5 years today - IDP death toll rises, call for UN

war crimes probe

06 May 2014
May 06 2009 - IDP death toll rises, call for UN war crimes probe

Amid itese shelli! of ci"ilias trapped by ad"aci! #ri $a%a forces, at
least &0 elderly people i !o"ermet-r' Iterally Displaced Persos
(IDP) camps died this day d'e lac% of a lac% of proper medical care ad
psycholo!ical stress, *amilNet reports+
Meawhile, amidst the escalati! death tolls, &2, academics from -aada
ad elsewhere si!ed a petitio calli! o the -aadia !o"ermet to
ta%e 'r!et steps to stop the itesifyi! h'maitaria crisis+
Amo!st other thi!s they called o -aada to .Ur!e the UN #ec'rity
-o'cil to a'thori/e timely ad decisi"e meas'res to halt mass atrocities i
the 0ai re!io of #ri $a%a, icl'di! the dispatch of a special e"oy to
the re!io, ad the creatio of a commissio of i1'iry ito crimes 'der
iteratioal law committed by ay perso or etity+2
#ee the report here ad the f'll te3t of their appeal here+
5 years today - HRW, TA !r"e i#ter#atio#al
i#ter$e#tio#, eth#ic co#flict #ot %war o# terror%
says U& 'orei"# (ffice mi#ister
04 May 2014
05 May 2009 - 5 years today - Vanni starves, LTTE condemns genocide and calls on international community to support
diaspora aid initiativesA NGO providing food to civilians within Vanni, in a monthly situation update, said that over 100 Tamil
people had died of starvation.
ee full report here.
The !TT" in a statement condemning the ri !an#a government$s denial of aid to No
%ire &one$s urged the international community to support diaspora initiatives to provide
aid directly the Tamil civilian sin the No %ire &one, reported TamilNet.
'rofessor (oyle of )niversity of *llinois +ollege of !aw, warned that the ri !an#an
government$s genocide against Tamils could e,ceed the atrocities of re-renica.
pea#ing to TamilNet he said,
The .orld +ourt later found that the er-ian e,termination of /000
(osnian 0uslim men and -oys at re-renica was genocide in violation
of the Genocide +onvention. ince the outset the latest crisis in
1anuary, the GO! has e,terminated a-out 20003 Tamils in Vanni,
certainly a 4su-stantial part$ of the Tamil population in Vanni and ri
!an#a. *f not stopped now, the GO!$ toll of genocide against Tamils
could far e,ceed recent horrors of re-renica.5
6*The nternal !evie" #anel !eport on $ri Lan%a, pu&lished &y the '( in 20)2
estimated the total civilian death toll to &e around *0,000+,
onali .ic#rematunge in a statement made after receiving her murdered hus-and$s
)N"+O .orld 'ress %reedom 'ri7e, condemned the ri !an#an government$s
4racist war$ against Tamils.
8ighlighting dominant government war slogans relating to race, she said,
That this is a racist war is not a secret. The government itself has
plastered the countryside with enormous placards lauding the military
with the slogan, in inhala, the language of the inhalese ma9ority
which * too, -elong, stating: 4oldiers, our race salutes you;$ Not 4the
people$, not 4the country$, -ut the race. *nterestingly, none of these
hoardings are in Tamil, the language of the people the government
claims it is see#ing to li-erate.<
* -eseech you and anyone who will listen not to allow ri !an#a=s
government, under the cover of a war against terror, to engage in acts
of terror or crimes against humanity. oon it will -e too late, and history
will not forgive us if we do not act now,< she added.
4 May 2009 - 5'ma 6i!hts 7atch (567) ad *amils A!aist 8eocide
(*A8) 'r!e iteratioal actio, #ri $a%a9s ethic coflict is ot 9war o
terror9 says U: ;orei! <ffice miister
*he Iteratioal -rimial -o'rt -hief prosec'tor, Moreo-<campo, was
'r!ed by a ad"ocacy !ro'p to ope i"esti!atios ito war crimes ad
crimes a!aist h'maity committed by fo'r hi!h-ra%i! officials i the #ri
$a%a !o"ermet, reports *amilNet+
*amil A!aist 8eocide (*A8), i a letter to Moreo, 'r!ed the I-- to ope
i"esti!atios a!aist #ri $a%a presidet Mahida 6a=apa%sa, Defece
#ecretary 8otabaya 6a=apa%sa, MP >asil 6a=apa%sa ad Army -ommader
#arath ;ose%a+
*he 1'artet sho'ld be i"esti!ated for war crimes, crimes a!aist
h'maity ad !eocide of #ri $a%a ci"ilia *amils 'coected with the
coflict betwee the !o"ermet ad the $**?,2 the letter read+
I a opiio piece o #ri $a%a ad the eed to address *amil !rie"aces,
the 5'ma 6i!hts 7atch $e!al ad Policy Director, @ames 6oss, wrote,
*he c'rret !o"ermet is 'li%ely to ta%e 'p these iitiati"es o its ow+
*he Uited #tates ad other cocered states ha"e a importat role to
play i #ri $a%a9s f't're+ <therwise the bloody fi!hti! o the sady strip
will ot be mar%i! the ed of the c'rret war, b't sowi! the seeds of the
e3t oe+2
#pea%i! o the coflict betwee the #ri $a%a !o"ermet ad the $**?
at the 5o'se of -ommos, the ;orei! <ffice Miister, $ord Malloch-
>row, said,
I share the "iew that Athe war o terror is a m'ch ab'sed ad o"er'sed
phrase+ <b"io'sly, this is a 1'arrel that has aciet roots+ It is also a
e3tremely "iolet 1'arrel, with appalli! thi!s bei! doe by both sides+2
May B 2009 - ;ears that military is prepari! to 'se ille!al weapos, after
report of a shipmet of !as mas%s bei! imported, *NA wars iteratioal
aid will be 'sed i war a!aist *amils
*he #ri $a%a Military deployed hea"y ad prohibited weapos to the
frot lies i preparatio for a fial osla'!ht o the No ;ire Coe, so'rces
i -olombo told *amilNet+
;'rther reports detailed the shipmet of !as mas%s to soldiers i what was
tho'!ht to be preparatio for the 'se of ille!al chemical weapos+
I a meeti! with @apaese Ambassador to #ri $a%a Das'shi A%ashi, a
team of *NA parliametarias wared the diplomat that ay aid !i"e to
the #ri $a%a !o"ermet wo'ld be 'sed a!aist the *amils+
*NA parliametaria #'resh Premachadra, i a press brief shortly after
the meeti! said,
7e told the @apaese Ambassador that #ri $a%a !o"ermet plas to
place the Iterally Displaced *amils held i detetio cetres permaetly
i sheds for at least fi"e years ad we as%ed him ot to !i"e aid meat for
*amils rehabilitatio to the !o"ermet as it is certai that the moey will
be 'se di the war a!aist the *amils istead+2
#ee f'll statemet here+
?aster Pro"ice parliametarias from the *NA acc'sed the !o"ermet of
appropriati! lad of displaced persos ad coloisi! *amil traditioal
areas o the border of *ricomalee ad >atticaloa+
02 May 20&4 - No ;ire Coe hospital shelled, iteratioal i"esti!atio
eeded for ed'ri! peace says $**?
