Humanitarian Workers Killed & NGOs Attacked
From 2006 to 2007 August
by Tamil Centre for Human Rights, September 9, 2007
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Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO) - 24 August 2006
Jaffna office of the Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation was looted and burned by armed men. Intruders forced a night watchman to leave the office and then destroyed computers, files and other equipment before setting the building on fire. |
Rest of TCHR report to UN Human Rights Council
Humanitarian workers
46 Humanitarian staff killed in Sri Lanka
by the security forces and the paramilitary
since January 2006
(Listed by organisations in alphabetical order)
| Name |
Organization |
Date |
| Mr. Primus Anandarajah |
Action Contre La Faim (ACF) |
04/08/2006 |
| Mr. Matahavarasa Ketheeswaran |
Action Contre La Faim (ACF) |
04/08/2006 |
| Mr. G. Sreethraran |
Action Contre La Faim (ACF) |
04/08/2006 |
| Mr. Narmathan |
Action Contre La Faim (ACF) |
04/08/2006 |
| Mr. R. Arulraj |
Action Contre La Faim (ACF) |
04/08/2006 |
| Mr. P. Pratheeban |
Action Contre La Faim (ACF) |
04/08/2006 |
| Mr. M. Rishikeshan |
Action Contre La Faim (ACF) |
04/08/2006 |
| Mr. Y Kodeeswaran |
Action Contre La Faim (ACF) |
04/08/2006 |
| Ms. K. Kovarthani |
Action Contre La Faim (ACF) |
04/08/2006 |
| Ms. S. Romila |
Action Contre La Faim (ACF) |
04/08/2006 |
| Ms. V.Kokilavathani |
Action Contre La Faim (ACF) |
04/08/2006 |
| Ms. G. Kavitha |
Action Contre La Faim (ACF) |
04/08/2006 |
| Mr. S. Ganesh |
Action Contre La Faim (ACF) |
04/08/2006 |
| Mr. Abdul Latif Mohamed Jauffer |
Action Contre La Faim (ACF) |
04/08/2006 |
| Mr. A. Jaseelan |
Action Contre La Faim (ACF) |
04/08/2006 |
| Mr. K. Koneshwaran |
Action Contre La Faim (ACF) |
04/08/2006 |
| Mr. Muraleetharan |
Action Contre La Faim (ACF) |
04/08/2006 |
| Mr. Arumainayagam Alloysius |
Danish De-mining Group - DDG |
23/07/2007 |
| Mr. Sivarasa Vimalarasa |
Danish De-mining Group - DDG |
19/06/2007 |
| Mr. Thambiah Tharmasiri |
Danish De-mining Group - DDG |
11/01/2006 |
| Mr. Narayanamoorthy Kandeepan |
Danish De-mining Group - DDG |
11/01/2006 |
| Mr. Nagarasa Narenthiran |
Halo Trust |
09/02/2007 |
| Mr. C. Rajendran |
Halo Trust |
09/01/2007 |
| Mr. Subramaniam Parameswaran |
Halo Trust |
04/01/2007 |
| Mr. Gunaratnam Logithas |
Halo Trust |
04/02/2006 |
| Mr. Charles Huston Ravindran |
Halo Trust |
5/11/2006 |
| Mr. Rasiah Muraleeswaran |
Housing devel. for tsunami victims |
08/07/2006 |
| Mr. Pathmanathan Shanmugaratnam |
HUDEC |
10/04/2006 |
| Mr. Selvendra Pradeepkumar |
HUDEC |
10/04/2006 |
| Mr. Sinnarajah Shanmuganathan |
ICRC |
1/06/2007 |
| Mr. Karthigesu Chandramohan |
ICRC |
1/06/2007 |
| Mr. Mohamed Z. Mohamed Rizvi |
Methodist Community Org.(UMCOR) |
06/08/2007 |
| Mr. Jeyaruban Gnanapragasam |
Norwegian Refugee Council |
15/05/206 |
| Nagarasa Thavaranjitham |
Sri Lanka Red Cross |
20/08/2006 |
| Mr. Kasinathar Ganeshalingam |
Tamil Rehabilitation Org.(TRO) |
29/01/2006 |
| Mr. Thangarasa Karthirkamar |
Tamil Rehabilitation Org.(TRO) |
29/01/2006 |
| Ms Thanushkodi Premini |
Tamil Rehabilitation Org.(TRO) |
30/01/2006 |
| Mr. Thamiraja Vasantharajan |
Tamil Rehabilitation Org.(TRO) |
30/01/2006 |
| Mr. Shanmuganathan Sujendran |
Tamil Rehabilitation Org.(TRO) |
30/01/2006 |
| Mr. Kailyapillai Ravinthiran |
Tamil Rehabilitation Org.(TRO) |
30/01/2006 |
| Mr. Arunesara Satheeskaran |
Tamil Rehabilitation Org.(TRO) |
30/01/2006 |
| Mr. Krishnapillai Kamalanathan |
Tamil Rehabilitation Org.(TRO) |
02/07/2006 |
| Mr. Muthuraja Aruleswaran |
Tamil Rehabilitation Org.(TRO) |
24/03/2007 |
| Mr. P. Jestly Julian |
UN agency UNOPS |
24/08/2006 |
| Mr. Ratnam Ratnarajah |
World Bank assisted (NEIAP) |
26/05/2006 |
| Mr Ragunathan Ramalingam |
World Concern Devel. Org. |
11/09/2006 |
