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Tag: prisons

Rioting female inmates at Welikada prison transferred following attack on officers
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Rioting female inmates at Welikada prison transferred following attack on officers

Following an attack on prison officials who tried to control rioting female inmates at Welikada Prison in Colombo, Prison Department…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/08/2018
Prisons Officers get death threats: Thalatha
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Prisons Officers get death threats: Thalatha

Some Officers in the Ministry of Prisons had received death threats after the Minister took steps to rid the prisons…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/08/201820/08/2018
Iran Parliament approves extradition treaty with Sri Lanka
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Iran Parliament approves extradition treaty with Sri Lanka

Iranian lawmakers have ratified a bill on an extradition treaty between Iran and Sri Lanka on Sunday, according to a…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/04/2018
UN experts on arbitrary detention to visit Sri Lanka December 4-15
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UN experts on arbitrary detention to visit Sri Lanka December 4-15

A three-member delegation from the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will carry out an official visit to Sri Lanka…

byFaraz Shauketaly30/11/2017

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