Peace in Sri Lanka

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Ceasefire Violations

CFA Violations at a Glance

Feb 22, 2002 – January 31, 2005 (Cumulative statistics)

Feb 2002– Jan 2005
Number of (ruled) Violations Committed by the GOSL	119
Number of (ruled) Violations Committed by the LTTE	2752

Most Common Violations Committed by the GOSL

Feb 2002 – Jan 2005
Harassment	45
Other measures to restore normalcy	10
Other restrictions of movement	10
Hostile acts against the civilian population	9
Intimidation	7
Extortion	6
Construction of new positions	5
Occupation of private property	4
Fishing restrictions	3
Movement in zone of separation	3
Abduction of adults	3
Provocative acts by parties	3
Firing of weapons	2
Failure to vacate public buildings	2

Most Common Violations Committed by the LTTE

Feb 2002 – Jan2005
Child recruitment	1543
Abduction of adults	406
Harassment	215
Other measures to restore normalcy (i.e. Flag hoisting)	154
Abduction of children	77
Hostile acts against the civilian population	55
Provocative acts by parties	48
Extortion	34
Intimidation	33
Occupation of private property	21
Forced recruitment of adults	19
Movement in zone of separation	19
Restriction of movement for SLMM	16
Confiscations	15
Moving military equipment	12
Torture	10
Construction of new positions	10
Illegal carrying of arms	10
Other ( Seperation of forces )	7
Activities at check points	7
Firing of weapons	5
Offensive naval actions	5
Other restrictions of movement	4
Denied access to specified military areas	4
Assassinations	4

The highlighted rows indicate an increase since the last month

District with the most number of GOSL violations :	Jaffna (47)
District with the most number of LTTE violations :	Batticaloa (700) & Jaffna (671)
District with the least number of GOSL violations :	Trincomalee (6) & Ampara (7)
District with the least number of LTTE violations :	Trincomalee (218)

Source : Based on statistics provided by SLMM

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