Maldives
Former President Nasheed taken back to jail
Former President Mohamed Nasheed has been taken back to jail by prison guards acting with Specialist Operations (SO) police officers, eight weeks after the opposition leader was transferred to house arrest.
23 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Sexual harassment within Maldives Police Service under-reported
A quarter of women police officers interviewed for the study -“Rough Roads to Equality: Women Police in South Asia” by the New Delhi-based Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) – said they had faced harassment, but only half referred the incident to a higher authority.
23 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Hundreds of resort workers quitting over non-payment of wages
Mauroof Ahmed, the secretary general of TEAM, said delays and non-payment are common in resorts operated by three Maldivian companies – Villa Hotels, J Resorts and the AAA Hotels and Resorts.
23 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
US Congress members join chorus against Yameen’s regime
Four members of the United States Congress have written a letter to President Abdulla Yameen, demanding former President Mohamed Nasheed’s release and expressing concern over the apparent deterioration of democracy in the Maldives.
23 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
More than 100 new lawyers awaiting Supreme Court permit to practice law
The attorney general’s office (AG) licensed some 103 lawyers in June. However, under regulations enacted in June 2012, lawyers need a second permit from the Supreme Court before they can represent clients at courts.
20 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Hulhumalé hospital flooded after heavy rainfall
“The way the hospital is built there is an open area of about 30 feet. The roof spills water on to the area when it rains heavily. If the water cannot drain it seeps inside the hospital. The water had seeped in under the doors,” the hospital’s director Ahmed Shakir explained.
20 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Housing ministry takes over more of city council’s office space
The opposition-dominated city council moved its main office to the Huravee building after its eviction from the city hall in April. The housing ministry has now ordered the council to remove its furniture, filing cabinets, and documents from half of the ground floor office space.
19 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Three arrested in Gan on prostitution charges
Two men and a woman were arrested from the island of Gan in Laamu atoll last night on suspicion of engaging in illicit sexual relations.
19 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Judicial watchdog tight-lipped on suspension of civil court judge
The watchdog Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has suspended Civil Court Judge Mariyam Nihayath indefinitely, but has declined to reveal details of the complaint.
19 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Complaint filed over pepper spray use, obstruction of Find Moyameehaa walk
The mother of missing journalist Ahmed Rilwan filed a complaint with the human rights watchdog today over police obstruction of a peaceful memorial walk held on August 8 to mark one year after her son’s unexplained disappearance.
19 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Staff dismissed after vowing to ‘confront’ vice president
“I will confront anyone who criticizes President Yameen, you cannot tell me who I should confront. I have no problem confronting even the Vice President for President Yameen,” Sharif is heard saying in an audio clip posted by the opposition-aligned Raajje TV.
19 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Drug trafficking life sentence overturned on irregularities
In its ruling, the appellate court said Ramiz Ahmed, from Janavareemaage in Laamu Isdhoo, was “deprived of the fundamental constitutional right” to examine the evidence or witnesses against him.
19 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Nasheed’s lawyers, including Amal Clooney, to visit Maldives in September
The international legal team representing former President Mohamed Nasheed, including Amal Clooney, are set to visit the Maldives in early September.
18 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
ADB identifies ‘risk factors’ hindering Maldives economic development
A three-year study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) titled “The Maldives: Overcoming The Challenges of a Small Island State” found that the government’s effectiveness declined after 1996 whilst the ranking for rule rule of law has fallen since 2005, with the exception of 2012.
18 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Plans underway to build floating luxury islands in the Maldives
Dutch Docklands, the company which plans to build a floating 18-hole golf course in the Maldives, has announced a new project to build luxury floating island homes, able to withstand rising seas.
18 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Government to open second children’s home, mental health hospital
The cabinet’s social council has revealed plans to open a second children’s home in Hulhumalé and a mental health hospital on the island of Guraidhoo in Kaafu atoll.
18 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Two women arrested for burying ‘miscarried’ fetus
Two women were arrested today on the island of Maaemboodhoo in Dhaalu Atoll on a charge of burying a four-month old fetus in secrecy.
18 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Vilimalé health centre upgraded to tertiary hospital
The health centre in the capital’s suburb Vilimalé has been upgraded and reopened as a tertiary hospital.
17 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Malé under water: frequent floods demonstrate climate vulnerability
A few hours of heavy rain in Malé City on Monday morning inundated streets, snarled traffic, flooded the main hospital and caused a roof to cave in at a primary school, prompting concern over the island city’s vulnerability to and lack of preparedness for extreme weather.
17 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
Jailed ex-defence minister seeks Supreme Court order to expedite appeal
An appeal of Nazim’s 11-year jail sentence on weapons smuggling charges remains stalled at the High Court after the Supreme Court transferred two judges on the five-judge-panel to a newly created branch in the south.
17 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM
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