THE TRAPPED PEOPLE

AMONG

PEACE MAKERS AND WAR MONGERS

Issued : 18 February 1992

REPORT NO.9

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1

Peace proposals and Human rights

1.0. Introduction

1.1.The reaction of the press:

1.2.Thondaman’s failure:

1.3.Peace makers and their lack of grasp of the reality:

1.4.Reaction of Sinhala extreme forces:

1.5.Human rights rituals and concrete realities:

CHAPTER 2

REPORTS AND ANALYSIS: THE EASTERN PROVINCE.

2.0. Trapped people in Kokkadichcholai.

2.1.Tiger ambush and TELO’s reprisal, 25th Oct. 1991:

2.2.Incident on   Nov 9th, 1991:

2.3 Incident on the 30th of November; Killing of the Grama Sevaka.

2.4.11th December, an incident at Ambalanthurai.

2.5.Latest incidents in Kokkaddichollai 3rd Jan 1992:

2.6.Dumping the bodies in the Lagoon:

2.7.The livelihood of the fisher folk:

2.8.Arrest of two fishermen:

2.9.Killing of Kaniston Michael:

2.10.Killing of Dick in Navatkuda, 8th Dec 1991.

2.12.Kaththankudi bomb blast:

2.13.Maturing of   opinions:

2.14.The need for re-evaluation and the negation of the past:

CHAPTER 3

The Tortured community

3.0.Introduction

3.1. The Green boat ride:

3.2. Prisoners in the LTTE camps:

3.2.1. The formation of the camp.

3.2.2. Psychos who love weapons:

3.2.3. A few more individual cases at Thunnukai detention camp:

3.3. Torture during the IPKF presence:

3.4. Cadres of TELO, PLOTE and ENDLF:

CHAPTER 4

REPORTS : MANNAR

4.1. Killing of Teachers on 17th February l99l:

4.2. Change of Brigadier:

4.3. An Experience at Talladi:

4.4.       After the Change of command:

4.5.       The shooting of the MSF

4.7.       Disappearances:

4.8.       Painting Stripes :

4.9.       The shrine

4.10.      Flying the Flag:

CHAPTER 5

REPORTS AND COMMENTS :JAFFNA

5.0. Introduction

5.1. The art of propaganda and the falsehood behind that.

REPORTS:

5.2. Further arrests of students at University of Jaffna:

5.3. Death sentences:

5.4. Release of Prisoners.

5.5. The Bombing of the school in Pandivirichan in Mannar district.

5.6.The operation from the Palaly camp on 7th Dec 91:

5.7. Shell attack on 10th Jan.92.

5.8. Arrest of the three “Traitors”

5.9. Bomb blast in the Jaffna Hospital:

5.10. Orders to the Post offices in Jaffna: