The 2006 Trincomalee Massacre of NGO Workers, also known as the Muttur Massacre,[3] took place on 4 or 5 August 2006, when 17 employees of the French INGOAction Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF) were shot at close range in the city of Muttur, Sri Lanka, close to Trincomalee.[4] The victims included sixteen minority Sri Lankan Tamils and one Sri Lankan Muslim.[5][6]
The bodies were discovered after the town of Muttur had come under the control of the government forces. There was fierce fighting between government forces and rebel LTTE forces the previous week prior to the discovery of the bodies.[7]
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The Sri Lankan government denied responsibility but the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission suspected that the Sri Lankan Army was responsible for the killings. According to the SLMM, " ... [it] is convinced that there cannot be any other armed groups than the security forces who could actually have been behind the act". The outgoing head of the Mission, the retired Swedish Colonel Ulf Henricsson, said that this was "one of the most serious recent crimes against humanitarian aid workers worldwide".[8]
In September 2006, under increasing pressure from the international community to investigate this incident, Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse announced the formation of a Commission of Inquiry with a mandate to look into 15 specified alleged violations, including the Muttur massacre of ACF staff. With the dubious track record of previous Commissions of Inquiry in mind,[citation needed] a group of bilateral donors negotiated for the formation of a group of International Independent Eminent Persons (IIGEP) that, invited by the president, have the mandate to observe the investigations of the Commission of Inquiry. Australia nominated an Eminent Person (EP).[10]
UTHR Reportedit
On 1 April 2008, the organisation University Teachers for Human Rights (UTHR), which is run by former teachers at the University of Jaffna—known to be openly critical both of the LTTE and the Government of Sri Lanka—released their "Special Report #30",[11] which exclusively deals with the massacre of ACF staff. UTHR names one member of the Sri Lankan Home Guard—now the Civil Defence Force—and two Police Constables based in the Muthur Police Station as perpetrators, but adds that several Sri Lanka Navy Special Forces were part of the group that entered the ACF compound and remained passive as the ACF staff were murdered.[11][12]
^"TamilNet: 08.08.06 Bodies of 17 NGO workers brought to Trincomalee". TamilNet. 8 August 2006. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
^"Monitors' statement on Sri Lanka killings". BBC NEWS. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
^. Action Against Hunger. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2007.
^. Action Against Hunger. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2007.
^Ganguly, Meenakshi (11 September 2006). "Sri Lanka: time to act". openDemocracy.net. from the original on 27 March 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2007.
^"Remembering the Muttur massacre 16 years on". Tamil Guardian. 4 August 2006. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
^. The Hindu. Chennai, India. 8 August 2006. Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2007.
^Huggler, Justin (31 August 2006). "Europe accuses Sri Lankan army of assassinating aid workers". The Independent, UK. London. from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2007.
^. Action Against Hunger. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2007.
^ ab. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2008.
^Report details S.Lanka aid massacre, blames forces
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BBC report on the murder of fishermen
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IIEG public statement 2007
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Incident 2 Reactions 2 1 SLMM 2 2 Action Against Hunger 3 Investigation 4 UTHR Report 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksIncident editThe bodies were discovered after the town of Muttur had come under the control of the government forces There was fierce fighting between government forces and rebel LTTE forces the previous week prior to the discovery of the bodies 7 Reactions editSLMM edit The Sri Lankan government denied responsibility but the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission suspected that the Sri Lankan Army was responsible for the killings According to the SLMM it is convinced that there cannot be any other armed groups than the security forces who could actually have been behind the act The outgoing head of the Mission the retired Swedish Colonel Ulf Henricsson said that this was one of the most serious recent crimes against humanitarian aid workers worldwide 8 Action Against Hunger edit Action Against Hunger the non governmental organization NGO for whom the victims worked termed it a war crime 9 Investigation editIn September 2006 under increasing pressure from the international community to investigate this incident Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse announced the formation of a Commission of Inquiry with a mandate to look into 15 specified alleged violations including the Muttur massacre of ACF staff With the dubious track record of previous Commissions of Inquiry in mind citation needed a group of bilateral donors negotiated for the formation of a group of International Independent Eminent Persons IIGEP that invited by the president have the mandate to observe the investigations of the Commission of Inquiry Australia nominated an Eminent Person EP 10 UTHR Report editOn 1 April 2008 the organisation University Teachers for Human Rights UTHR which is run by former teachers at the University of Jaffna known to be openly critical both of the LTTE and the Government of Sri Lanka released their Special Report 30 11 which exclusively deals with the massacre of ACF staff UTHR names one member of the Sri Lankan Home Guard now the Civil Defence Force and two Police Constables based in the Muthur Police Station as perpetrators but adds that several Sri Lanka Navy Special Forces were part of the group that entered the ACF compound and remained passive as the ACF staff were murdered 11 12 See also editList of attacks on civilians attributed to Sri Lankan government forces Kunduz hospital airstrikeReferences edit TamilNet 08 08 06 Bodies of 17 NGO workers brought to Trincomalee TamilNet 8 August 2006 Retrieved 12 April 2023 Monitors statement on Sri Lanka killings BBC NEWS 30 August 2006 Retrieved 12 April 2023 15 of Action Against Hunger s ACFIN national employees from Sri Lanka were killed in Muttur Action Against Hunger Archived from the original on 8 October 2007 Retrieved 30 January 2007 Sri Lanka Muttur Massacre Action Against Hunger Archived from the original on 8 October 2007 Retrieved 30 January 2007 Ganguly Meenakshi 11 September 2006 Sri Lanka time to act openDemocracy net Archived from the original on 27 March 2007 Retrieved 16 March 2007 Remembering the Muttur massacre 16 years on Tamil Guardian 4 August 2006 Retrieved 12 April 2023 15 NGO workers killed The Hindu Chennai India 8 August 2006 Archived from the original on 14 March 2007 Retrieved 30 January 2007 Huggler Justin 31 August 2006 Europe accuses Sri Lankan army of assassinating aid workers The Independent UK London Archived from the original on 12 March 2007 Retrieved 30 January 2007 Action Against Hunger International Network mourns and demands full inquiry into Muttur war crime Action Against Hunger Archived from the original on 8 October 2007 Retrieved 30 January 2007 Eminent Australian Jurist to Assist Human Rights Inquiry in Sri Lanka Minister for Foreign Affairs Canberra Australia Australian Government 18 January 2007 Archived from the original on 1 July 2007 a b UTHR Special Report 30 Archived from the original on 28 March 2016 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