Comment: Find Rilwan, find the Constitution
16 Nov 2014, 3:23 PM
Daniel Bosley
The preliminary results of the 2014 census show the number of Maldivian citizens has increased by 42,288 since 2006, bringing the total number whose rights are protected under the Constitution to 341,256.
341,256 people whose right to life, liberty, and security of person the state is duty-bound to protect and promote, without discrimination.
The September census still counts Ahmed Rilwan Abdulla, born 18-01-1986, as a Maldivian citizen – and the government’s statisticians are obliged to so for another 4 years.
100 days have now passed since Rilwan disappeared in suspicious circumstances, but wherever he is – and in whatever condition – he continues to be a Maldivian with the same rights as 341,255 other people.
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