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@hrdag and the ITJP have been engaged in a long-term effort to restore the names and identities of those killed and disappeared in Sri Lanka since 1958, ensuring they are remembered with dignity and historical accuracy.
We are releasing the names of individuals who were killed or disappeared during the period of the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) deployment (October 1987 to March 1990) in the Northern and Eastern provinces: lkdd.itjpsl.com
In April 2009, Ananthapuram became the site of the last major battle between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan military. This map from ITJP's latest report reconstructs the battlefield, the Sri Lankan military's advance, and the escape routes taken by survivors.
Through survivor testimonies, ITJP examines allegations of unlawful killings of incapacitated fighters and other potential war crimes committed during the battle.
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Read the full report “The Battle of Ananthapuram” available in Tamil and English.
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Our latest report, “The Battle of Ananthapuram” is now available in Tamil and English: itjpsl.com/reports/battle-of…
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Over several decades, successive commissions of inquiry and other state institutions have recorded thousands of disappearances. But it remains unclear how comprehensively these records have been incorporated into the Office on Missing Persons’ (OMP) database and published lists.
The figures in this table, drawn from earlier commissions and other official records, reflect different stages of investigation — from complaints received to cases established as enforced disappearances. They are not directly comparable, nor should they be added together as a count of unique individuals. Together, however, they raise important questions about the completeness of the official record.
In their piece for Himal, Yasmin Sooka and Frances Harrison @francesharris0n of the International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) examine these discrepancies and ask why names documented through earlier state-led inquiries remain absent from the OMP’s published lists.
They argue that removing duplicate entries is legitimate, but omitting people without explanation is not. The state must account for the names its own commissions recorded and explain how those records have been handled.
Read the full piece on our website at himalmag.com/disappearances-…
புதிய அறிக்கை: ஆனந்தபுரச் சமர் (The Battle of Ananthapuram)
சர்வதேச உண்மை மற்றும் நீதிக்கான செயற்திட்டம் (ITJP) ஆங்கிலம் மற்றும் தமிழில் ஆகிய மொழிகளில் வெளியிட்டுள்ள புதிய அறிக்கை, 2009 ஏப்ரலில் நிகழ்ந்த இலங்கைப் போரின் இறுதிப் பெரும் சமரை ஆராய்ந்து, போரில் உயிர்தப்பியவர்களின் சாட்சியங்களை ஆவணப்படுத்துவதுடன், படுகாயமடைந்த 300 இற்கும் மேற்பட்ட தமிழ்ப் போராளிகளை இலங்கை இராணுவம் படுகொலை செய்ததாகக் கூறப்படும் குற்றச்சாட்டையும் இவ்வறிக்கை முன்வைக்கின்றது.
ஏற்கனவே படுகாயமடைந்திருந்த பலர் உட்பட சுமார் 800 விடுதலைப் புலிகள் இயக்கப் போராளிகள் சுற்றிவளைக்கப்பட்டு, ஆயுதங்களுக்கான ரவைகள், மருத்துவப் பொருட்கள், உணவு மற்றும் நீர் கிடைக்காத நிலையில் சிக்கிக்கொண்டனர். அவர்களில் சுமார் 150 பேர் அங்கிருந்து தப்பிச் சென்றனர். அங்கு கைவிடப்பட்ட நூற்றுக்கணக்கான காயமடைந்த போராளிகள் அதன் பின்னர் ஒருபோதும் காணப்படவில்லை.
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NEW REPORT: The Battle of Ananthapuram.
ITJP’s new report, available in English and Tamil, documents survivor accounts, examines the last major battle of the war and points to an alleged massacre of more than 300 severely wounded Tamil fighters by the Sri Lankan Army in April 2009. Around 800 LTTE cadres, many already seriously wounded, were trapped and cut off from ammunition, medical supplies, food and water. Approximately 150 escaped. Hundreds of wounded fighters left behind have never been seen again.
Read full report: itjpsl.com/reports/battle-of…
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International rights group @itjpsl releases its' latest report on the battle of Ananthapuram in April 2009, providing a "coherent evidentiary basis for further investigation into
allegations of serious violations of international humanitarian law and international criminal law".
NEW REPORT: The Battle of Ananthapuram.
ITJP’s new report, available in English and Tamil, documents survivor accounts, examines the last major battle of the war and points to an alleged massacre of more than 300 severely wounded Tamil fighters by the Sri Lankan Army in April 2009. Around 800 LTTE cadres, many already seriously wounded, were trapped and cut off from ammunition, medical supplies, food and water. Approximately 150 escaped. Hundreds of wounded fighters left behind have never been seen again.
Read full report: itjpsl.com/reports/battle-of…
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🚨 ITJP report points to massacre of more than 300 wounded LTTE fighters at Ananthapuram
More than 300 severely wounded Tamil fighters were left behind in a single building when the Sri Lankan Army overran Ananthapuram in April 2009. They couldn’t walk and had no weapons. None of them were seen again.
Drawing on seven survivors speaking publicly for the first time, the @itjpsl concludes that the Army’s own body count can only be reconciled with a massacre of the wounded.
“The injured were alive when I left. They had no rifles or explosives or cyanide,” one survivor said.
NEW REPORT: The Battle of Ananthapuram.
ITJP’s new report, available in English and Tamil, documents survivor accounts, examines the last major battle of the war and points to an alleged massacre of more than 300 severely wounded Tamil fighters by the Sri Lankan Army in April 2009. Around 800 LTTE cadres, many already seriously wounded, were trapped and cut off from ammunition, medical supplies, food and water. Approximately 150 escaped. Hundreds of wounded fighters left behind have never been seen again.
Read full report: itjpsl.com/reports/battle-of…
ITJP’s legal analysis identifies reasonable grounds to investigate alleged war crimes, including the killing of wounded fighters unable to participate in hostilities, attacks on protected medical facilities and unlawful means and methods of warfare. The report identifies the involvement of a 58th Division brigade under Shavendra Silva and a 53rd Division brigade under Kamal Gunaratne, alongside Task Force 8 and Air Force support.
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Seventeen years later, these accounts demand independent investigation, scrutiny of military records and accountability. Families deserve answers about what happened to those left behind.
itjpsl.com/reports/battle-of…
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