Category: Press
Press Statement: Yameen Rasheed’s murder trial verdict (Eng)
20 January 2022 For immediate release. The Criminal Court’s conviction on 19 January 2022 of two, the acquittal of four, accused in Maldivian blogger and human rights defender, Yameen Rasheed’s murder trial. Yameen Rasheed, 29, a prominent Maldivian blogger and human rights defender, was brutally murdered on 23 April 2017. The Criminal Court trial began…
Press Statement: International Human Rights Day 2021
Press Statement International Human Rights Day 2021 Maldives: Legislative changes have no impact when applied selectively. As we mark the International Human Rights Day this year, we stand in solidarity with human rights defenders around the world who continue to fight for the rights of the people, despite the many challenges and risks. We remember…
Press Statement: Publication of information by local clerics that contradict the amendments to the Sexual Offenses Act
Press Statement 7 December 2021 Publication of information by local clerics that contradict the amendments to the Sexual Offenses Act We welcome the ratification (6.12.2021) of the amendments to the Law Number 17/2014 (Sexual Offences Act) that re-defines marital rape as opposed to the limited provisions enforced previously. We also note that these changes have…