Stop-Torture-Report

is based on sworn testimony. This is by no means a comprehensive list – it
reflects locations identified by the witnesses we have taken sworn statements
from, or locations identified in the sworn statements of Sinhala insiders from
the security forces or government, not the totality of the multitude of sites
where torture took place in the post-war period. Many of the survivors were
detained and tortured by the security forces in multiple locations. A number of
people who underwent the “rehabilitation” process were also abducted in
“white vans” after being released or in other detention places. The dates of
detention are not given to protect the identity of the witnesses and security
forces insiders. This list does not include the names of several well-known
prisons, such as Boosa (Galle) and New Magazine Prison (Colombo) where our
witnesses were also held and tortured.
Generally speaking, the known sites of torture of detainees by the security
forces post-war that we have identified were:
Military camps: 15
Police stations: 15
“Rehabilitation Camps”: 10
Manik Farm, which was referred to as an “IDP camp”, but was in reality an
internment camp.
In addition, seven army or police camps have been identified as transit points
for “white van” abductions.
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