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09COLOMBO1050 2009-11-20 01:58 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Colombo
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 COLOMBO 001050 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR SCA/INSB 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM CE
SUBJECT: Committee to Monitor Investigations into Abductions and 
Disappearances 
 
1.  (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 17, Ambassador met with Deputy 
Minister P. Radhakrishnan, a member of parliament who also serves as 
the Deputy Minister of Vocational and Technical Training and as the 
Convener of the Committee to Monitor Investigations into Abductions 
and Disappearances.  Although Post was aware of this committee 
previously, local observers had not considered it an active player 
in actual human rights cases.  When asked about his role in this, 
however, Radhakrishnan seemed eager to discuss the committee and its 
successes and presented Ambassador with copies of reports it had 
compiled on disappearances since the beginning of 2008.  These 
reports appear to track individual cases brought to the committee, 
with some limited details on the person and the events surrounding 
the disappearance.  The status of the case is then listed, whether 
the person returned or was located, was found in police custody, was 
still missing, or was confirmed dead.  While not at all 
comprehensive due to the voluntary nature of reporting done to this 
committee, it nonetheless exists as a mechanism, arguably 
underutilized, to press for greater accountability within Sri Lanka. 
 End Summary. 
 
2.  (SBU) In the November 17 meeting, Ambassador asked about the 
committee, how it came about, and what its work entailed. 
Radhakrishnan replied that he and several colleagues had gone to the 
president in 2006 to ask about the alarming level of disappearances 
in the country.  The president created this committee in response 
and asked Radhakrishnan to be a part of it.  Radhakrishnan said the 
committee handled cases brought to it, usually by relatives of the 
missing person.  The committee encouraged them also to file a report 
with the local police, ICRC, and other groups monitoring 
disappearances.  Once per month the committee met with 
representatives from the security forces to check on cases. 
Radhakrishnan said they had seen success in some cases, finding the 
missing persons in custody of the CID or TID, sometimes at Boosa 
Prison in the South. 
 
3.  (SBU) Ambassador received copies of two reports the committee 
had compiled.  The first covered incidents reported to the committee 
during 2008, although a handful of the reported incidents occurred 
prior to 2008.  This report gave information on 285 disappearance 
cases.  Of that total, 80 persons returned to their homes, 22 
persons were found to be in Boosa and/or TID detention, 4 were 
confirmed dead, and 179 were still missing, although it was unclear 
whether these status remarks were as of the end of 2008 or more 
recently.  The other report covered cases filed from the beginning 
of 2009 up to November 16, a total of 115 disappearances reported. 
Of that total, 21 had returned to their homes, 5 were found at Boosa 
prison or in TID custody, 2 were confirmed dead, and 87 were still 
missing. 
 
4.  (SBU) COMMENT: Clearly these reports do not account for all 
disappearances occurring island-wide since the beginning of 2008. 
It is also not certain whether there is any overlap in cases this 
committee is monitoring as opposed to cases investigated by other 
committees within the government.  The reports given to the 
Ambassador did not go into detail about the status of these cases. 
For those listed as killed for example, no information was given 
about whether any investigation was undertaken.  This may simply be 
reflective of the specific report Ambassador received, however, and 
the committee may have looked into these details.  What can be said, 
however, is that this committee attempts to address the problem of 
lack of accountability within the security forces system, and also 
attempts to shed some light on the problem of disappearances in Sri 
Lanka.  Post will endeavor to see what other information the 
committee collects, and whether the results of the reports are then 
used by any government or non-government persons or entities to 
press for greater accountability.  Although he was obviously aware 
the report did not include all disappearances that had taken place, 
Radhakrishnan said he was certain the overall number of 
disappearances in the country had dropped significantly since the 
end of the war.  End Comment. 
 
 
COLOMBO 00001050  002 OF 002 
 
 
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