Sri Lanka urged to ensure safety of detained former asylum-seekers

Friday 3 September 2010 Three men who were tortured and jailed after their forced return from Australia, are at risk of further abuse when they are returned to prison from hospital. Amnesty International has called on the Sri Lankan government to ensure the safety of three men who have been tortured and jailed following their forced return from Australia in 2009. Two of the men, Sumith Mendis and Lasantha Wijeratne, were transferred to a hospital to be examined by a judicial medical officer on 1 September amid claims that they were beaten and tortured following an alleged new attempt…

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