*he #ri $a%a Army shelled the fial remaii! No ;ire Coe hospital twice
%illi! 64 people, after recei"i! the e3act locatio coordiates of the
b'ildi!, reported *amilNet+
A wor%er at the hospital, B days earlier, cofirmed the hospitalEs locatio
with members of the I-6- who iteded to pass the locatio o to the #ir
$a%a !o"ermet to stop them from shelli! hospitals+
*he $**?, citi! their declaratio of a ceasefire o April 26, wared that #ri
$a%a was a Eto eradicate a distict *amil idetity,E ad that iteratioal
iter"etio wo'ld ow be eeded for Aed'ri! peace o the islad+E
*he statemet f'rther said,
It is i the face of this sit'atio that we see% the reco!itio ad the
s'pport of the iteratioal comm'ity for o'r str'!!le+ It is a str'!!le for
democracy ad a ed'ri! peace based o o'r aspiratios as a people+
#ho'ld the #ri $a%a re!ime be permitted to coti'e with its 'ltimate
ob=ecti"e of imposi! a Afial sol'tioE thro'!h military meas, we ha"e o
do'bt that it will destabili/e the re!io+2
#ee f'll statemet here+
& May 2009 - Idiscrimiate shelli! coti'es i No ;ire Coe, shoc%i!
fail're to protect ci"ilias says >ritish ;orei! #ec
*he #ri $a%a Army, i!ori! calls by the "isiti! >ritish ;orei! #ecretary
for a ceasefire ad immediate iteratioal access to the No ;ire Coe,
coti'ed the reletless shelli! of the No ;ire Coe %illi! ad i='ri!
scores of ci"ilias i M'lli"aai%%al+
#o'rces o the !ro'd told *amilNet that &&0 i='red ci"ilias had bee
admitted to the ma%eshift ci"ilia whilst 2F i='red ci"ilias had passed
away d'ri! the i!ht+
*he pre"io's day saw 200 ci"ilias bro'!ht ito to the hospital with B9
deaths+
#o'rces from ma%eshift hospital were oly able to !i"e acco'ts of people
that died i care as se"erely i='red ci"ilias ad dead bodies were bei!
left i the fields by this sta!e+
*he >ritish ad ;rech e"oys spea%i! o their "isit to #ri $a%a, said,
G*ime is r'i! o't for those trapped or displaced by the fi!hti!+ <'r
missio was simpleH to ma%e, i perso, the case for the h'maitaria
relief that the UN, the ?U ad the 8I ha"e called for+G
G5ere the ref'sal to allow the UN, the aid a!ecies ad the media f'll ad
proper access is 1'ite wro!+G
GAs members of the UN #ec'rity -o'cil we do ot shy away from the
resposibility of so"erei! !o"ermets ad the iteratioal comm'ity to
protect ci"ilias

B0 April 2009 - #atellite ima!es cofirm shelli! of No ;ire Coe, o"er F000
*amils %illed i B moths alle!es *NA
$ea%ed satellite ima!ery from the Uited Natios Istit'te for *raii! ad
6esearch (UNI*A6), re"ealed e"idece of #ri $a%a shelli! i the No ;ire
Coe, where &00000 *amil ci"ilias were estimated to be, reported
the Ier -ity Press+
*he *amil Natioal Alliace, i a briefi! to the >ritish ;orei! #ecretary,
alle!ed that o"er F,000J ci"ilias had bee %illed i 0ai with at least
&4,000 i='red o"er the pre"io's three moths+
#pea%i! at a press meet, *NA MP #'resh Premachadra said,
#ri $a%a !o"ermet which had decei"ed the *amils for the last B0 years
is ow decei"i! the Iteratioal -o'tries+ It is %illi! its ow citi/es i
"iolatio of all the co"etios of the UN icl'di! the oe o 5'ma
6i!hts which the #ri $a%a !o"ermet has ratified+2
.7hy sho'ld the iteratioal comm'ity which had s'ccessf'lly made
:oso"o a idepedet state for the %illi! of &,00 people remai passi"e
tho'!h more tha F000 *amils ha"e bee %illed i the last B moths
aloeK2 he added+
*he *amil 8'ardia i its editorial wrote,
*hose who thi% that the $**? will be destroyed i the comi! wee%s ad
that the it is a 1'estio of 9peace b'ildi!9 ad 9de"elopmet9 for the e3t
few years are !ra"ely mista%e+ *he fo'datios for a cataclysmic ci"il war
are bei! ie3orably laid today+ *he %id of polarisatio that s'stai ot
decades, b't !eeratios of str'!!le has become widespread ad
embedded+2
(J*he *NA estimates which echoed p'blished UN estimates were later
fo'd to be drastically iacc'rate+ Aoymo's UN officials, spea%i! to a
;rech forei! correspodet i @'e 2009, said,
G7e ra! the alarm bells for some moths b't o-oe e"er too% the #ri
$a%a !o"ermet to tas% p'blicly+It !a"e the !o"ermet a bla% che1'e
to carpet bomb the whole area+G
*he Uited Natios i a iteral re"iew pael report later fo'd that,
9#ee to!ether, the fail're of the UN to ade1'ately co'ter the
8o"ermetEs 'der-estimatio of pop'latio 'mbers i the 0ai,
thefail're to ade1'ately cofrot the 8o"ermet o its obstr'ctios to
h'maitaria assistace, the 'willi!ess of the UN i UN5L ad -olombo
to address 8o"ermet resposibility for attac%s that were %illi! ci"ilias,
