Protesters call for release of Jeyakumari

Campaigners advocating for the release of the detained prominent disappearances activist, Jeyakumari Balendran, who was arrested and arbitrarily detained almost 1 year ago.

The Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFEE) and (Centre for Human Rights and Research (CHR) in protests on Colombo on Friday, urged the government to file charges or release Balendran Jeyakumari.

The protests come as Sri Lankan courts extended the detention of Jeyakumari, after the request of Sri Lanka’s anti-terrorism police.

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