E/CN.4/1995/91
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In regard
restrictions on
to the mainland
adopted by LTTE
to allegation (ii), it is correct that LTTE has imposed
the free movement of people from areas under its control,
of Sri Lanka. The following are some of the practices
with regard to the movement of persons:
(a)
A bond must be signed by a surety if a person wishes to leave
the Jaffna peninsula.
(b)
At least one inmate of the house should always remain at
home.
(c)
The house and property should be handed over to LTTE if all
inmates seek to leave the area.
(d)
A penalty of Rs 100,000 should be paid to the LTTE in respect
of each person in the family, if the entire family seeks to leave the
peninsula for good. In addition, the house and property belonging to the
family will also be confiscated.
A levy of Rs 100 is reported to be charged by LTTE to issue a
normal pass to a person leaving the Jaffna peninsula for a short period.
Rs 500 is levied for an emergency pass.
Media reports and statements of several non-governmental
organizations testify to the veracity of these allegations.
With a view to giving a broader perspective of LTTE involvement in
persistent and gross violations of the human rights of the different
religious and ethnic groups in Sri Lanka, the Government is pleased to
annex hereto a copy of letter No. UN/HRTS/1/23 Vol. XVI of 9 August 1994,
sent by the Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the Centre for Human
Rights in pursuance of Commission resolution 1994/46 and General Assembly
resolution 48/122."
9 August 1994
"Sir,
I am writing to you in connection with Commission on
resolution 1994/46 and General Assembly resolution 48/122,
’Human rights and terrorism’. The information given below
my letter UN/HRTS/1/23 Vol. X dated 28 October on the same
Human Rights
both entitled
is further to
subject.
2.
With a view to facilitating your task in compiling the information
requested in paragraph 3 of the Commission resolution 1994/46, I wish to
bring to your attention the consequences in Sri Lanka of the activities
of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). You may wish to make
this information available to the Special Rapporteur and the Working
Groups concerned, for their consideration.
3.
The terrorist activities of LTTE, in their violent campaign to
establish a mono-ethnic racist one party State in the north and the east
of Sri Lanka, have been an obstacle to the enjoyment of all human rights