ad the toe ad cotet of UN comm'icatios with the 8o"ermet o
these iss'es, collecti"ely amo'ted to a fail're by the UN to act withi the
scope of istit'tioal madates to meet protectio resposibilities+9)
29 April 2009 - 5ospital attac%ed i No ;ire Coe, >ritish ;orei! #ec calls
for ceasefire, #ri $a%a dowplays cas'alty fi!'res
*he #ri $a%a Na"y fired artillery at a ma%e-shift hospital withi the No
;ire Coe, i M'lli"aai%%al, %illi! patiets, *amilNet reported+
<"er &60 ci"ilia bodies were reco"ered followi! itese !'fire earlier i
the day, with aother &,0 feared dead by the e"ei!+
*he >ritish ;orei! #ecretary, Da"id Milibad, d'ri! a oe day "isit to the
islad, calledo the #ri $a%a !o"ermet to declare a immediate
ceasefire+
GNow is the time for the fi!hti! to stop+ protectio of ci"ilias is absol'tely
paramo't i o'r mids,G he said to press i #ri $a%a+
(J$ea%ed diplomatic cables re"ealed a year later that Milibad9s trip to #ri
$a%a to call for a ceasefire was part res'lt of the stro! protests ad
9"ocal9 presece of *amils i parliamet s1'are+)
Mahida 6a=apa%sa i a statemet said that &,,000J ci"ilias remaied i
the No ;ire Coe+
(JUN estimates p'blished i the Pael of ?3ports 6eport i 20&& stated that
o"er &2F,&FF ci"ilias remaied i the No ;ire Coe+)
Meawhile iterally displaced peoples demaded that they be resettled i
their ori!ial homes+
Members of the *amil diaspora coti'ed to protest ad demad their
!o"ermets to ta%e actio to stop f'rther deaths of *amil ci"ilias+ *amils
i $odo, Paris, *oroto, #wit/erlad ad se"eral other cities protested
o'tside b'ildi!s of !o"erace+
2I April 2009 - -ara!e es'es i No ;ire Coe
Uprecedeted le"els of shelli! ad aerial bombardmet were reported by
medical facility wor%ers withi the No ;ire Coe, who said that the wo'ded
were left to die as shelli! was so itese that people co'ld ot mo"e o't
of their b'%ers to retrie"e bodies+
*he $**? told *amilNet that o"er ,,600 shells had bee fired ito the No
;ire Coe withi the space of &, ho'rs, i what was the most itese day
of shelli! the No ;ire Coe had see to date+
2F April 2009 - Aerial bombardmet of No ;ire Coe, U: politicias war of
cara!e of 'ima!iable ma!it'de
*he #ri $a%a Air ;orce coti'ed the osla'!ht i the No ;ire Coe,
droppi! at least 2B bombs ad co'tless shells ito the ci"ilia pop'latio,
reported *amilNet+

?arlier ass'races to stop 'si! hea"y weapos aro'd the No ;ire Coe by
the #ri $a%a !o"ermet pro"ed f'tile as h'dreds of *amil ci"ilias were
i='red ad se"eral %illed by the areal bombardmet+
*he $**? Director of the Peace #ecretariat, P'lide"a, spea%i! to
*amilNet, said that #ri $a%a was .attempti! to decei"e the Iteratioal
-omm'ity+2

Meawhile the All Party Parliametary 8ro'p for *amils (APP8*), a cross-
party committee of MPs i >ritai, called o the iteratioal comm'ity to
pre"et the Afial osla'!htE of the #ri $a%a Army which wo'ld res'lt i
.cara!e of 'ima!iable ma!it'de+2
#ee f'll APP8* statemet here+
26 April 2009 - 6eletless bombi! of No ;ire Coe, #ri $a%a re=ects $**?
ceasefire ao'cemet, >ritish *amil eters 20th day of fast
<"er 200 ci"ilias were i='red ad se"eral died after the #ri $a%a air
force idiscrimiately bombed the No ;ire Coe B9 times,
reported *amilNet+
#o'rces i the No ;ire Coe also reported a icreasi! 'mber of military
persoel aro'd the borders of the No ;ire Coe, spreadi! fears of a
immiet aerial ad !ro'd assa'lt ito the No ;ire Coe+
I a statemet that ac%owled!ed iteratioal cocers, the $**? political
di"isio ao'ced a 'ilateral ceasefire+
#ee f'll statemet here+
*he #ri $a%a !o"ermet respoded immediately, re=ecti! the idea of a
ceasefire as a A=o%eE reported *he 8'ardia+
Meawhile a >ritish *amil acti"ist, etered the 20th day of his h'!er stri%e
i Parliamet #1'are, calli! for a ed to the !eocide of *amils+ Protests
i Parliamet #1'are coti'ed day after day, calli! for iteratioal
iter"etio to stop a !eocide+
2, April 2009 - #ri $a%a !o"ermet deies "ital aid to the No ;ire Coe
A &+, Me!a *oe 7orld ;ood Pro!ramme (7;P) shipmet that was
sched'led to arri"e at the coastal re!io of the No fire Coe, M'lli"ai%al,
was di"erted to @affa at by the #ri $a%a !o"ermet, reported *amilet+
*he di"ersio came as earlier reports from the No ;ire Coe s'!!ested that
&6,000 *amil ci"ilias were abo't to face a h'maitaria disaster+
2, April 2009 - @ayalalitha cocl'des idepedet ?elam is oly sol'tio
*he *amil Nad' oppositio party leader, @ayaram @ayalalitha, after seei!
