jaffna Peninsula by the Indian Peace Keeping Force. No action taken This massacre by the IPKF was known as "India's Mylai". No inquiry (IPKF massacres will be reported separately)

Arrested 4761 Disappeared 1528 Killed 1475 Raped 1031 Injured 2858 No action taken

1990 Since 21 June - Hundreds of people in northeast have reportedly 'disappeared' after being detained by Sri Lankan No inquiry security forces. No arrests In Kalmunai, over 70 people were reportedly detained and then 'disappeared''. Perpetrators Over 30 bodies were dumped in a burnt out shop in Kalmunai, not punished

In Vavuniya on the 13th or 14th June, government forces reportedly shot and killed civilians. -do- 15 bodies were found on the road. On 6 July, five in Batticaloa town and 14 July, 10 bodies in Kaluvanchikudiyiruppu -do- On 10 July, Sri Lankan army shot dead, 38 Tamil civilians were killed and over hundred wounded in -do- Sinnawattai Malayarkathu at 4th Colony in Amparai district. The bodies of Tamil civilians were found dumped in public places in Batticaloa. -do- On 7 August, 47 Tamil civilians were hacked to death by a Government sponsored Muslim gang in Erakanni. -do- On 8 August, 75 Tamil refugees travelling on three boats were hacked to death by army and Muslim home guards -do- in the Trincomalee district. On 12 August, 95 Tamil civilians including several children and women were hacked to death and another five -do- people were burnt alive in Thuraineelavanai by Sri lankan soldiers and Muslim home guards.

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1990 On 12 August, Muslim policemen have killed 8 civilians in 4th Colony village, Amparai. No inquiry On 15 August, 90 Tamil civilians were shot and hacked to death by Home guards and army in Senkallady, Batticaloa. No arrests On 17 August, 14 people were shot dead and 3 were raped and killed by the Sri Lankan soldiers -do- in the area of Muthur, Trincomalee.

On 18 August, 20 Tamil civilians including 10 children were hacked to dead by Muslim home guards in Sorikalmunai. No inquiry On 18 August, 91 Tamil civilians were killed and 125 injured by the Army in a massacre in Veeramunia No arrests On 19 August, Sri Lankan army shot and killed 16 Tamil civilians at 9th mile post, Mamadu, Kovilkulam. -do- On 19 August, 8 Civilians were killed by aerial bombardment near Jaffna railway. -do- On 21 August, 25 civilians were killed in the Jaffna peninsula when the Sri Lankan air force bombed the area. -do- On 21 August, 10 civilians including University students were killed by Army and Muslim home guards in Eravur. -do- On 22 August, 10 refugees from Thambalaakamam were shot dead by the Sri Lankan army. -do- On 5 September, 10 refugees from Pandiruppu, taken from Kallaru to the Neelavanai army camp shot dead. -do- On 5 September, 158 Tamil killed by the Sri Lanka army at Vantharumoolai. -do- On 10 September, 184 civilians were massacred by the Sri Lanka army at the Saththurukondan Army Camp. Formal inquiry held. But No arrests made. Between 10-16 September, 59 killed, over 150 injured and several buildings destroyed in an aerial bombing No inquiry in Jaffna peninsula. No arrests On 21 September, 25 civilians arrested by special Task Force were disappeared without any trace in Karaitheevu -do- On 22 September, 35 villagers including women and children were hacked to death and burnt to ashes by -do- Sri Lankan Army and Muslim home guards in Thallavai, Batticoloa. On 24 September, 16 civilians including children and women were hacked to death and 17 injured by -do- the Special Task Force and Home guards in Puthukudirupu. On 26 September, 50 peasants who were arrested by Sri Lankan Army in Thambiluvil in Amparai district -do- have disappeared without any trace. On 7 October, 52 Tamil civilians including several women and children were hacked to dead by Sri Lankan army Formal inquiry in Vantharumulai, Amparai. Dead bodies were found inside the wells in the area around Vantharumulai University held refugee camp. The bodies of young women bore the marks of been raped. Perpetrators On 7 October, 10 killed and 17 injured in Helicopter fired rockets on the Chavakechcheri market. not punished. On 25 October, Sri Lankan army entered into the Clappenberg refugee camp in Trincomalee, brutally killed No inquiry 25 Tamil refugees. No arrests On 30 October, 30 civilians were killed in the villages of Kallady, Aryampathy, Thalankuda, Kirankulam -do- and Puthikutiyiruppu by the Sri Lanka army and Home guards. On 12 November, while 42 Tamil refugees were escaping in boat to India, Sri Lanka Navy attacked the boat. -do- In this incident, 6 killed and several injured. 6 TAMIL CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS – TCHR/CTDH LAW AND ORDER, JUDICIARY FAIL AND IMPUNITY PREVAILS IN SRI LANKA Justice denied Month/Year Type of violation No action

