The Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners has called on authorities to immediately halt alleged assaults and torture of inmatesContinue Reading
Several opposition politicians on Monday called for an independent and transparent investigation into the Negombo Prison violence, demanding accountability fromContinue Reading
Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara says that construction is underway to increase the space in Sri Lankan prisons. Addressing theContinue Reading
Another inmate injured in the Negombo Prison clash has succumbed to injuries while receiving treatment in hospital, raising the deathContinue Reading
A group of Opposition members has formally requested an urgent adjournment debate under Standing Order 19(1) in Parliament, citing theContinue Reading
Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara visited the Negombo District General Hospital on Monday (06) to inquire into the condition ofContinue Reading
At least 25 people have been killed in today’s clashes at the Negombo Prison, according to the latest reports onContinue Reading
The death toll in the unrest that erupted at the Negombo Prison this morning has risen to 19, it wasContinue Reading
The death toll in the unrest that erupted at the Negombo Prison this morning has risen to 08, itContinue Reading
Three people, including two prison security officers and one inmate, have been reportedly killed in fresh clashes inside the NegomboContinue Reading
Police have opened fire to control the clash between inmates and prison officers in the Negombo Prison today, it wasContinue Reading
A tense situation has arisen once again in the Negombo Prison today (06), it is reported. Several prison officers haveContinue Reading
The Prisons Commissioner General has appointed a committee to investigate the clash between two groups of inmates at Negombo Prison,Continue Reading
A woman from south London, facing years locked in a Sri Lankan jail after being caught with £1.2 million worthContinue Reading