e"idece of mass atrocities i the No ;ire Coe, cocl'ded that a
idepedet *amil ?elam was the oly sol'tio to the ethic coflict i #ri
$a%a+
.*ill today, I ha"e e"er said that a separate ?elam is the oly sol'tio+ I
ha"e spo%e abo't political sol'tio this ad that+ >'t, ow I emphatically
say, a separate ?elam is the oly permaet sol'tio to the $a%a
coflict,2 she said+
#ee f'll statemet here+
24 April 2009 - UN cofirms at least 20000 cas'alties, #$ re=ects aid e"oy
Uited Natios doc'mets cofirmed that at least 6,00 ci"ilias had died
ad &4000 wo'ded o"er the pre"io's three moths, reported *he
8'ardia+
UN officials told *he 8'ardia that April had see at least 2000 ci"ilias
%illed ad a icreasi! rate of death+
*he Iteral 6e"iew Pael 6eport o #ri $a%a, p'blished by the UN i
20&2 estimated the total ci"ilia death toll to be aro'd F0,000+
*he Uited Natios #ecretary 8eeral, >a :i-moo ao'ced the
dispatch of a h'maitaria team to the coflict /oe+ *he UN
ao'cemet was immediately re=ected by #ri $a%a Defece #ecretary
8otabhaya 6a=apa%sa, who said,
It is ot a sesible thi! at the momet+ *here is a ci"ilia resc'e
operatio !oi! o i the area ad allowi! aid a!ecies iside the coflict
/oe is ot matchi! with the !ro'd realities+G
24 April 2009 - $**? call o iteratioal comm'ity to pro"ide aid for o"er
&6,000 star"i! ci"ilias
*he $iberatio *i!ers of *amil ?elam ($**?), i a statemet to the
iteratioal comm'ity ,said that o"er &6,000 *amil ci"ilias faced a
h'maitaria disaster d'e to deial of food ad h'maitaria s'pplies by
the #ri $a%a !o"ermet, ad 'r!ed actors to es're that immediate ad
coti'o's aid to the *amil ci"ilias+
#ee f'll statemet here+
2B April 2009 M ;'rther shelli! of ch'rches ad I-6- re!ios
*he ch'rch i 0alai!armadam was shelled for the secod cosec'ti"e day,
i='ri! ad %illi! se"eral social welfare persoel, reported *amilet+
;'rther istaces of shelli! of coastlies where i='red *amil ci"ilias were
loo%i! to be e"ac'ated by the I-6- ship were reported from the !ro'd+
2B April 2009 M Idia calls for political sol'tio ad a ed to %illi!s of
*amil ci"ilias
*he o!oi! cara!e came as the Idia ?3teral Affairs Miister Praab
M'%her=ee, calli! for the %illi!s to stop, wared that oly a political
sol'tio wo'ld es're tr'e lasti! peace+
#pea%i! to media after a ho'r lo! meeti! o the sit'atio i #ri $a%a
he said,
7e are "ery 'happy at the coti'ed %illi! of iocet *amil ci"ilias i
#ri $a%a+ *hese %illi!s m'st stop+ *he oly lasti! sol'tio will come from
political efforts to address the real cocers of the *amil people, !i"i!
them a life of di!ity withi the #ri $a%a maistream+2
22 April 2009 - I-6- itimidated, ch'rches shelled ad U# reiterates calls
for iteratioal access ito No ;ire Coe
*he #ri $a%a Military fired shells i close ra!e of a I-6- ship a short
time after e3act co-ordiates of the e"ac'atio ship were !i"e to the #ri
$a%a !o"ermet, so'rces o the !ro'd told *amilNet+
;'rther reports from the No ;ire Coe, said that promiet places of ref'!e
s'ch as a ch'rch i 0alai!armadam had bee shelled by the #ri $a%a
military+
*he U# state departmet, i a press brief o #ri $a%a, repeated calls o
the !o"ermet to allow iteratioal aid a!ecies ad obser"ers ito the
No ;ire Coe+
*he U# official also stressed the eed to ascertai the 'mber of people
remaii! i the No ;ire Coe+
Meawhile, a official from the $**? political di"isio estimated that o"er
200,000 *amil ci"ilias remaied i the No ;ire Coe+
2& April 2009 - #ri $a%a !o"ermet delays aid to 0ai
*he #ri $a%a !o"ermet delayed the depart're of a 7orld ;ood
Pro!ramme (7;P) aid ship to ta%e s'pplies to coflict affected re!ios i
0ai+
*he !o"ermet had stopped the ship form lea"i! despite ha"i! the
e3act co-ordiates of the doc%i! poit i 0ai, officials from the
0a"'iyaa District #ecretariat told*amilet+
#it'atioal reports for the pre"io's moth showed that oly a 1'arter of
the re1'ired aid had reached *amil ci"ilias i the coflict re!ios+
2& April 2009 - #o'th Africa political party members codem ethic
cleasi! ad stress eed to cosider political sol'tio
*he #olidarity 8ro'p for Peace ad @'stice i #ri $a%a, which cosisted of
members of the Africa Natioal -o!ress (AN-), -o!ress of #o'th
Africa *rade Uios (-<#A*U) ad #o'th Africa -omm'ist Party (#A-P)
!ro'ps codemed the Aethic %illi!sE *amil ci"ilias by #ri $a%a
!o"ermet forces+
*he #o'th Africa or!aisatio i their statemet wared,
*he p'rs'it of a military sol'tio ot i fa"o'r of a "iable political
framewor% addressi! the le!itimate !rie"aces of the *amil
people ad their aspiratios for self-determiatio remais the
f'dametal barrier betwee permaet peace amid a 'foldi!
h'maitaria disaster+G
If a policy of ethic cleasi! coti'es to be p'rs'ed by the #ri
$a%a admiistratio, the #olidarity 8ro'p ad its affiliates will be
poised to ta%e stro! meas'res i press'ri! the state to accept
a 'coditioal ceasefire+G
#ee f'll statemet here+
20 April 2009 - #hells, cl'ster bombs ad hospital attac%s lea"e tho'sads
i='red
*he #ri $a%a military i oe of the most deadly offesi"es of the 2009
coflict bombarded the No ;ire Coe with shells ad cl'ster bombs i='ri!
