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Sri Lanka: Hunger Strike Of Fishermen Families

Categories: South Asia, Sri Lanka, Human Rights, International Relations, Law

National Fisheries Solidarity Movement (NAFSO) blog [1] informs that members of nine Sri Lankan fishing families from Kalpity have started a hunger strike demanding release of their loved ones from Andaman Jail. These fishermen were captured more than 20 months ago by Indian Navy for alleged trespassing in Indian territories.