  INDICTMENT
AGAINST SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka's Genocidal War - '95 to '01
Sustained shelling compelled thousands of Tamil civilians to flee
their homes
Even as President Kumaratunga gave expression to her genocidal
intentions, sustained shelling from the Sri Lanka Palaly army camp in the
North, compelled thousands of Tamils to flee their homes.
| "Sustained shelling from Sri Lanka Army Camps
in the North has compelled over 5000 Tamil civilians to evacuate
from their homes in Panipulam and Chulipuram. In these areas
many houses have been badly damaged. In Vaddukodai, a shop and a
house were damaged by an attack by a Sri Lanka helicopter. "
(Colombo based Daily, Virakesari, 30 April 1995) |
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On 30 April, shells killed seven civilians and badly damaged the
Thondamanaru Selvachannathy temple. The military shelled Atchuvely in mid
May... Shells injured a young woman at Vadamaratchy on 7 May. Sivalingam, 50
was killed at Atchuveli North on 17 May and five others were injured. Over
15,000 people have fled Thondamanaru and Atchuveli and have sought refuge in
Chavakachcheri. Jaffna people have resumed building bunkers...Fifteen people
(Tamils) were seriously injured when a shell from the Palaly (Sri Lanka)
Army base hit a passenger bus on 20 May at Valalai on the Thondamanaru-Point
Pedro road in the Jaffna peninsula." (British Refugee Council
Publication, Sri Lanka Monitor, May 1995)
| "In the North, in particular along the
coastline of Vadamaratchi, from Point Pedro to Thondamanaru,
Tamil families have evacuated their homes and moved inland to
safer areas because of the continual shelling by the Sri Lanka
Navy and from the Palaly army camp."Many of them have moved to
the Varani, Chavakacheri and Kodikamam areas. At an approximate
estimate about 15,000 families, including children have moved in
this way. They have sought refuge in the homes of their
relations and friends. Some families are living in temples and
school buildings Meanwhile, Jaffna has also been shelled from
Mandaithivu at night." (Colombo based Daily Virakesari, 23
May 1995)
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