Sri Lanka, July 10 -- The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) initiated a probe to examine the factors that triggered the recent unrest at the Negombo Prison, which led to severe casualties and fatalities among both detainees and prison staff.

The investigation targets the refusal of entry encountered by commission representatives at the Welikada Prison during an unnotified inspection on July 7, the commission pointed out in a recently released press release.

Furthermore, the Human Rights Commission is probing into allegations of torture and physical abuse directed at detainees transferred from the Negombo facility to alternative locations post-clash period, as well as the specific situations surrounding the fatalities of two t...