SESSIONAL PAPER NO. VII ?1997

FINAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE INVOLUNTARY REMOVAL OR DISAPPEARANCE OF PERSONS IN THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN PROVINCES

Printed on the orders of the Government

September, 1997

Provinces of Sri Lanka:

NEP - North-eastern Province

NCP - North Central Province

NWP - North Western Province

UVA - Province of Uva

SAB - Province of Sabaragamuwa

CP - Central Province

WP - Western Province

SP - Southern Province

CONTENTS

Chapter     1              - Introduction

Chapter     2              - Trincomalee District

Chapter     3              - Baticaloa District

Chapter     4              - Ampara District

Chapter     5              - Kilinochchi District

Chapter     6              - Mannar District

Chapter     7              - Vauniya District

Chapter     8              - Mulative District

Chapter     9              - Jaffna District

Chapter     10            - Recommendations

Annexures:

A - Report on the Enforced or involuntary disappeance of person

               B - Involuntary removal and disappearance of  Mr Murugaiah Sarawanabawa and eight members of his family

C - Report of the inquiry held at Social Service Centre, Trincomalee

D - Letter addressed to Operational Headquarters, Ministry of Defence

E - List of arrests in Trincomalee where evidences is Available against officers

F - Arrest and subsequent disappearances from the Eastern University refugee Camp, Vandaramo

G - Arrest And Subsequent disappearances from the village of Sathurukondan and other Villages

H - Arrests and subsequent disappearance from Sittandy Murugan Temple

I - Arrests and subsequent disappearances at the Kommathurai Army Check Point

J - Document submitted by Patricia Lawrence of Denver Law School, U S A

K - Arrests in Chenkalady

L - Abductions made by L T T E from Kattankudy

L.1 - Arrests made by unknown persons in the Batticaloa District

M - List of Police Personnel who disappeared on 11.06.1990

N - Arrests made by the Special Task Force Personnel And subsequent Disappearances

O - List of persons arrested by L T T E at Kurukkalmadam, Batticaloa on 12.07.1990

P - Arrests made from the Refugee Camp at Thettathivu Roman catholic Church

Q - Arrests made by Security Personnel stationed at Valaichenai Petrol Shed Camp

R - Arrests and subsequent Disappearances from Kokkaddicholai and Palugamman

S - Arrests and disappearances in the Kalmunai Area

T - Arrests and disappearance in the pottuvil, Panama, Lahugala and Komari areas

U - Arrests and disappearances during the years 1988 And 1989 from Ampara area

V - Arrests made at Pandiruppu

W - Arrests made from Veeramunai, Pillayar Kovil Refugee Camp

X - Arrests and disappearances from the Pottuvil area In July 1990

Y - Arrests from Ampara

Z - Arrests made at Check Points ? Valaththapiddy and Malwatte

AA - Army arrests ?Vauniya Town

         Army arrests ?Outside Vavuniya Town

         Arrest by the Army and Navy in Vanni Region

BB - Disappearances ?Vavuniya/Thandikularm Check Point

Acknowledgement

Asian Human Rights Commission would like to thank Josefina Bergsten for her assistance in preparing the text of this report to make it available online.