SRI LANKA: FULL REPORT OF THE SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR OF HRCSL (2006) ON CONFLICT RELATED HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
T. Suntheralingam was the SP appointed by HRC SL---Akkaraipattu Mosque (2005)
(Grenade attack on Jumma Mosque at Akkaraipattu On 18th November 2005 one of the issues investigated)
I. Introduction
There was an escalation in violence in the country during the months of November and December 2005. Consequently there were allegations of human rights violations such as arbitrary killings, rape, harassment of persons during cordon and search operations, unlawful arrests and detention of persons both in the North and the East and to a lesser extent in the other parts of the country.
The Human Rights Commission (HRC) realizing the fact that its present cadre is inadequate to cope with the problems consequent to such incidents, thought it fit to appoint a Special Rapporteur with a team of two others to look into such incidents and advise the HRC on the measures that need to be taken to protect the rights of persons; to gather evidence from whichever sources possible in connection with such incidents and monitor compliance by the police and security forces with human rights norms; to guide the Regional Co-ordinators of the HRC in the North and East and to submit periodic reports to the Chairperson of the HRC.1
