Report 8
The Debasement of Law and of Humanity and the
Drift Towards Total War
Released on 28th Aughust 1991
PREFACE
Chapter 1
THE WAR - ONE YEAR ON
1.1 Introduction
1.2 A Confrontation in Batticaloa
-The State's
Nelsonian Eye
1.3 The Political Establishment
and the Media
1.4 The Glamour of Militarism, Liberal
Sentiments and People's
Aspirations
1.5 The Government Forces
1.6 Whither Sri Lanka?
Chapter 2
BATTICALOA AND AMPARAI DISTRICTS
2.1 General
2.2 Reports
2.2.1 The Massacre at Sathurukondan
2.2.2 Savukkady
2.2.3 Siththandy
2.2.4 Mrs.Yamuna Venudas
2.2.5 Father and Son
2.2.6 Batticaloa : July 1990
2.2.7 Batticaloa : The disappearances
of April-May
2.2.8 Iruthayapuram killings
2.2.9 Kuthiraivilunthamadu : June
2.2.10 Vantharumoolai: 8th June
2.2.11 Siththandykkudy: June
2.2.12 Hulannuge: 27th June
2.2.13 Pottakkulam: July
2.2.14 Kalmunai: 22nd July
2.3 The People are for
beating: Kiran
Chapter 3.
THE KOKKADICHCHOLAI MASSACRE & AFTER
3.1 The Massacre: 12th
June 1991
3.1.1 Kokkadichcholai
3.1.2 12th June
3.1.3 After June 12th
3.1.4 In Batticaloa
3.1.5 Rape
3.1.6 What was behind the incident
3.1.7 How the people fare
3.1.8 The Politics behind Massacres
3.2 Incidents after the Kokkadichcholai
Massacre
3.2.1 Palugamam: 28th June
3.2.2 Massacre at Kinniyadi: 10th
July
3.2.3 Chithaandi: 27th July
3.3 A History of Obfuscation
Chapter 4.
THE MUSLIM SAGA
4.1 Aliens in their
own Land
4.2 People as targets
4.2.1 Kottiar Bay
4.2.2 Polonnaruwa police area
4.3 How do Muslims perceive
their
predicament?
4.4 Muslims in the
South
4.5 Are Muslims different?
Chapter 5.
THE NORTH
5.1 Jaffna: The Unseen Battle and
the Propsect of Total
War
5.1.1 The mood of total war
5.1.2 The South
5.1.3 The use of bombing and shelling
5.1.4 Disappearances and Massacres
5.1.5 The War against historical memory
5.1.6 Breaking the colts
5.1.7 Mobilising the civilian population
5.1.8 In conclusion
5.2 Crackdown in the University
of Jaffna
5.3 Martyred at Silavaththurai
5.4 Jaffna Fort : The
Propaganda
and
the message
5.5 The Vanni
5.5.1 Disappeared in Vavuniya: 1st
February
5.5.2 Uyilankulam: April
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