The government will continue to attempt to convince the Maldivian Democratic Party and Adhaalath Party to participate in all-party talks following a third snub by the...
President Abdulla Yameen has thanked India and Pakistan for helping the Maldives avoid action by the Commonwealth over human rights abuses, but has offered no indication...
A New Delhi-based rights group has criticised the Commonwealth’s failure to penalise the Maldives, arguing that the government's “continued disregard of core Commonwealth values warrants a...
The Commonwealth pledged today to continue scrutiny over and support for the Maldives, issuing a list of demands for President Abdulla Yameen, including freedom for jailed...
The opposition has denounced claims by the government that it had waived a condition for the release of jailed leaders and agreed to sit down for...
The government, which has received fierce criticism in the past year over the jailing of opposition leaders including former President Mohamed Nasheed, is hoping the high-level...
"We want to see a change in behaviour from the Maldivian government to make sure that political prisoners are set free and yes we are prepared...
The Prime Ministers of UK and Malta highlighted a need for action against the Maldives, but the three-day heads of government summit ended without a public...
President Abdulla Yameen has decried what he suggested was double standards by the international community in the handling of emergencies declared earlier this month in the...
The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) met in New York on Friday discussed the undermining of judicial independence and the systematic denial of political space including...
President Abdulla Yameen had sought parliament's counsel on the country's membership of the Commonwealth following lobbying efforts for an assessment of Maldives’ alleged violations of the...
“We should never allow the heat of politics to cause long lasting damage to national interests,” vice president Dr Mohamed Jameel Ahmed said ahead of a...
The cabinet has decided to reassess the Maldives' membership in the Commonwealth following repeated threats to leave the inter-governmental organization. British MPs are meanwhile continuing to...
The Maldives is not on the agenda of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) despite “efforts made by some of the most powerful countries in the...
