{
  "id": 19437467,
  "title": "Colombo prisons gripped by measles outbreak, warns rights group",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/colombo-prisons-gripped-by-measles-outbreak-warns-rights-group",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-11T00:05:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/colombo-prisons-gripped-by-measles-outbreak-warns-rights-group/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Auditor General’s report cited to prove case of medical negligence By Shamindra Ferdinando The Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners (CPRP) has brought to Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayathissa’s attention the fast spreading measles among inmates at the Welikada, Magazine, and the Colombo Remand Prisons. Top CPRP spokesperson Attorney-at-Law Senaka Perera said that the deteriorating […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}