Detainees stage hunger strike at ECRC

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November 4, 2025

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RADHICA DE SILVA

Senior Multimedia Reporter

Several detainees held under the State of Emergency (SoE) at the Eastern Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre (ECRC) in Arouca have embarked on a peaceful hunger strike, calling on Minister of Homeland Security Roger Alexander to revoke the Preventive Detention Orders for persons who have not been investigated or charged after months in custody.

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