War Criminal #1: Mahinda Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa

References:

- Slaughter in Sri Lanka

- Hidden Massacre : 20,000 Killed

- Drunk with victory

- Fresh claims over Tamil casualties

- War Without Witness in Sri Lanka

- Inside the 'no-fire-zone'

- Mahinda Rajapaksa: then and now

- War on the Displaced

- Shelling of hospitals evidence of war Crimes

- Cluster munitions in attack on hospital

- Sri Lanka's Ghosts

- 'No-fire-zone' or 'fire-zone'

- Sri Lankan journalist predicted own execution

- Civilian casualties continue to mount in Sri Lanka

- "bloodbath" in Sri Lanka

- Misrepresentations regarding the scale of the crisis

- Sri Lankan Government uses Chemical Weapons

- Illegal Detention of Displaced Population

War Criminal #2: Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Secretory of Defence, Sri Lanka
Brother of the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa

References :

- The disappearing act in Sri Lanka

- You have blood in (on) your hands

- Who is Lasantha?

- Abduction or arrest?

- Gotabaya threatening international media

- Hospital is a legitimate target

- Child abductions

- SLMM blames Sri Lanka military for aid workers' massacre

- Gota, media and the struggle

- Another Sri Lankan journalist attacked

- Failure to Investigate

- Cluster bomb strike on hospital is despicable

- Civilians slaughtered by army shelling

- Hospitals shelled repeatedly

- Witness Video

- Youth 'disappear' from IDP camps

War Criminal #3: Sarath Fonseka

Commander of the Army, Sri Lanka

References:
- Shelling of Hospitals Evidence of War Crimes
- Child abductions
- SLMM blames Sri Lanka military for aid workers' massacre
- Shelling of Civilians
- Civilians slaughtered by army shelling

War Criminal #4: Basil Rajapaksa

Presidential advisor Basil Rajapaksa

Brother of the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa

War Criminal #5: Ratnasiri Wickremanayake

Prime Minister Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

War Criminal #6: WDRMJ Goonetileke

Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force

References:
- 'No-fire-zone' bombed
- Cluster bomb strike on hospital is despicable
- Bombing of Civilians
- Cluster bomb attack on Tamils

War Criminal #7: Wasantha Karannagoda

Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy

War Criminal #8: Keheliya Rambukwella

Defence Affairs Spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella

War Criminal #9: Mahinda Samarasinghe

Mahinda Samarasinghe, Member of Parliament, is the Cabinet Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights

References:
- Srilankan government not allowing aid workers
- 'Concentration camps'
- Misrepresentations regarding the scale of the crisis
- Grim scenes at Sri Lankan camps
- Illegal Detention of Displaced Population
- Tamil refugees forced into sex rackets

War Criminal 10#: Rohitha Bogollagama

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama

References:
- Lies! Lies!! Lies!!!

War Criminal #11: Palitha Kohana

Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohana, Sri Lanka

References:
- 'No-fire-zone' bombed'
- Sri Lanka does not use cluster bombs

War Criminal #12: Jayantha Wickramaratna

Inspector General of Police, Sri Lanka

References:

- Enforced Disappearance

- Tamil refugees forced into sex rackets

War Criminal #13: Udaya Nanayakkara

Military Spokesperson, Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara, Sri Lanka

References:

- Army’s war crimes continue in northern Sri Lanka

War Criminal #14: Anura Priyadarshana Yapa

Minister of Mass Media & Information, Sri Lanka

References:

- Another Sri Lankan journalist attacked

- Failure to Investigate

- Government abducts top Tami journalist

- Detention for reporting on the war

- CPJ urges Sri Lankan ambassador to investigate attacks

- Free Journalists Held Illegally

War Criminal #15: Nimal Siripala De Silva

Healthcare and Nutrition Minister, Sri Lanka

References:

- No medical help for the IDPs

- Inside the war zone

- Hospitals shelled repeatedly

War Criminal #16: Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna

Non-Cabinet Minister of National Integration and Reconciliation, Sri Lanka

Head, Karuna Para-military group

References:

- Complicit in Crime

- UK must prosecute Karuna: HRW

- Suspected war criminal enters parliament

- Suspected war criminals to avoid prosecution

War Criminal #17: Douglas Devananda

Minister of Social Services and Social Welfare, Sri Lanka

Head, EPDP Para-military group (pro-Government)

Reference:

- Open letter to IMF chief

- Wanted for murder

War Criminal #18: G.A. Chandrasiri

Major General G.A. Chandrasiri Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army

Former Jaffna Security Forces Commanders

War Criminal #19: Mendaka Samarasinghe

Major General Mendaka Samarasinghe, Security Forces Commander - Jaffna, Sri Lanka

References:

- Army’s war crimes continue in northern Sri Lanka

War Criminal #20: Jagath Dias

Major General Jagath Dias General Officer Commanding, 57 Division

War Criminal #21: Kamal Gunaratne

Major General Kamal Gunaratne General Officer Commanding, 53 Division

War Criminal #22: Nandana Udawatta

Major General Nandana Udawatta Security Forces Commander, Mullaitivu former GOC of the 59 Division

War Criminal #23: Satyapriya Liyanage

Brigadier Satyapriya Liyanage Commander Task Force III

War Criminal #24: Prasanna de Silva

Brigadier Prasanna de Silva General Officer Commanding 55 Division

War Criminal #25: Shavendra Silva

Brigadier Shavendra Silva General Officer Commanding 58 Division

War Criminal #26: Chagie Gallage

Brigadier Chagie Gallage General Officer Commanding 59 Division

War Criminal #27: Rohana Bandara

Brigadier Rohana Bandara Commander Task Force II

War Criminal #28: Nishantha Wanniarachchi

Colonel Nishantha Wanniarachchi Commander Task Force IV

War Criminal #29: G.V. Ravipriya

Colonel G.V. Ravipriya Commander Task Force VIII

War Criminal #30: Priyantha Napagoda

Artillery Brigade Commander Brigadier Priyantha Napagoda

War Criminal #31: Athula Kodippili

Special Forces Brigade Commander Colonel Athula Kodippili

War Criminal #32: Ralph Nugera

Commando Brigade Commander Colonel Ralph Nugera

War Criminal #33: Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan (Pillayan)

Head, TMVP Para-military Group

War Criminal #34: Anuruddha Ratwatte

Former Deputy Defence Minister, Sri Lanka

References:
- Sri Lanka's Human Rights Conundrum

War Criminal #35: Chandrika Kumaranatunga

Former Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaranatunga

References:
- Sri Lanka's Human Rights Conundrum
- Sri Lanka: Rape in Custody