Around 100 jailed Tamil prisoners have joined a hunger strike launched on Thursday, demanding either immediate court action or to be released.
The detainees include 50 being held in Vavuniya prison, 20 held in Kalutara prison and 30 in Colombo Remand Prison.
They joined another group of 80 prisoners who started their hunger strike earlier this week, with many of the detainees having been held without charge for several years.
The group earlier told the BBC that even though the armed conflict was over, "nothing has been done to expedite our legal process".
See our earlier post: Tamil detainees launch hunger strike (18 May 2012)
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