A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
PPM’s parliamentary group pose for picture with Swiss Ambassador to Asia Pacific Region after a meeting on the political landscape of the Maldives. There is no more propaganda that convicted former President Mohamed Nasheed’s team can spread about the Maldives in Europe as they have lost their credibility, proclaimed ruling Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM)’s […]
GENEVA – The UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Diego García-Sayán, has urged the Maldives to introduce urgent reforms and rectifications after the indefinite suspension of 54 lawyers. “I call on the authorities to create an independent bar association to oversee lawyers’ affairs,” said the Special Rapporteur. “Its priorities should include […]
During President Yameen’s official visit to Saudi Arabia. PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE Main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) has called on the government of the Maldives to immediately leave a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition after the United Nations blacklisted the coalition for the deaths of hundreds of children and attacking dozens of schools and hospitals in Yemen. […]
President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has conveyed greetings and good wishes, in separate messages, to President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on the occasion of the Armed Forces Day of Egypt. The President’s message to the President reads as follows, “As the Government and the fraternal people of Egypt commemorate the […]
The Maldives has lashed out at the European Parliament after it called for individual targeted sanctions over “the deteriorating political and human rights situation in the Maldives and the increasingly authoritarian rule of President Abdulla Yameen”. European lawmakers passed a resolution Thursday urging Maldivian authorities to reform the judiciary, release political prisoners, and to guarantee […]
European Union (EU) Parliament on Thursday deliberated on the Maldives, especially with regards to human rights issues under the administration of incumbent President Abdullah Yameen. The Parliament deliberated on measures, focusing on travel bans. In the debate on Thursday, many of the MEPs had criticized the Government, noting that human rights had deteriorated. The MEPs […]
The Government of Maldives has categorically rejected the resolution on the Maldives adopted by the European Parliament passed on Thursday. The statement released by Foreign Ministry said the highly motivated by one-sided political rhetoric. ‘The resolution is highly motivated by one-sided political rhetoric and contains inaccuracies, contradictions, misrepresentations and baseless allegations. The resolution is further […]
The European parliament Thursday adopted a resolution calling on member states to consider imposing individual targeted sanctions in response to a “dramatic deterioration” of democracy and human rights in the Maldives. The resolution called on Maldivian authorities to reform the judiciary, release political prisoners, and to guarantee the constitutional rights to freedom of speech and […]
Maldives: political and human rights are deteriorating The European Parliament deplores the crackdown on political opponents in the Maldives and calls on the government to drop all charges against former president Mohamed Nasheed and to release, immediately and unconditionally all those being held for political reasons, including Jumhoory Party former leader, Qasim Ibrahim. The government […]