A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) has urged the Maldives to drop charges against the executive director of the Maldivian Democracy Network, Shahindha Ismail. The NGO chief is being investigated over a tweet she posted in response to a speech by President Abdulla Yameen. The tweet was followed by sensational news articles, […]
Authorities must investigate those who speak out against religion, the Maldives’ ruling party has said, condemning former president Mohamed Nasheed for his defence of an NGO chief at the centre of a religion row and criticising opposition leaders for their silence. Shahindha Ismail, executive director of the Maldivian Democracy Network, has been under fire for […]
Last Sunday the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives celebrated the “great successes in the areas of protecting, promoting and sustaining human rights” in the country. The statement, marking Human Rights Day, lamented how “harassment, mockery, defamation and hateful acts have increased and acts that are harmful to a person’s life have also increased.” Such […]