The collective says they "remain convinced that over 200 Tamil detainees who are only 'suspects' and are 'not LTTE cadres' cannot be further detained or sent for 'rehabilitation' as authorities have not been able to file any charges against them on "terrorist" activities under the PTA they are presently held in detention."

Decent Lanka 2015 demands the following :

1. all detainees with no charges against them, be immediately released unconditionally.

2. any who may have charges brought against them be produced in Courts and trial fixed within next 02 weeks.

3. compensation for all detainees released for their unjustly long "denied life" while held in detention

4. they be provided with a re-socialising programme including individual counselling by qualified personnel and livelihood opportunities at State expense.

"We also take this opportunity to call upon all organisations and individuals who were very vociferous during the Rajapaksa regime in agitating for human and democratic rights to break their present silence and demand the immediate release of all Tamil detainees without charges," the statement adds.

The complete statement is as follows :