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Free the Political Prisoners of Sri Lanka

To: Amnesty International, Canada, Sri Lanka and U.N.

There are thousands of Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim political prisoners languishing in Sri Lankan prisons. Political activist, journalists, suspected Tamil militants and those who surrendered to the government forces during and after the civil war are in the list.

People are taken into custody by...

There are thousands of Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim political prisoners languishing in Sri Lankan prisons. Political activist, journalists, suspected Tamil militants and those who surrendered to the government forces during and after the civil war are in the list.

People are taken into custody by police, military, abduction by government sponsored paramilitary forces and taken by 'so called white van' from the vicinity.(The white vans are the symbol of Gov underground forces related to underworld Mafias.)

Prisoners are held in maximum security prisons, detention centers and unidentified locations. There are no reliable records of these detainees for relatives, legal personals and other concerned non governmental organizations to review and to be aware of the condition of these prisoners including where they are and whether they are dead or alive. The prisoners held in custody are treated inhumanly, disregarding their dignity, tortured physically and mentally and some times killed. The recent incident of killing two inmates and brutally assaulting thirty prisoners who were hospitalised with life threatening injuries demonstrates the plight of thousands of other prison inmates in the country.

The Political prisoners some of whom have been in custody for more than 20 years without having been convicted of any offence and others have been indicted based on forced confessions are increasingly living in danger of getting killed at any moment.

There were few incidents in recent time in the prisons of Sri Lanka in which two youth death occurred and Govt. Of Sri Lanka claimed no responsibility.

We are organizing this signature campaign to bring awareness to the Canadian public the plight of all political prisoners who are being held in Sri Lankan prisons and demand for the immediate release of such prisoners or to produce them in court.

This petition closed on December 31, 2012.

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1,034 people signed the petition

The purpose is to save lives, secure freedom for the innocent and make the government of Sri Lanka accountable to honour laws respecting dignity and protect lives of political detainees.

Detainees should be either charged or released!
Apply the so called Democaracy in Sri Lanka!
Implement the rule tothe citizens equally!
Sri Lanka as Democratic Nation...Practice it!

  1. Update #5

    Posted by Captive Release (Campaign Leader) on Sep 15, 2012

    Please watch Sri Lanka Human Rights Lawyer Lakshan Dias giving TV interview.

    He revealed many current sad human rights situation in this lackadaisical country.

  2. Update #4

    Posted by Captive Release (Campaign Leader) on Sep 9, 2012

    Hi dear friends!
    We're 150% faster than expected. Thanks to all your efforts.

  3. Update #3

    Posted by Captive Release (Campaign Leader) on Sep 8, 2012

    We r at/on 155...Still in the first day !

  4. Update #2

    Posted by Captive Release (Campaign Leader) on Sep 8, 2012

    We were targeting ....100 days! 100 friends a day!
    Even before the first day completed we received 145.

  5. Update #1

    Posted by Captive Release (Campaign Leader) on Sep 8, 2012

    By the 15th hour of the first day we got 105 signs.
    We'll reached the target soon before the year end.

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we will sign and we will fight for release political prisoner we with you , anything we will be they!

Randeera Owaththa

lankawe desa palana sirakaruwo ne wage neda?

it is my pleasure to do this favor to my fellow brethren.

whole world should be awakened to this problem!

சிறீலங்காவின் சிறைகளில் நீதி விசாரனை எதுவுமின்றி அடைபட்டிருக்கும் அரசியல் கைதிகளை விடுவிப்பதற்கு எம்மாலான இந்த சிறிய உதவியைக் கூட செய்யாவிட்டால் நாம் வாழ்வதில் எந்த அர்த்தமுமில்லை!

please for heaven sake.....don't ill treat people! we live only once!

VERY GOOD MOVE.Let us all pray for the early release of Prisoners from Jail.

ok I will get it done.

It will be too late to raise when the day falls on you or your dear ones. This is a very peaceful and innocent way of showing your dislike.

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