Restore ex-President’s right to stand for election, UN expert committee directs Maldives
New York, Apr 17 (IBNS): Deciding upon complaints filed by Mohamed Nasheed, the ex-President of Maldives, a United Nations human rights expert committee has called on the Government to restore Nasheed’s right to stand for public office, including the office of the President.
Emergency lifted in Maldives after 45 days
Male, Mar 22 (IBNS) : Maldives President Abdulla Yameen on Thursday lifted the 45-day-long state of emergency, imposed in the country to annul a Supreme Court ruling that quashed convictions against nine Opposition leaders, media reports said.
Maldives: UN rights experts denounce detention of judges as ‘direct attack’ on Supreme Court
New York, Feb 13 (JEN): Denouncing the detention of two Supreme Court judges in the Maldives, United Nations human rights experts warned that the independence of the judiciary is under “serious threat” in the country, as is the principle of separation of powers between the State and the courts.
Maldives: Democracy under ‘all-out assault,’ warns UN rights chief
New York, Feb 8 (JEN): The declaration of the state of emergency in the Maldives by President Abdulla Yameen and the resulting suspension of constitutional guarantees have undermined the checks and balances necessary in any functioning democracy, the United Nations human rights chief warned Wednesday.
Singapore government tells citizens to avoid travelling to Maldives
Singapore City, Feb 7 (IBNS): The Singapore government has urged all its citizens to avoid travelling to Maldives, as the latter is undergoing a state of emergency amid severe political crisis.
Maldives crisis : Former President Nasheed asks India to send army, envoy
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS) : Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, in a tweet, has asked India to send an envoy backed by the army to end the political crisis in the Indian ocean island country.
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen declares emergency
Male, Feb 5 (IBNS): Maldives President Abdulla Yameen has declared an emergency, media reports said.
UN calls on Maldives to respect Supreme Court decision, says 'ready' to help ease political impasse
New York, Feb 4 (JEN): Following the Maldives' Supreme Court decision ordering the release of convicted opposition leaders and the reinstatement of 12 parliamentarians, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed the world body's continued readiness to facilitate all-party talks in finding a solution to the Indian Ocean nation's political stalemate.
New law a ‘direct attack’ on free expression in Maldives, UN rights expert warns
New York, Aug 11 (Just Earth News): Denouncing a new law in Maldives as a “direct attack†on free speech, a United Nations human rights expert warned on Wednesday that elements of the bill, such as the vague use of religion, social norms and defamation as reasons for punishing expression, contradict not only international norms, but also obligations set out in the country’s own Constitution.
Male, Nov 5 (IBNS) President Abdulla Yameen’s declaration of a 30 day state of emergency in the Maldives ahead of planned anti-government protests raises the prospect of further attacks on dissent and human rights in the country, said Amnesty International on Wednesday.
Maldives Vice President Ahmed Adheeb Abdul Ghafoor detained
Male, Oct 24 (IBNS): The Maldives Police on Saturday arrested the country's Vice President Ahmed Adheeb Abdul Ghafoor in connection with an explosion aboard a boat carrying the Indian Ocean archipelago's president last month, media reports said.
UN human rights chief urges Maldives to consider release of imprisoned former President
New York, Aug 26 (IBNS): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday expressed deep concern that Government of the Maldives after former President Mohammad Nasheed was once again sent to prison, calling the move a "serious set-back" for the country.