Responding to reports that two prisoners have died after being transferred from Negombo prison following violence earlier this week that left at least 28 people dead including at least seven prison officials, Babu Ram Pant, Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, said: “The reports emerging about these deaths and the allegations of torture […]

The death toll from violent unrest at a prison in Sri Lanka's western coastal town of Negombo has risen to 19, including four guards, and more than 100 people have been injured,…

Violent clashes at Sri Lanka's Negombo Prison result in 19 deaths and 72 injuries, prompting investigations and heightened security measures.

Further 100 injured in clashes between two groups of inmates

More than two dozen people have died and over 100 injured following a violent dispute between different prison populations in Negombo.

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At least 25 people have been killed and more than 100 were wounded in clashes between two groups of prisoners at a prison in Sri Lanka on Monday, police sources and hospital…

Families of inmates protested as they sought updates on relatives caught in the deadly riot

The death toll in Sri Lanka’s prison clash has risen to 26, including seven prison officials and 19 inmates

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The death toll in Sri Lanka’s prison clash rose Tuesday to 26, including seven prison officials and 19 inmates, while the government announced that three

Rival gangs clashed inside the prison before overpowering guards, seizing their weapons and opening fire.

Sri Lanka investigates deadly prison riot that left 27 dead, as authorities address security and health concerns for inmates.

The violence erupted over two days at the prison in the coastal town of Negombo, around 35 km north of Colombo. | World News

Sri Lanka must work towards improving prison conditions, living standards, and security, to prevent further clashes

Responding to reports that two prisoners have died after being transferred from Negombo prison following violence earlier this week that left at least 28 people dead including at…

GENEVA: The UN urged Sri Lanka Friday to grant the country’s Human Rights Commission “unfettered access” to the country’s prisons after deadly violence erupted at an overcrowded…