Humanitarian staff injured
by the security forces and paramilitary in the recent past
| Name |
Incident |
Date |
Organisation |
| A Serbian aid worker |
Injured |
21/05/2006 |
Non-violent Peace Force group |
| Mr. Thangarasa Mukunthan |
Injured |
12/06/2006 |
White Pigeon, Jaffna |
Mr. Anthonio Mahalucgs
Philippine national |
Injured |
13/06/2006 |
Mercy Corps |
| Mr. Kanthasami Sivasuthan |
Army assault |
18/07/2006 |
Tamil Rehabilitation Org.(TRO) |
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Attacks on NGO offices
by the security forces and paramilitary in the recent past
Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) – 14 August 1997
Sri Lankan Airforce dropped two bombs towards 5 km southeast of Mallavi, where MSF has rehabilitated a hospital and provides gynecological, pediatric, and nursing care.
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National Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka - 22 January 2002
Sri Lankan Police officer, Mr. Ranman Kodithuwakku (A.S.P) behaved arrogantly and intimidated the NHRC officer and challenge the authority of the Commission, claiming that it had no right to investigate his affairs.
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Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission - SLMM, Batticaloa – 15 January 2006
An unoccupied vehicle parked in the compound of the SLMM was bombed.
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Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission - SLMM, Trincomalee – 18 January 2006
Due to increasing violence, the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission - SLMM is suspended its operations in the northeastern Trincomalee district.
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Inter SOS, ZOA and Non-Violent Peace Force – 21 May 2006
Grenades were lobbed at the offices of three international non-governmental organizations, in government controlled Muttur. One foreign representative of the Non-Violent Peace Force and a local worker were injured in the grenade attacks.
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Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO) - 24 August 2006
Jaffna office of the Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation was looted and burned by armed men. Intruders forced a night watchman to leave the office and then destroyed computers, files and other equipment before setting the building on fire.
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Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO) - 4 September 2006
Sri Lankan government has frozen the bank accounts of Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO).
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Action Contre La Faim (ACF) – 7 September 2006
Following the murders of 17 of its staff members, ACF has announced it will be suspending reconstruction work in Sri Lanka. The organization will maintain a reduced presence in the country.
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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) – 30 September 2006
"On Saturday September 30 around 11p.m. a grenade exploded in front of the ICRC, Jaffna office. The explosion caused only material damage to the building.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) – 30 September 2006
Since the September 30, false allegations have been leveled in the Sri Lankan media accusing MSF teams of participating in the conflict. Simultaneously MSF received a letter from the government canceling their existing visas and asking them to leave the country.
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The Australian Red Cross – 18 October 2006
The Australian Red Cross announced it was temporarily suspending field activities in and around Jaffna.
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