1990 On 27 November, in an aerial bombing by the Sri Lankan air force planes, 9 killed in Oddisuddan. No inquiry On 6 December, in a roundup operation in Neelavanni village in Batticaloa, 76 civilians were taken to Neelavanni army camp No arrests and all of them were tortured to dead. On 10 December, nine Tamil villagers were killed and the dead bodies were thrown into the flames of burning houses -do- in Kovilkulam, Vavuniya. On 17 December, Tamil civilians and hacked to death in Valaichenai, Batticoloa by the Home guards. -do-

Arrested 2555 Disappeared 9381 Killed 5798 Raped 816 Injured 5601 Displaced 786000 No action taken

1991 On 12 June, 82 civilians were killed and 200 injured. 450houses were looted and burnt by the Sri Lanka army Formal inquiry in the villages of Kokaddicholai, Mahiladai Thievu and Muthalai Kuddah in Batticaloa. held. No Perpetrators punished Arrested 3244 Disappeared 1847 Killed 4360 Raped 751 Injured 4917 Displaced 1500 No action taken

1992 On 29 April, 8 Tamil civilians were hacked to death by Army and Home Guards in Karapola, Polonnaruwa. No inquiry On 18 May, Vattrapalai Amman Temple in Mullaitivu was shelled by the Sri Lankan army annual Pongal festival No arrests and 15 pilgrims were killed. On 9 August, 32 civilians were hacked to death in Mailanthannai and 50 injured in Batticaloa by the -do- Sri Lanka security force.

Arrested 2835 Disappeared 1780 Killed 3769 Raped 691 Injured 4020 No action taken

1993 On 2 January, 52 people killed and 27 injured in the Kilali lagoon by the Sri Lanka Navy, while the civilians -do- were crossing the lagoon in sixteen boats. On 28 September, 24 civilians were killed in an aerial bombing by the in Sangathanai, -do- near Chavakachcheri. In this incident, many children injured. On 13 November, St. James Church at Gurunagar was bombed by Sri Lankan supersonic bombers. -do- The church was completely destroyed and 10 civilian killed and 31 injured. A nearby nursery school, shops and ten houses were also destroyed.

Arrested 2929 Disappeared 676 Killed 2983 Raped 410 Injured 2885 No action taken

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1994 Arrested 13363 Disappeared 536 Killed 2470 Raped 424 Injured 1663 No action taken

1995 On 18 April, 30 civilians killed and 60 injured by the Sri Lankan security force in Nachchikuda. No inquiry On 11 July, Sri Lanka air force bombed St. Peters Church in Navaly where civilians sought refugees. No arrests In this incident 165 civilians including many children killed and 150 wounded. On 22 September, Nagerkoil Central School in the Jaffna peninsula was bombed by the Sri Lankan Air force. -do- 71 civilians were killed including 25 school going children and another 100 injured. On 27 October, 25 civilians killed and 23 wounded by repeated aerial strikes in by Sri Lankan Air force. -do- 27 Tamil civilians were killed dumped in the in Colombo by the Sri Lanka security forces.

Arrested 3565 Disappeared 934 Killed 3481 Raped 779 Injured 5028 Displaced 500000 No action taken

