Human Rights Watch Issues Commentary: Sri Lanka Detains Rapper Over Video
June 14, 2026
June 14, 2026
NEW YORK, June 14 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following commentary by Asia Director Elaine Pearson:
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Sri Lanka Detains Rapper Over Video
Pledges to Voters, EU to Repeal Draconian Counterterrorism Law Repeatedly Broken
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Police in Sri Lanka have arrested a rapper on terrorism charges over the video of a song he posted online. It is the latest abuse of a draconian counterterrorism law still in use . . .
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Sri Lanka Detains Rapper Over Video
Pledges to Voters, EU to Repeal Draconian Counterterrorism Law Repeatedly Broken
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Police in Sri Lanka have arrested a rapper on terrorism charges over the video of a song he posted online. It is the latest abuse of a draconian counterterrorism law still in use . . .