Civil society urges new parliament to empower commission to probe murder and disappearances Published at 20.05.2019 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance prevention of protest HRD killing HRD threatened intimidation Read more
Criminal defamation law repealed but those expressing critical views still at risk Published at 30.01.2019 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance religious groups intimidation harassment positive CS development criminal defamation non state actors Read more
Political change offers opportunity for human rights reforms Published at 18.10.2018 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling positive CS development Read more
Ahead of elections, abuse of laws crippling Maldives’ nascent democracy says rights group Published at 27.08.2018 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: political interference criminal defamation restrictive law enforced disappearance protest Read more
Attacks on civic space continue with threats to dissolve opposition and jailing of judges Published at 31.05.2018 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance political interference bureaucratic restriction negative court ruling excessive force protest Read more
Protesters and journalists arrested and ill-treated under state of emergency Published at 19.02.2018 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: protest disruption sexual assault torture/ill-treatment journalist detained attack on journalist excessive force Read more
Government declares state of emergency and detains Supreme Court judges Published at 07.02.2018 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: attack on journalist negative court ruling restrictive law Read more
Government curtails freedoms and ignores court order to release its opponents Published at 05.02.2018 Country Maldives Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption political interference harassment censorship excessive force Read more
