‘Serious deterioration’ of human rights in Maldives
Radical elements under the guise of defending Islam have been targeting human rights defenders, particularly through social media, an international rights group has said.
31 May 2018, 9:00 AM
At least 29 political prisoners remain behind bars in the Maldives, a rights group said as it expressed its “deepest concern over the serious deterioration of human rights and the extremely limited space” for civil society in the country.
The situation of human rights defenders was extremely precarious, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) said Wednesday.
“Frequent harassment by authorities, coupled with threats and intimidation by pro-government elements as well as self-professed defenders of Islam, contributed to a hostile and dangerous environment for HRDs,” it added.
FIDH travelled to the Maldives in April and met activists, journalists, lawyers, and families of individuals detained during the state of emergency.
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