List of people killed by Sri Lankan government forces
The following is a list of notable killings, including terrorists attributed to armed groups under the control of the Sri Lankan government – Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and paramilitary groups.
Killings in chronological order
| Victim | Position | Date | Location | District | Province | Method | Perpetrators | Refs |
| Beauty queen | Kataragama | Moneragala | Uva | Shot | Army | |||
| Methodist priest; human rights activist | Mannar | Northern | Shot | Army | ||||
| Catholic priest; human rights activist | Vankalai | Mannar | Northern | Shot | Military | |||
| Sri Lanka Mahajana Party leader, actor | Colombo | Colombo | Western | Shot | Government | |||
| Medical student and prominent student activist | Ratnapura | Ratnapura | Sabaragamuwa | Torture | Paramilitaries | |||
| Radio Ceylon journalist | Colombo | Colombo | Western | Shot | EPDP | |||
| Lawyer | Colombo General Hospital | Colombo | Western | Torture | Police | |||
| Deputy leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | Security Forces | |||||||
| Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | Borella, Colombo | Colombo | Western | Security Forces | ||||
| Comedian and actor | Dehiwala | Colombo | Western | Shot | Army | |||
| Author; journalist | Welikadawatte, Colombo | Colombo | Western | Shot | Police | |||
| Senior naval officer | Kayts | Jaffna | Northern | Land mine | Army | |||
| Senior army officer | Kayts | Jaffna | Northern | Land mine | Army | |||
| Senior army officer | Kayts | Jaffna | Northern | Land mine | Army | |||
| Former cabinet minister; United National Party Member of Parliament | Kirulapana, Colombo | Colombo | Western | Shot | Security Forces | |||
| Satana editor | Pangiriwatte, Colombo | Colombo | Western | Shot | Government | |||
| Eelam People's Democratic Party Member of Parliament | Colombo | Colombo | Western | Shot | EPDP | |||
| Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation journalist | Vavuniya | Vavuniya | Northern | Shot | Security Forces | |||
| Leader of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress | Colombo | Colombo | Western | Shot | Government | |||
| BBC journalist | Jaffna | Jaffna | Northern | Shot | EPDP | |||
| Deputy leader of the Sea Tigers | Akkaraayankulam | Kilinochchi | Northern | Claymore mine | Army | |||
| LTTE’s military intelligence leader for the east | Vaathakkalmadu | Batticaloa | Eastern | Claymore mine | Army | |||
| LTTE’s head of communications for the east | Paththarakkaddai | Batticaloa | Eastern | Claymore mine | Army | |||
| LTTE’s second in command | Oddusuddan | Mullaitivu | Northern | Claymore mine | Army | |||
| Virakesari journalist | Batticaloa | Batticaloa | Eastern | Shot | TMVP | |||
| Former Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament | Batticaloa | Eastern | ENDLF/TMVP | |||||
| LTTE's regional political leader | Batticaloa | Eastern | ENDLF/TMVP | |||||
| TamilNet editor | Colombo | Western | Shot | PLOTE/TMVP | ||||
| Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament | Batticaloa | Batticaloa | Eastern | Shot | EPDP/TMVP | |||
| Catholic priest | Allaipiddy | Jaffna | Northern | Navy | ||||
| Sudar Oli journalist | Trincomalee | Trincomalee | Eastern | Shot | EPDP | |||
| President of the Trincomalee District Tamil Peoples' Forum | Trincomalee | Trincomalee | Eastern | Shot | TMVP | |||
| Uthayan journalist | Jaffna | Jaffna | Northern | Shot | EPDP | |||
| Uthayan journalist | Jaffna | Jaffna | Northern | Shot | EPDP | |||
| LTTE’s military leader for Batticaloa District | Vavunathiv | Batticaloa | Eastern | Shot | Army/TMVP | |||
| Sathdina journalist | Dehiwela | Colombo | Western | Shot | Army | |||
| General Manager of the People's Bank; literary figure; poet | Kankesanthurai | Jaffna | Northern | Shot | Military intelligence | |||
| Former Tamil United Liberation Front Member of Parliament | Tellippalai | Jaffna | Northern | Shot | EPDP | |||
| Principal of Kopay Christian College | Jaffna | Jaffna | Northern | Shot | EPDP | |||
| Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament | Colombo | Colombo | Western | Shot | EPDP/TMVP | |||
| Nilam editor | Thirunavatkulam | Vavuniya | Northern | Shot | Security Forces | |||
| Uthayan journalist | Jaffna | Jaffna | Northern | Shot | EPDP | |||
| Chaalaram editor | Kokkuvil | Jaffna | Northern | Shot | Security Forces | |||
| Catholic priest; aid worker | Kalvilaan | Mannar | Northern | Roadside bomb | Army | |||
| LTTE’s political leader | Kilinochchi | Northern | Air strike | Air Force | ||||
| Voice of Tigers broadcaster | Thiruvaiaru | Kilinochchi | Northern | Air strike | Air Force | |||
| United National Party Member of Parliament | Colombo | Colombo | Western | Shot | EPDP | |||
| LTTE’s military intelligence leader | Pallamadu | Mannar | Northern | Roadside bomb | Army | |||
| Tamil National Alliance Member of Parliament | A 9 highway | Mullaitivu | Northern | Roadside bomb | Army | |||
| North East Secretariat on Human Rights | Mannankulam | Claymore mine | Army | |||||
| Shakthi TV journalist | Navanthurai | Jaffna | Northern | Hacked to death | EPDP | |||
| Divisional Secretary for Thunukkai | Mullaitivu | Mullaitivu | Northern | Claymore mine | Army | |||
| The Sunday Leader editor | Colombo | Colombo | Western | Shot | Government | |||
| Freelance journalist | Theavipuram | Mullaitivu | Northern | Artillery | Army | |||
| Isaipriya | O'liveechchu broadcaster | Mullivaikkal | Mullaitivu | Northern | Shot | Army |