1996 On 11 February, Sri-Lankan army from 57th mile post near kilivetti, Kumarapuram massacred 24 civilians No inquiry and severely injured 28 others. One of those killed was a pregnant woman. A 17 year old was gang raped No arrests by soldiers before being killed. Perpetrators not punished On 18 February, 11 civilians were killed by Sri Lanka security forces in Poonaithoduvai in Kilinochchi -do- On 3 March, 7 killed and 21 injured by the Sri Lanka security forces. -do- On 16 March, Sri Lankan air force helicopters fired on a group of Tamil refugees, killing 16 -do- injuring 60 others in Nachchikkuda On 20 April, Civilian passengers who were crossing the lagoon in boats were killed by the Sri Lanka Navy. -do- In this incident 42 killed and another 75 injured. On 11 May, 18 killed and 30 injured in Sithandi, Kaluvenkerni – Batticaloa. -do- On 24 July, 9 civilians including a 3 year old child and women were killed and 27 people injured when the -do- Sri Lankan Air Force bombers bombed the heavily populated Mallavi junction in Vanni. On 7 September, Krishanthi Kumarasamy, an 18 year old student at Girls' High School went missing, soon after she had taken her first paper at the GCE A/L examination. She was seen by a number of witnesses being taken into custody by Sinhala army personnel at the Kaithady checkpoint, and she disappeared soon after. On learning of Krishanthi's detention at the army check-point, her mother, Rasamma (59), who was Inquiry held due the vice principal of Kaithady Maha Vithyalayam, accompanied by her son, Pranaban (16), and a neighbour, to International Kirupakaran Sithamparam (35), went to the army camp, and then they too disappeared. Three soldiers’ pressure. allegedly raped Krishanthi until she fell unconscious. When she revived, according to the confessions, Case pending police officers and six soldiers further raped her.

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1996 The International NGOs reported that at least 656 Tamil civilians disappeared in Jaffna peninsula in 1996 Inquiry held due and buried in Chemmani. It is known as Chemmani mass graves. to International pressure. Case pending On 12 November 1996, 10 year old school girl, Thenuka Selvarajah was abducted by soldier from the Puttur army No inquiry camp. Several soldiers took turns raping her. No arrests

Arrested 18870 Disappeared 1678 Killed 4074 Raped 894 Injured 3265 Displaced 335000 No action taken

1997 On 9 January, 3 women, including a mother and daughter, were raped at their home at Thiyavattavan in Batticaloa Two soldiers by the Army soldier. arrested and later released

On 11 August, 40 civilians were killed and 86 others injured in Mullaitivu (Manthuvil) by the No inquiry Sri Lankan security forces. No arrests On 12 December, three Tamil detainees were killed inside the prison at .

Arrested 5430 Disappeared 1463 Killed 4056 Raped 811 Injured 1731 Displaced 255000 No action taken

1998 On 10 June, 32 civilians including women and children killed and 52 civilians injured in bombing and shelling of No inquiry the Suthanthirapuram Sri Sithivinayakar Hindu temple by Sri Lanka army. No arrests On 3 July, Somaratne Rajapakse – 1st witness to murder and rape case of Krishanthy Kumaraswamy No constructive told the courts, ""We didn't kill anyone. We only buried bodies. We can show you where 300 to 400 bodies action have been buried," "I can show you 10 places in Chemmani where bodies are buried. ASP Perera can show five places. D. M. Jayatilleke can show one place near a kovil where a number of people were buried."

Arrested 9832 Disappeared 1338 Killed 2161 Raped 342 Injured 2909 Displaced 34500 No action taken

1999 On 5 September, 22 killed and 35 injured by the Sri Lanka security forces. No inquiry On 20 November, 38 killed and 56 injured by the Sri Lanka army at Maddhu Church, Mannar. No arrests On 28 December, 29 old young woman Saravanbavananth of a Hindu Brahmin family was Formal inquiry gang-raped and murdered by Sri Lanka Navy personnelnear Kannakai Amman Temple in Punguduthivu, No arrests an islet off Jaffna peninsula. Arrested 16639 Disappeared 177 Killed 1661 Raped 339 Injured 1864 Displaced 51000 No action taken

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2000 On 5 January, Human Rights defender and Lawyer Mr was assassinated in Colombo by Formal inquiry by so called unknown gunmen in Wellawatta, Colombo no progress in the case On 17 May, Sri Lankan security forces shot dead 9 children and wounded 20 others, in Batticaloa town. No action taken Batticaloa (near Buddhist temple). On 19 May, Sri Lanka army fired shell at Kaithaddy Home for the age – killing 15 and injuring 31 others. On 25 October, 31 Tamils youths killed and 78 injured at the Bindunuwewa detention centre when the villagers Eye wash case stormed the building with the help of the Police in duty. was heard and accusedreleased after sentencing them to death More than 18000 persons, mostly Tamils, were arrested under the draconian Emergency Regulations (ER) and No action taken the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) in 2000.

