Supreme Court verdict against HRCM ‘an act of reprisal,’ says UN experts
19 Jun 2015, 2:41 PM
Zaheena Rasheed
The Supreme Court’s ruling which imposes several restrictions on the Maldives human rights watchdog “is an act of reprisal” and contravenes both the Maldives’ Constitution and its international human rights obligations, two UN rights experts have said.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled a report submitted by the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM) to the UN in September last year as unlawful.
Judges set an 11-point guideline barring the commission from communicating with foreign bodies without oversight from “relevant state institutions.”
The guideline also orders the HRCM to ensure their activities are conducted with the full cooperation of other state institutions and that they “will not ruin the reputation of the Maldives.”
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