o"er &000 ci"ilias ad lea"i! co'tless dead, so'rces o the !ro'd told
*amilet+
;'rther reports said that the P'thamathala ma%eshift hospital withi No
;ire Coe had bee hit by se"eral shells ca'si! se"ere i='ries+
*he Iteratioal -ommittee of the 6ed -ross (I-6-) -o'try -hief, also
e3pressed cocer o"er the lac% of medical aid for the people i the No ;ire
Coe+
*he sit'atio there is "ery diffic'lt+ *he ma%eshift health facilities
that are still e3isti! are ot imm'e of the effects of the
hostilities+2 Pa'l -astella told the >>-+
*he Miistry of 5ealth staff still wor%i! there is really wor o't -
these people are wor%i! for moths ow witho't ay brea%, they
wor% day ad i!ht+ Ad medical s'pplies are lac%i!,2 he added+
20 April 2009 - $**? welcomes U# statemet, say it9s willi! to disc'ss %ey
iss'es with iteratioal comm'ity
*he $iberatio *i!ers of *amil ?elam, i a statemet by its political
head1'arters, welcomi! the U# state departmetEs calls for a ceasefire,
'r!ed the #ri $a%a !o"ermet to stop military actios ad commit to a
immediate ceasefire+
*he $**? f'rther added that they were committed to meai!f'l e!atios
with the iteratioal comm'ity o iss'es related to h'maitaria access,
sec'rity ad the mo"emet ad welfare of the *amil ci"ilia pop'latio+
#ee f'll statemet here+
20 April 2009 - *ho'sads of *amil protestors bloc%ade roads i $odo
After witessi! a wee%ed of cara!e i the No ;ire Coe, tho'sads of
*amildemostrators swelled oto roads o'tside the 5o'ses of Parliamet i
$odo+
<"er 2,00 protestors temporarily bloc%ed the roads leadi! 'p to
7estmister >rid!e i desperate attempts to force iteratioal actio to
stop the o!oi! sla'!hter of *amil ci"ilias+
April &9 2009 - *amil -i"ilia deaths ad cas'alties coti'e i No ;ire
Coe
-i"ilia cas'alties ad deaths coti'ed to escalate as reports s'!!ested
that #ri $a%a military shelli! %illed 60 ci"ilias ad left o"er &00 i='red+
Medical a'thorities from ma%eshift hospitals said that death tolls were
iacc'rate as dead bodies were ot bei! bro'!ht bac% to hospitals,
reported *amilet+
4F0 wo'ded patiets were set to I-6- aid ships at the ed of the wee%+
#pea%i! to*he 8'ardia a doctor o the ship, 8aa 8'ala, said,
Most of the people ha"e shell blast i='ries ad !'shot i='ries+
#ome people ha"e lost their limbs, other people ha"e lost other
parts of the body, some people ha"e wo'ds i the abdome,
some i the chest+G
April &9 2009 - >ritish ;orei! #ecretary calls for a immediate ceasefire
*he >ritish ;orei! #ecretary, Da"id Milibad, i a statemet, maitaied
calls for a immediate ceasefire i #ri $a%a, ad for *amil ci"ilias to be
allowed to lea"e the coflict area+
Protests ad demostratios aro'd the world ha"e hi!hli!hted the tra!ic
loss of life of iocet ci"ilias i #ri $a%a+ ;'rther loss of life will oly
compo'd the tra!edy+ 7e ha"e heard their "oice ad will %eep listei!+
7e are committed to do all we ca to bri! this terrible coflict to a
ed,2 said the ;orei! #ecretary Da"id Milibad+
*he A'stralia capital of -aberra earlier that wee% saw o"er I,00 *amils
ta%e part i a rally to demad a immediate ceasefire i #ri $a%a ad a
ed to atrocities committed a!aist the *amils+
*amilet reported that a peace acti"ist, $ara P'lli, who came to see the
demostratios that wee%, said,
*he rallies by the *amils ha"e !athered the same momet'm that
I saw d'ri! the pre ?ast-*imor idepedece time ad Ati-
apartheid mo"emetN oe !ets the feeli! where *amils ha"e come
to a sta!e where they are sayi! A?o'!h is ?o'!hE
Meawhile, *amilet reported that 6F social welfare *amil diaspora
or!aisatios i ;race, i a secret ballot, showed 'aimo's s'pport for
the Idepedece str'!!le of *amils i #ri $a%a+
&I April 2009 - *amil ci"ilias o "er!e of dyi! of star"atio i No ;ire
Coe
*ho'sads of *amil ci"ilias were o the "er!e of dyi! by star"atio i the
No ;ire Coe , so'rces o the !ro'd told *amilet+
A Uited Natios official i -olombo f'rther said, that the
sit'atioal report by the M'llaithee"' District #ecretariat had re1'ested for
food ad ratios to feed at least B0,,2&9 people+ 5'maitaria aid fi!'res
s'!!ested that oly 22O of the aid eeded had reached the No ;ire Coe
i the moth of March+
5i!hli!hti! the e3tet of mal'tritio i the No ;ire Coe, the report said,
A 'tritio s'r"ey cod'cted by the Departmet of health, M'llaiti"'
District i last wee% of March, 2009, idicates that 69+9&O of childre were
'der wei!ht ad ac'te 'der 'tritio is "ery m'ch icreased+ *he report
re1'ests for immediate iter"etio i s'pply food+2
&I April 2009 - 6ape, tort're ad "iolece pre"alet i state r' IDP
camps
A h'ma ri!hts acti"ist, *homas #eilbert, ret'ri! from a trip to #ri
$a%a, e3pressed e3treme cocer re!ardi! the welfare of *amil ci"ilias
r' i iterally displaced persos (IDP) camps r' by the !o"ermet+
Describi! the welfare of *amil ci"ilias i !o"ermet hads, he said,
.May are tort'red or simply shot+ *here are also reports of re!'lar rapes+2
#ee f'll statemet hereH
&I April 2009 - ;'rther calls by *amil demostrators for UN to ta%e actio
<"er ,000 *amil demostrators !athered i New Dor%Es *imes #1'are ad
o'tside the Uited Natio to 'r!e the UN to stop the sla'!hter of *amil
ci"ilias by the #ri $a%a !o"ermet+
Protestors tra"elled from across the North America cotiet to atted
oe of the lar!est demostratios see i New Dor% at the time, reported
*amilet+
&F April 2009 - #ri $a%a iteds to e3termiate the *amil pop'latio says
*NA
*he *amil Natioal Alliace, i a letter to the Idia Prime Miister,