On 19 October, Tamil journalist Mylvaganam Nirmalarajan was shot dead by (EPDP) gunmen at his Case pending home in Jaffna. He reported to BBC Tamil, Sinhala media and also to IBC. The suspect of this murder is as the suspect presently in one of the European countries. has left the country

Arrested 4217 Disappeared 134 Killed 1573 Raped 336 Injured 2442 Displaced 192000 No action taken

2001 Arrested 182 Disappeared 5 Killed 88 Raped 131 Injured 120 Displaced 67000 -do-

2002 Arrested 16 Killed 32 Raped 21 Injured 101 Displaced 16959 -do-

2003 Arrested 22 Disappeared 5 Killed 45 Raped 4 Injured 52 -do-

2004 On 31 May, Batticaloa-based senior journalist, Mr. was shot dead by paramilitary, No inquiry while he was on his way to work in a motorbike. No arrests Perpetrators not punished Arrested 16 Disappeared 4 Killed 87 Raped 10 Injured 61 No action taken

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2005 On 7 February, ex- Member of Parliament for Amparai district Mr. Ariyanayagam No inquiry Chandra Nehru, founder member of North East Secretariat on Human Rights (NESOHR), Mr. E Kousalyan, No arrests political head of Batticaloa-Amparai district of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and four others were shot dead by paramilitary group, while travelling in a vehicle near Polonnaruwa.

On 28 April, Senior journalist Mr. Dharmaretnam Sivaram, known to everyone by his pen name, "Taraki" Formal inquiry could not escape this cruel punishment of the paramilitary groups in Sri Lanka. He was abducted and killed no progress in on the 29th April.

On 15 May 2005, politically motivated Buddha statue was erected overnight in the highly populated Tamils Supreme Court heritary Trincomalee, close to the bus stand by Buddhist monks and Buddhist followers. This was done with gave its the support of the government to create tension between the Tamil and Singhalese people in Trincomalee. political decision Several violent incidents have been reported all over the District. On 18 May, the Trincomalee Magistrate concerning this and Additional District Judge instructed the Police to take all possible steps to temporarily remove the Buddah statue controversial statue and pronounced that a long-term solution to the matter could be found by the Urban Council taking legal action.

On 24 June, the Post-Tsunami Operational Management Structure (P-TOMS) MOU was signed by Supreme Court the and the LTTE. The international community poured generously into tsunami gave its relief funds, and rightly insisted that there should be a joint mechanism to distribute relief and funds for political decision reconstruction.

However, the Supreme Court on 15th July 2005 issued a stay order suspending four key provisions of the newly agreed P-TOMS, upholding a petition filed by Sinhala extremists in which they claimed that their fundamental rights enshrined in the constitution were infringed, and that they wanted the P-TOMS declared null and void.

On 24 December, Mr & Mrs Pararajasingham participated in the midnight Christmas, Eve mass in their home No inquiry town Batticaloa. When they were ready to receive Holy Communion from the Bishop of Batticaloa – No arrests Mr. Joseph Pararajasingham, Member of Parliament was shot dead by identified paramilitary gunmen, Perpetrators within the Cathedral. His wife Mrs. Sugunam Pararajasingham was taken to the Batticaloa not punished hospital in a critical condition.

Arrested 177 Disappeared 194 Killed 243 Raped 45 Injured 338 No action taken

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2006 On 16 October, The Supreme Court delivered its "political decision" on the merger of the North Eastern Supreme Court province that took place on 8 September 1988, under an international agreement, signed between India and gave its Sri Lanka on 29 July 1987. political decision

Eighteen years after this merger, after preparing the ground for this case to be heard in the Supreme Court - last year the demand for the de-merging of these two provinces was filed. The Supreme Court delivered its "political decision" stating that the merger of these two provinces by the then President was invalid.

On 10 November, , Jaffna district Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian was shot dead No inquiry in Colombo by paramilitary group. No arrests

Arrested 2558 Disappeared 1064 Killed 1256 Raped 85 Injured 2095 Displaced + 279200 No action taken

2007 May Arrested + 2000 Disappeared +347 Killed +412 Raped + 23 Injured + 239 Displaced + 300000 -do-

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