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Rights group asks Sri Lanka to probe deadly prison unrest

by Krishan Francis
| November 30, 2020 10:30 PM

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 eight inmates and injuries to 59 others.

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