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.