HRCSL Finds No Mistreatment of Transferred Negombo Prison Inmates

Inmates face torture after prison riots in Sri Lanka

Following the massacre at Negombo Prison, in which 28 people were killed, two more prisoners have died in unexplained circumstances after being transferred to other facilities.

HRCSL launches probe into Negombo Prison violence, torture allegations

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has launched an investigation into the recent violence at the Negombo Prison and subsequent incidents at other prisons, focusing on the circumstances that led to the clashes, the deaths and injuries of inmates and prison officers, and allegations of torture and ill-treatment. In a statement issued today (10), the HRCSL said its investigation will also examine the deaths of two inmates who were tra…

HRCSL finds no mistreatment of transferred Negombo Prison inmates

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) says its inspections have found no evidence that inmates transferred to other prisons following the clash at Negombo Prison were harmed or mistreated. HRCSL Commissioner Attorney-at-Law Nimal Punchihewa said this had been confirmed through the inspections carried out so far. Commission officials inspected several prisons where inmates from Negombo Prison had been transferred, including Boossa, Ang…