Stoning

Why the sentence on death by stoning is unconstitutional

The decision contravenes provisions that emphasize non-discrimination, equality, human dignity and fair trial rights in the constitution and international human rights conventions that the Maldives is signatory to, argues Shahindha Ismail and Mushfiq Mohamed.

New penal code will ‘bury’ Islamic sharia

Staff threw stones at intruder and left him in the water to drown, alleges Baros staff member