M.I.A. Still Using Twitter to Support Tamil People
Speaking to Tavis Smiley earlier this year Sri Lankan Hip Hop artist, M.I.A. spoke about her obligation to bring forth the plight of the Tamil people in the Western media.
Being the only Tamil in the Western media, I have a really great opportunity to sort of bring forward what‘s going on in Sri Lanka.
Always the champion of the suffering, Ms. Arulpragasam has made a habit of broadcasting the suffering of the Tamils on her Twitter account.
Maya’s latest post is about the EU’s threats to cut off trade with Sri Lanka due to its lack of human rights advancement especially when the nation’s final offensive against the Tamil Tigers was taken into account:
The European Commission now says it will ask the 27 EU member states if it should suspend trade privileges.
Deals with the EU worth more than $100m (£62m, 67m euros) are linked to Sri Lanka‘s human rights record.The European Union’s 12-month inquiry was launched during Sri Lanka’s final offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels in the north of the country.
It found evidence of torture, police violence and breaches of child labour laws, officials say.
The report outlines how it expects Sri Lanka to take “vigorous, rapid and verifiable” action to tackle discrepancies over its current human rights record.
Abuses may hit EU-Sri Lanka ties [BBC]