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Group of female detainees of Welikada Prison in Colombo were reported to have been brutally
attacked by some officers inside the Prison premises and inside a bus while they were taking from Welikada to another prison. The group of female detainees had been protesting for more than two weeks against lack of facilities and other concerns they had about their rights and wellbeing. The protest was dispersed by prison authorities and protesters were reported to have been brutally attacked.
After the dispersal, 52 female detainees were transferred to some other prisons from Welikada on 20th of August, and they had been attacked inside the bus by male prison officers. Mali, a 35 years old female inmate of Welikada Prison, was reported to have died 24th of August, due to the assault.