War on the Displaced

Sri Lankan Army and LTTE Abuses against Civilians in the Vanni

Map of Sri Lanka

I. Summary

A Note on Civilian Casualties

II. Methodology

III. Violations of the Laws of War

Violations by the LTTE

Violations by the Sri Lankan Armed Forces

International Law on Conduct of Hostilities

IV. Humanitarian Access

V. Plight of the Internally Displaced

Screening procedures and unknown fate of the detainees

Confinement in internment camps

VI. Recommendations.

To the Government of Sri Lanka

To the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)

To the Co-chairs of the Tokyo Donors' Conference (Japan, the European Union, Norway, and the United States), India, the United Kingdom, and Other Concerned Governments