Ilankai Tamil Sangam
Association of Tamils of Sri Lanka in the USA
Published by Sangam.org
Recorded figures of arrests, killings, disappearances, rapes, displacements and injuries to the Tamils in the North East, Colombo and other regions (1956-2007 August)
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Tamil Centre for Human Rights - TCHR Email : tchr@tchr.net / tchrdip@tchr.net |
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Year |
Arrest/Torture |
Disap.*** |
Killing |
Rape |
Injuries |
Displaced |
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1956* |
- |
- |
150 |
20 |
300 |
3000 |
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1958* |
- |
- |
355 |
100 |
350 |
35000 |
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1960 |
60 |
- |
- |
15 |
200 |
- |
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1972 |
37 |
- |
- |
- |
18 |
- |
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1973 |
35 |
- |
- |
- |
24 |
- |
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1974 |
25 |
- |
9 |
- |
15 |
- |
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1977* |
45 |
- |
150 |
90 |
35 |
15000 |
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1979 |
150 |
22 |
13 |
13 |
15 |
- |
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1981* |
200 |
4 |
35 |
50 |
37 |
5000 |
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1982 |
300 |
- |
47 |
45 |
22 |
- |
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1983* |
1425 |
571 |
6000 |
750 |
3383 |
250000 |
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1984 |
8257 |
203 |
872 |
214 |
1720 |
- |
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1985 |
3616 |
246 |
777 |
399 |
1372 |
1000 |
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1986 |
4675 |
178 |
889 |
475 |
1560 |
- |
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1987** |
2935 |
1303 |
3714 |
1257 |
8062 |
297250 |
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1988** |
2460 |
1253 |
2929 |
1219 |
4502 |
253000 |
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1989** |
4761 |
1528 |
1475 |
1031 |
2858 |
- |
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1990 |
2555 |
9381 |
5798 |
816 |
5601 |
78600 |
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1991 |
3244 |
1847 |
4360 |
751 |
4917 |
1500 |
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1992 |
2835 |
1780 |
3769 |
691 |
4020 |
- |
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1993 |
2929 |
676 |
2983 |
410 |
2885 |
- |
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1994 |
13363 |
536 |
2470 |
424 |
1663 |
- |
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1995 |
3565 |
934 |
3481 |
779 |
5028 |
500000 |
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1996 |
18870 |
1678 |
4074 |
894 |
3265 |
335000 |
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1997 |
5430 |
1463 |
4056 |
811 |
1731 |
255000 |
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1998 |
9382 |
1338 |
2161 |
342 |
2909 |
34500 |
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1999 |
16639 |
177 |
1661 |
339 |
1864 |
51000 |
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2000 |
4217 |
134 |
1573 |
336 |
2442 |
192000 |
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2001 |
182 |
5 |
88 |
131 |
120 |
67000 |
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2002 |
16 |
- |
32 |
21 |
101 |
16959 |
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2003 |
22 |
5 |
45 |
4 |
52 |
- |
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2004 |
16 |
4 |
87 |
10 |
61 |
- |
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2005 |
177 |
194 |
243 |
45 |
338 |
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2006 |
1175 |
1064 |
1292 |
85 |
2095 |
279200 |
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2007Aug. |
3368 |
316 |
565 |
30 |
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Total |
116966 |
26840 |
56153 |
12597 |
63565 |
2780009 |
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(actual figures higher than documented so far) |
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Tamil Centre for Human Rights - TCHR Centre Tamoul pour les Droits de l'Homme |
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* = Communal riots ** = Indian Peace Keeping Forces - IPKF *** = Only 2% of the disappeared have been found |
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