Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan inmates at Tarheel camp in Riyadh are set to return to their country

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COLOMBO, 30 April, 2021 (TON): Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry said, the first group of Sri Lankans held at the ‘Tarheel’ deportation center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will be returning to Sri Lanka on Friday.

On 3 and 5 May, the second and third group of the detainees will also be returning to Sri Lanka.

At least 41 Sri Lankan women, the majority of whom are migrant domestic workers have been held at a Deportation Detention (Tarheel) Centre in Riyadh for periods ranging from eight to 18 months, said an Amnesty International report.

However, this repatriation process of deportation is because of the ongoing collaboration between the Saudi authorities and the Sri Lankan Embassy in Riyadh.

 

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