Comments on: An Overview of the “Enforced Disappearances” Phenomenon

By: Perera

Perera — Sun, 11 May 2008 12:04:36 +0000

Dear Jeyaraj
Thanks for highlighting the atrocities committed against the poor tamils. They are silently crying against all formrs of state terrorisam. If anyone in Srilanka raises voices against these types of human right violations they are simply branded as Tigers or LTTE supportes including singalease. Even UN high officials are branded as being bribed by the LTTE. Don’t be disappointed if you are marked as one bribed by the LTTE. But I know how you write against LTTE.

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 01 May 2007 17:44:35 +0000

Nice article and I too am sick of all these abductions and kidnappings. I guess all this is in one way or another linked to the present situation in SL for part of which the blame lies with the LTTE it self. All the pro LTTERs here should not be complaining about disappearances and hardships faced by the Tamils alone…just keep on blindly supporting Pirbha…I hope he will be able to have his eelaam soon and save all the Tamils of SL soon especially the hundreads of thousands living in Sinhala areas……;

By: Rodney Mcgrath

Rodney Mcgrath — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:54:50 +0000

Hello DBS Jeyara,

This is a horrible thing that is occurring in your country. My name is Rodney McGrath, and I would like to help out if there is a means with which I could from here in Australia . Your article stands out as being another hidden government mindset that they can solve their problems by becoming the enemy, and all they really achieve is inciting more problems than they solve.

I feel for you and your people. It makes me very mad that one man feels he do harm another in the name of justice or righteous culling. This is a pathetic and weak way to rule.

By: k.arvind

k.arvind — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:13:31 +0000

The case of the 68 yr old Sinhala mother and that of 6 yr old
Arshani, whose father is part of the “Tamil missing” in Colombo – are two different things. The Sinhala lady’s son was lost in the 1988/89 events when the JVP tried to bring the govt down to which Ranjan Wijeratne and Premadasa responded. By killing hundreds of decent innocent people and destroying trains, buses, electrical pylons etc the JVP proved their base instincts – which are purely political and partly ideologi and lost the support of most Sinhalese. JVP always had problems in sizing up the Opposition (e.g. the foolish 1971 Coup and the attempted killing of Rajiv Gandhi) Introducing Sinhala and Muslim sporadic cases in the current spree of abductions in the Cbo area (mainly) is an effort” to draw a red herring” in the central issue and to mislead international watchers of the local scene.
Abductions/Extortions of Tamil businessmen (the latest being on April 23 in Cbo) is part of an organised effort by major Sinhala factions to drive Tamils out of Cbo. An over-enthusiastic foul-mouthed politico, now active in the Kelaniya area, recently
was involved in an extortion scam- this time from hardline
Sinhalese traders in Kelaniya. The danger in these “trades” is when it becomes a “habit” the perpetrator is blinded to the extent sometimes he does not know who is trying to fleece.

By: Ran Che

Ran Che — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:50:07 +0000

I am made to understand that the Palali Air base was attacked to day. I refer Sunils comments on para12 above and wish to say we Tamils are fighting and will fight harder very soon.

See some more results soon.

By: nathan

nathan — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:32:19 +0000

So far, there are no reports of “White Vans” being stopped and investigated at the many Checkpoints in Colombo & suburbs – or, even traced through records at Registrar of Motor Vehicles – an obvious method of investigation.Insted,those reporting abductions are being threatened.
Does this show collusion between Law Enforcers & Abducters ??
Is this a planned effort to get rid of all tamil businessmen from the city ?

By: Thayaparan

Thayaparan — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 04:36:00 +0000

What is obvious from both of these photos in DBSJs article is that
a 68 year old innocent sinhala mother and a 6 year old innocent tamil daughter both are looking for the bread-winners in their family. The forced disappearances affect both the communities, in recent days mainly tamils.

Who are benefit from these disappearances
“ruling and opposition party politicians and military hierarchies”

Unless people don’t take charge of their destiny, this will continue in that beautiful island nation.

By: shane

shane — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:04:48 +0000

I my self a tamil and hate to say this but tamils in srilanka are doomed. not even god can save them now.

By: zulu

zulu — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:44:09 +0000

I agree!
Tamil Business community nust unite to fight the abductions.
So is the Sinhala Business community .

Now reading from the above article,
“In this endless cycle of ? misery? it has now become the turn of Tamils to bear the brunt of ?enforced disappearances?. Disappearances have taken place in Colombo, Negombo, Dehiwela, Puttalam, Chilaw, Ratnapura, Avissawela, Wattala, Ratnapura and Kandy. They are also happening in Jaffna, Vavuniya, Mannar, Batticaloa, Trincomalee and Amparai districts. People are also being abducted in the areas controlled by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).”

What Tamils are going to do about this?

It is not the sinhalese abducted in the Wanni.

By: Sunil

Sunil — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:51:56 +0000

Come on dont just bull shit by saying that the Tamils are kidnapped. They are going to see Prabaharan the Tiger Terroist to cause more trouble.

Very soon the SLA Airforce is going to bonb the North and East. Then do not cry and come to Colombo for help. Go back to North and East and shout and cry to Prabaharan.

Why do you Tamils live in Colombo, Kandy, Galle and other parts if you whant a seperate state. You guys are greedy and CAMALS.

When you behave selfish this is what you get and no more.