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Urgent Action - Sri Lanka: Prisoners at risk of torture and ill-treatment

Sign Amnesty's petition to ensure the protection of the prisoners transferred from Negombo prison from torture and other ill-treatment.
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On 5 and 6 July, violence in Negombo prison in western Sri Lanka resulted in at least 28 deaths, including at least seven prison officers, after which it was declared that Negombo prison was a crime scene, and hundreds of detainees were transferred to various detention centres in Sri Lanka. On 8 July, local media reported the death of a detainee transferred to the high security prison in Boossa, following a "sudden illness." On the same day, ano…

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Amnesty International Ireland broke the news on Monday, July 13, 2026.
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