A hunger strike by Eelam Tamil refugees in Chengalpet ‘special camp’ in Tamil Nadu has entered its 12th day, TamilNet reports.
Nine of the fourteen hunger strikers have been hospitalised, while protesting and demanding immediate release from the camp, where they are held in squalid conditions.
The Chengalpet camp houses 29 Eelam Tamils, held for not having a passport.
The detainees are demanding to be released to rejoin their families or to normal refugee camps.
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