Peace in Sri Lanka

CFA Violations at a Glance

Feb 22, 2002 – August 31, 2005( Cumulative statistics)	August-05
Number of (ruled) Violations Committed by the GOSL	141
Number of (ruled) Violations Committed by the LTTE	3113

Most Common Violations Committed by the GOSL	August-05
Harassment	55
Hostile acts against the civilian population	12
Other measures to restore normalcy	10
Other restrictions of movement	10
Occupation of private property	8
Intimidation	7
Extortion	6
Construction of new positions	5
Provocative acts by parties	4
Fishing restrictions	3
Movement in zone of separation	3
Abduction of adults	3
Firing of weapons	3
Failure to vacate public buildings	2
Activities at checkpoints	2
Failure to vacate places of worship	1

Most Common Violations Committed by the LTTE	August-05
Child recruitment	1673
Abduction of adults	516
Harassment	238
Other measures to restore normalcy (i.e. Flag hoisting)	160
Abduction of children	100
Provocative acts by parties	58
Hostile acts against the civilian population	56
Intimidation	46
Extortion	35
Movement in zone of separation	26
Occupation of private property	22
Forced recruitment of adults	22
Restriction of movement for SLMM	19
Confiscations	17
Firing of weapons	15
Illegal carrying of arms	14
Assassinations	13
Torture	12
Moving military equipment	12
Construction of new positions	12
Other ( Seperation of forces )	7
Activities at check points	7
Offensive naval actions	5
Other restrictions of movement	4
Denied access to specified military areas	4

The highlighted rows indicate an increase since the last month

District with the most number of GOSL violations :	Jaffna (52)
District with the most number of LTTE violations :	Batticaloa (849) & Jaffna (750)
District with the least number of GOSL violations :	Trincomalee (7)
District with the least number of LTTE violations :	Trincomalee (235)

Source : Based on statistics provided by SLMM