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Rights group asks Sri Lanka to probe deadly prison unrest

by Krishan Francis
| December 1, 2020 8:06 AM

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — An international human rights group has asked Sri Lanka to conduct an impartial investigation into prison unrest and the use of live ammunition by guards that resulted in the death of 11 inmates and injuries to more than 100 others.

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