Mamoha #i!h, said that #ri $a%aEs actios pro"ed that Athe real
itetio of the #ri $a%a #tate is the pro!ressi"e e3termiatio of the
*amil people+E
*he letter hi!hli!hted cocers o"er the #ri $a%a military 'sa!e of
chemical weapos, a immiet mass aihilatio of *amil ci"ilias, ad
the o!oi! shelli! of the No ;ire Coe+
#ee f'll letter here+
&F April 2009 M 8lobal -etre for 6esposibility to Protect calls o UN
#ec'rity -o'cil to f'lfil its d'ty
*he 8lobal -etre for the 6esposibility to Protect, i a ope letter to the
UN #ec'rity -o'cil, 'r!ed the iteratioal comm'ity to demad access
to the coflict /oe for h'maitaria !ro'ps ad media ad f'lfil
resposibility of pre"eti! peoples from !eocide, war crimes ad crimes
a!aist h'maity+
#ee f'll letter here+
&6 April 2009 - 600 shells fall i No ;ire Coe, U# calls to halt shelli! ad
allow iteratioal access
*he U# departmet of state, i a press release, called o the !o"ermet
of #ri $a%a to halt shelli! of the No ;ire Coe, allow iteratioal
moitors to es're the safe passa!e of *amil ci"ilias ad eforce
iteratioal h'maitaria stadards withi IDP camps+
#ee f'll statemet here+
*he statemet came as o"er 600 shells fell i the No ;ire Coe withi the
space of a day+ #o'rces i the No ;ire Coe re!istered o"er &,00 shell
e3plosios with ro'!hly 600 occ'rri! withi the No ;ire Coe+
*amilet reported that &B0 i='red ci"ilias were admitted to the ad-hoc
hospital withi the No ;ire Coe i P'th'mathala+
&, April 2009 - *amil ci"ilias %illed carryi! white fla! i No ;ire Coe,
diaspora coti'es protests
*he #ri $a%a Military, i a itese B ho'r assa'lt o the No ;ire Cie
%illed at least &I0 *amil ci"ilias+
6eports form the !ro'd hi!hli!hted that i='red ci"ilias trasported with
white fla!s were bei! %illed+
*he serio'sly wo'ded ci"ilias are dyi! as their trasport has
bee bloc%ed by the #ri $a%a army firi! o medical trasport
carryi! white fla!s+ *he #ri $a%a army !'ers shot a ma who
was tryi! to trasport a wo'ded "ictim while holdi! white fla!,2
so'rces o the !ro'd told *amilet+
*ho'sads of *amil diaspora across the world coti'ed protests ad
h'!er stri%e demostratios demadi! immediate h'maitaria
assistace for the people i the No ;ire Coe ad a ed to the !eocide of
*amils+
&4 April 2009 M Me3ico says 62P doctrie applicable i #ri $a%a
6espodi! to 1'estios re!ardi! a meeti! betwee the Me3ica
Ambassador to the Uited Natios, -la'de 5eller, ad #ri $a%a ;orei!
#ecretary Palitha :ohaa, the Me3ica ambassador told the Ier -ity
Press that the 6esposibility to protect doctrie co'ld be applied i #ri
$a%a+
7e are "ery cocered that i the case of #ri $a%a there is a cocer of
the resposibility to protect the pop'latio+2
5eller f'rther added that #ri $a%aEs s'mmary of the "iewpoit he
e3pressed i his meeti! with :ohaa was ot acc'rate+
*his report was ot the first time the Ier -ity Press pic%ed 'p o #ri
$a%a misrepresetatio of iteratioal officials+
*he #ri $a%a forei! secretary at the time misrepreseted calls by the U#
#ecretary of #tate, 5ilary -lito, to allow iteratioal aid a!ecies ito
the No ;ire Coe+
&4 April 2009 M #tates party to 8ee"a co"etio ha"e le!al obli!atio to
iter"ee
#pea%i! to *amilet, a professor of Iteratioal $aw at the Ui"ersity of
Illiois -olle!e of $aw, ;racis >oyle, calli! o the Uited #tates to ta%e
actio i #ri $a%a, said that all states party to the 8ee"a -o"etios
had a le!al obli!atio to iter"ee ad protect *amil ci"ilias i the North-
?ast of #ri $a%a+
#ee his statemet here+
&4 April 2009 M #o'rces o the !ro'd war of mass tra!edy after f'rther
idiscrimiate bombi! of No ;ire Coe
#o'rces o the !ro'd told *amilet that &6 bombs were idiscrimiately
dropped by the #ri $a%a air-force ito the No ;ire Coe i the early ho'rs
of the mori!, as the #ri $a%a military ad"aced with !'fire ito the
No ;ire Coe, i P'th'%'diyir'pp'+
*he so'rce i the No ;ire Coe wared of a ie"itable mass tra!edy+
&B April 2009 - #ri $a%a strips Norway of peace facilitati! role d'e to U#
i"ol"emet
#ri $a%a stripped Norway of its role as a peace facilitator, reported the
A!ece ;race Presse (A;P)+
*he !o"ermet of #ir $a%a percei"es that there is o room for
Norway to act as facilitator,2 a !o"ermet official told the ews
a!ecy+
#pea%i! to Al=a/eera, NorwayEs special e"oy to #ri $a%a, @o 5asse-
>a'er, respodi! to #ri $a%aEs decisio, said,
7e caot be facilitators i a peace process which has i effect bee
s'speded sice 20062
Diplomatic so'rces i -olombo told *amilet, that #ri $a%a has made the
decisio d'e to worries o"er Uited #tates ifl'ece i the Norwe!ia led
peace e!otiatios+
&B April 2009 M <ffesi"e #ri $a%a military assa'lts ito No ;ire Coe
coti'e despite ceasefire claims
*he #ri $a%a Military stepped 'p the shelli! ad !'fire d'ri! a
offesi"e ito the No ;ire Coe, res'lti! i the deaths of at least 2B *amil
ci"ilias, reported *amilet+
*he offesi"e came despite ao'cemets from the #ri $a%a Presidet,
Mahida 6a=apa%sa, that the military forces wo'ld act defesi"ely o"er the
2 day ew-year period+
&B April 2009 M $**? calls for permaet ceasefire with h'maitaria
cosideratios
*he political di"isio of the $iberatio *i!ers of *amil ?elam ($**?), i a
statemet, emphasised that the $**? were calli! for a politically ad
militarily meai!f'l ceasefire with h'maitaria cosideratios+
#ee f'll statemet here+
&2 April 2009 - *NAH *amil people face !eocide
*he *amil Natioal Alliace i a statemet released by its ;orei! 6elatios
-ommittee, acc'sed the #ri $a%a !o"ermet of deliberately tar!eti!
