Sri Lanka Shooting (430 Killed, 2007)

June 29, 2007
Sri Lanka
Shooting
430 +
Killed

What Happened

Justice Mahanama Tilakeratne, head of the Special Commision on Disappearances, speaking to the media at BMICH Colombo Thursday, said that between September 2006 and February 2007, more than 430 Sri Lankans, mostly Tamils were killed, and 886 cases of abduction or disappearance remain unresolved, sources in Colombo said. During the same five month period, a total of 2,020 people were either abducted or disappeared. 1,134 were later found alive and reunited with their families, Mr. Tilakeratne said. Sri Lanka Government has been criticized locally and internationally on abductions, disappearances and unsolved killings. "This is something very bad for the image of the country," he said.

Perpetrators

Sri Lankan Armed Forces

Sources & References

  • https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=22602