The culture of flogging in the Maldives: a systematic abuse of human rights
25 Mar 2013, 6:20 PM
Mariyath Mohamed
The Maldives is a tourist paradise, crowned the World’s Most Romantic Destination during the World Travel Awards in 2011. But while a popular destination for couples around the globe, it takes a radical paradigm shift when it comes to its own citizens.
Under the 2008 Constitution the Maldives is a ‘100 percent’ Muslim country, with a justice system based on a hybrid of common law and Islamic Sharia.
Although the country does not implement many of the ‘Hadd’ or penalties prescribed by Sharia law, including amputation and stoning, it does practice some selective punishments.
One such penalty is the implementation of flogging for a number of crimes including, but not limited to, fornication outside of wedlock.
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