Domestic Violence Act

Marital rape victim’s body sent to India for autopsy

The body of a marital rape victim who died of life-threatening injuries last week has been sent to India for a postmortem examination. The 37-year-old woman from the island of Thinadhoo in Gaaf Dhaal atoll was hospitalised in Malé last month. Her husband was arrested on December 11 and remains under police custody.

Hundreds protest over horrific rape case in Thinadhoo

Hundreds of Maldivians took to the streets in southern Gaaf Dhaal Atoll Thinadhoo Island after a woman from the island was hospitalized with life-threatening rape injuries.

Rising religious fundamentalism, conservative thinking impacting women: Department of National Planning