*amil ci"ilias ad cocl'ded that Athe *amil people i the islad are clearly
bei! s'b=ected to !eocide+E
#ee e3tracts from the *NA statemet below+
*he #ri $a%a #tate by imposi! a embar!o o food, medicie
ad desperately eeded h'maitaria assistace has precipitated a
h'maitaria catastrophe+2
*he #ri $a%a #tateEs 'se of food ad medicie as weapos of
war is a war crime 'der iteratioal law+2
.*he sit'atio faced by the *amil people is 'precedeted+ 7hilst a
cosiderable sectio of the *amil people are bei! e3termiated i
the so called .safe /oes2, or are i immiet da!er of bei!
e3termiated, the remaii! sectios are bei! systematically
sileced by bei! herded ito cocetratio camps, terrori/ed by
mass ro'd 'ps, abd'ctios ad forced disappearaces+2
*he 'se by the #ri $a%a #tate of iteratioally baed
weapos, s'ch as cl'ster bombs ad chemical weapos, has bee
a characteristic feat're of the c'rret phase of the war bei!
wa!ed a!aist the *amil people+2
.*he *amil people i the islad of #ri $a%a are clearly bei!
s'b=ected to 8eocide+2
&2 April 2009 - B& *amil ci"ilias %illed amidst #ri $a%a military shelli!
ad !'fire i No ;ire Coe
6eports from *amilet s'!!ested that at least B& ci"ilias were %illed ad
B6 *amil ci"ilias were s'bmitted to the ma%e shift hospital i the No ;ire
Coe+
&2 April 2009 - #wiss *amils protest a!aist !eocide of *amils
#wiss *amil protestors too% part i a demostratio to raise awareess
abo't the o!oi! !eocide of *amils to the iteratioal comm'ity+
*he protests occ'rred o the fial day of a h'!er stri%e 'derta%e by
*amil st'dets i #wit/erlad to raise awareess abo't the atrocities
occ'rri! i #ri $a%a, reported*amilet+
&& April 2009 - 5ospital records report ,99 deaths ad BB,0 i='ries i B
days of attac%s o No ;ire Coe
*amilet reports from hospital records o'tlied at least ,99 deaths ad
BBB,0 i='ries amo!st the *amil ci"ilia pop'latio i the No ;ire Coe
after B days of shelli!+
&& April 2009 - 200,000 >ritish *amils march thro'!h $odo demadi! a
ceasefire
<"er 200,000 >ritish *amils marched thro'!h $odo demadi! a
ceasefire i #ri $a%a, reported *amilet+
*he demostratio, which was isti!ated by >ritish *amil st'dets, bro%e
all pre"io's records of attedace at *amil protests+

&0 April 2009 - 6eporter #as ;rotiers demads that =o'ralists be
allowed ito No ;ire Coe, e3presses cocer o"er #$ war crimes
6eporters sas ;rotiers (6#;) wared that the death of two =o'ralists i
the No ;ire Coe was yet aother war crime that the #ri $a%a
!o"ermet wo'ld be held acco'table for, ad stro!ly codemed the #ri
$a%a !o"ermetEs bai! of idepedet =o'ralists from the No ;ire
Coe ad #ri $a%a army frot lies+
?3tracts from the statemet reprod'ced below+
It is a dis!race that this war is bei! wa!ed witho't idepedet
=o'ralists preset+ Ad by pre"eti! tho'sads of iocet
ci"ilias from mo"i! freely, the *amil *i!er rebels bear a lar!e
share of the resposibility for these crimes+ >y limiti! media
co"era!e to !'ided to'rs with the p'rpose of cofirmi! military
"ictories, the armed forces are pre"eti! the press from doi! its
=ob ad are disre!ardi! the p'blicEs ri!ht to be iformed i a
idepedet maer+G
6eporters are 'able to tra"el freely i the orther 0ai district,
especially the coastal area were early &00,000 ci"ilias ad rebel
combatats ha"e bee s'rro'ded by the army+G
&0 April 2009 - #top shelli! No ;ire Coe, 567 tells #ri $a%a
5'ma 6i!hts 7atch i a press release demaded that the #ri $a%a
!o"ermet stop firi! hea"y artillery ito the ANo ;ire Coe, where they
estimated some &00000 *amil ci"ilias were trapped+
*he Asia director at 5'ma 6i!hts 7atch described #ri $a%aEs No ;ire
oe as Athe most da!ero's place i the world+E
6eachi! o't to 5'ma 6i!hts 7atch, a doctor i the No ;ire Coe, said,
G7e ha"e bee reporti! e"ery day, e"ery day pro"idi! reports to
rele"at a'thorities ad to the iteratioal comm'ity, ad still
there are o real steps ta%e to sa"e these iocet ci"ilias+G
#ee f'll 5'ma 6i!hts 7atch press brief here+
&0 April 2009 - U# *amil or!aisatios 'r!e state departmet to chec%
reports of chemical weapos 'sed i No ;ire Coe
?le"e *amil or!aisatios i a meeti! with the U# state departmet
'r!ed the U# Ambassador to #ri $a%a, 6obert >la%e, to i"esti!ate
alle!atios ad e"idece of chemical weapo attac%s a!aist *amil ci"ilias
ad called for aid to be deli"ered to the No ;ire Coe+
#ee press release from the U# state departmet meeti! here+
09 April 2009 - <"er B00 i='red ci"ilias admitted to P'th'maathala
ma%e shift hospital
<"er B00 i='red *amil ci"ilias were admitted to the ma%eshift hospital
with 4F people dyi! after bei! admitted thro'!ho't the day+
#o'rces o the !ro'd told *amilet that se"eral ci"ilias that were %illed
by idiscrimiate shelli! ad !'fire by the #ri $a%a military had bee
left were they lay+
*he so'rces f'rther added that a estimate of the total %illed ad i='red
for the day was hard to calc'late+
09 April 2009 - I-6- team leader %illed i 0ai
A team leader for the Iteratioal -ommittee of the 6ed -ross (I-6-),
#iath'rai :'!athasa, was %illed by #ri $a%a military shelli! withi
the No ;ire Coe, resc'e wor%ers told *amilet+

0I April 2009 - -hild 'tritio cetre shelled by #ri $a%a military
4&& ci"ilias icl'di! &00 childre were affected by the shelli! of a child
care cetre ad mil% powder distrib'tio cetre at Po%%aai, withi the No
;ire Coe+
6eports !i"e to *amilet alle!ed that three artillery shells were fired ito
the ci"ilia facilities, lea"i! &29 dead ad &00 childre i='red+
A s'r"i"or of the shelli! i a eyewitess acco't to 5'ma 6i!hts
7atch, said,
*here had bee o distrib'tio of mil% powder for three moths, ad so
whe they ao'ced that there wo'ld be distrib'tio today, h'dreds of
people lied i 1'e'e+ It was early i the mori!+ I heard the first shell,
ad hit the !ro'd+ I s'r"i"ed by miracle, b't my 4,-year old 'cle died o
the spot- he lost both le!s+2
0F April 2009 - #ri $a%a military 'ses chemical weapos, says $**?
