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In chains: human rights in the Maldives

In chains: human rights in the Maldives

By Maldives Times 8 min read

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 […]

Transparency Maldives Expresses Concern Over The Recently Submitted Media Commission Bill

Transparency Maldives Expresses Concern Over The Recently Submitted Media Commission Bill

By Maldives Times 1 min read

Transparency Maldives is gravely concerned by the implications of the Media Commission Bill submitted to the Parliament on 22 October 2017, on the already dwindling freedoms of media and expression in the Maldives despite the Constitutional provisions guaranteeing these very rights. At a time when specific broadcast media are being disproportionately intimidated using the Anti […]

Anti-graft NGO resumes campaign for MP asset declaration

Anti-graft NGO resumes campaign for MP asset declaration

By Maldives Times 2 min read

Anti-corruption NGO Transparency Maldives has relaunched a campaign urging the public to pressure lawmakers to disclose their personal finances. The Haamakurey or ‘Make it Public’ campaign calls on MPs to make their asset declaration available to the public. The constitution requires them to annually submit to the parliament’s secretary-general “a statement of all property and monies owned by him, business interests […]

Maldives anti-corruption watchdog assessed

Maldives anti-corruption watchdog assessed

By Maldives Times 2 min read

There are staggeringly low conviction rates for corruption-related crimes in the Maldives, a new reported has revealed. The report, from NGO Transparency Maldives, said only one corruption-related case reached conviction between 2010 and 2014 despite 175 cases being submitted for prosecution by the Anti-Corruption Commission. The single conviction refers to the sentencing of Kaashidhoo MP […]

Human Rights Conference: Applications open!

Human Rights Conference: Applications open!

By Maldives Times 1 min read

Transparency Maldives is organizing the 2nd Human Rights Conference in December 2017. Our main theme for this year will be the ‘Impact of Violent Crime on Right to Life and Dignity’. We invite human rights activists, legal professionals, state and non-state actors working within the criminal justice system, university students, lecturers, religious scholars or anyone […]