A seior commader of the $**?, who witessed attac%s i the No ;ire
Coe said that the #ri $a%a Military was e3tesi"ely 'si! chemical
weapos, reported *amilet+
*he #ri $a%a !o"ermet had already recei"ed criticism for the p'rchase
of weapos baed 'der iteratioal law+
#ee related articleH
Controversial weapon meant for genocide alleges MP (17 August
2001)
0F April 2009 - #helli! star"atio ad death i the No ;ire Coe
A wounded Tamil civilian speaing from t!e "o #ire $one descri%ed t!e !ellis! conditions t!at
t!e people faced under relentless s!elling from t!e &ri 'anan arm()
*escri%ing a s!ell attac t!at illed !is son+ t!e wounded civilian+ &u%asan+ said+
, was t!rown %( t!e %last and %ot! m( ears were %loced %( t!e e-plosion) .!en , recovered
from m( initial s!oc+ , realised t!at , was in/ured) , tried to save a %adl( in/ured 10 (ear old
%o( l(ing near%( %ut t!e %o( succum%ed to !is in/ur()1
, !ave two c!ildren+ %ut t!e food we !ave is inade2uate to feed t!e famil() T!e food we !ave
!ere is enoug! for onl( one person+ %ut we s!are+3 !e furt!er added speaing to Tamilnet)
6 April 2009 - *ho'sads of *amil protestors occ'py parliamet s1'are
demadi! iteratioal actio as sla'!hter of *amil ci"ilias i North-?ast
escalates
6 of April mar%s the ,th ai"ersary of the parliamet s1'are protests+
;ollowi! 2 wee%s of protest o'tside >ritish parliamet the 'mber of
demostrators escalated to tho'sads i respose to the itesified
shelli! of *amil ci"ilias i the North-?ast+ *ho'sads of protestors too% to
the streets ad sta!ed a sit dow demostratio i frot of the 5o'ses of
-ommos+
;or a eye-witess acco't of the e"ets see here+
Thousands of protestors take to
the streets
Veteran British politician Tony
Benn joins demonstrations
Photo!raphsH *he 8'ardia
6th April 2009 - Medical officials i the North-?ast report systematic
shelli! of o"er 2,0,000 ci"ilias i No ;ire Coe
*he re!ioal officer of the M'llaithee"' 6e!ioal Director of 5ealth #er"ices
(6D5#),o'tlied a ob"io's patter of shelli! withi the No ;ire Coe+
*he officer reported that coser"ati"e estimates placed at least 2,0,000
people withi the No ;ire Coe+
, April 2009 - #ri $a%a Airforce itesifies attac% o ci"ilia No ;ire Coe
<"er 200 ci"ilias were either %illed or wo'ded d'e to #ri $a%a Air-
force bombardmetof the No ;ire Coe o this day+
Areas of Maaththala, Po%%aai, 0alai!armadam, Iraddai-"aay%%al ad
other areas of safety /oe were shelled
14t! #e%ruar( 2005 6 Tamil civilians face intense s!elling as t!e( flee to 7"o #ire $ones7
8ver 190 civilians were feared illed %( &ri 'anan Arm( s!elling roads t!at were %eing used
%( civilians to flee from conflict areas and reac! newl( defined :no fire ;ones)<
&everal casualties and fatalities were reported along roads side from Teavipuram to
Put!uudi(iruppu+ wit! t!e fleeing civilians forced to leave t!eir dead on t!e side of t!e roads
or %ur( t!em under intense s!elling)
A furt!er 50 civilians were reported illed %( similar circumstances two da(s prior)
11 #e%ruar( 2005 6 =ospitals %om%ed+ relentless assault on Tamil civilians and calls for
international protection
#e%ruar( 11t! saw t!e >affna ?overnment Agent (?A) made an urgent appeal to international
non6governmental organisations to provide food and protection to over 2000 internall(
displaced people (,*P) t!at were in !eld across t!ree &ri 'anan Militar( run camps)
T!e 'TT@ *ivisional Political =ead in Aanni+ C ,lamparit!(+ w!ilst re%uffing &ri 'anan
militar( claims t!at t!e 'TT@ were responsi%le for t!e slaug!tering of civilian+ urged t!e
international communit( to protect Tamil civilians)
T!e ,nternational Committee of t!e Bed Cross (,CBC)+ in a statement released t!e previous
da(+ e-pressed :s!oc< at t!e lac of protection and a%sence of international aid reac!ing t!e
Tamil population in Aanni)
&peaing at an ,CBC press release+ t!e !ead of t!e delegation in &ri 'ana+ Paul Castellasaid+
.e are s!oced t!at patients are not afforded t!e protection t!e( are entitled to)1
,n a statement 'TT@ official ,lamparit!( said+
T!e :safet( ;one< unilaterall( announced %( t!e Colom%o government !as %een turned to a
illing field %( t!e &ri 'ana militar() T!e &ri 'anan militar( mac!iner(+ w!ic! !as
relentlessl( illed and maimed t!ousands of civilians during t!e past four wees+ is now
engaged in a propaganda drive to divert mounting pressure on t!e Colom%o government %( t!e
international communit()1
Colom%o is committing t!e worst crimes of !umanit(+ %( illing and maiming !undreds of
civilians ever( da( wit! t!e :safet( ;one< and %( indiscriminatel( %om%ing medical
institutions)1
T!e international communit( must ensure t!e presence of international protection and t!e
monitoring aut!orities to assure t!e safet( of t!e civilians+ including t!e wounded patients and
t!eir guardians w!o accompan( t!em)1
T!e ,CBC press statement also read+
Most of t!e population is now displaced and completel( depended on outside aid+ (et none
!as reac!ed t!e area since 25 >anuar()1
I a statemet made at the start of the moth the I-6- e3pressed dismay
at the #ri $a%a AirforceEs repeated bombi! of hospital ad medical
facilities i 0ai, stati!,
.e<re s!oced t!at t!e !ospital was !it+ and t!is for t!e second time in recent wees)
.ounded and sic people+ medical personnel and medical facilities are all protected %(
international !umanitarian law) Cnder no circumstance ma( t!e( %e directl( attaced) T!e staff
are under acute stress surrounded as t!e( are %( t!e sound of ongoing fig!ting and t!e influ- of
new patients) Am%ulances are constantl( arriving+ %ut people are also %eing %roug!t in %(
wagon+ pic up trucs+ tractor and even motor scooter)1