Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon

Maldives ‘disappointed’ with Britain granting asylum for Nasheed

“The government of the Maldives is disappointed, if confirmed, that the UK government is allowing itself to be part of this charade, and further, is enabling an individual to circumvent his obligations under the law,” the foreign ministry said in a statement last night.

Maldives seeks UN human rights advisor

The Maldives requested the UN human rights chief in January to appoint a human rights advisor to help the embattled government “develop policies and guidelines that are consistent with international human rights standards,” Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon told diplomats in Sri Lanka yesterday.

India did not raise issue of political prisoners, says foreign minister

Briefing the press this afternoon on Yameen’s official two-day visit to India, Dunya said: “According to my information, the names of any these people did not come up during discussions between the president and India’s prime minister and they did not criticise our affairs either.”

“I will go back to the Maldives”: Nasheed calls for escalating pressure with sanctions

Flanked by his heavyweight lawyers Jared Genser, Amal Clooney, and Ben Emmerson, the opposition leader stressed that his temporary release does not signal an end to the “repression” of President Abdulla Yameen’s administration. Nasheed said Yameen only felt “compelled to act” when faced with the threat of sanctions.

MDP defies state of emergency with food parties

In an interview with The New York Times, Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon acknowledged that one aim of declaring a state of emergency was to stop the MDP’s mass protest, claiming it “might lead to violence and possible use of explosive devices or weapons that we know are out there.”

Human rights watchdog calls for review of anti-terrorism law

“We shouldn’t rest until Mohamed Nasheed is a free man”: Richard Branson

Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon suggested that the celebrity status of Nasheed’s lawyers has a “very big impact” on international media coverage and shapes international opinion on the opposition leader’s case.

Who said what? Foreign Minister’s meetings in New York

Dunya called the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention’s ruling on Nasheed’s imprisonment “arbitrary” in a meeting with the UN human rights chief, and sought to downplay the call by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to grant clemency to Nasheed.

Opposition slams foreign minister’s gripe of ‘global spotlight’ hampering democracy

MPs of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) have slammed Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon’s claim that the global spotlight on the Maldives is hampering the growth of nascent democratic institutions.

UN Human Rights Council mulls action against Maldives

‘External actors’ supporting radical elements, says foreign minister

MDP congratulates British conservative party on election victory

Maldives defers decision on UPR recommendations for judicial reform

Foreign minister ‘misled’ UN on Nasheed trial

Maldives judiciary hammered in UN human rights review

Global spotlight poses ‘enormous challenges’ to Maldives democracy

UN rights office urges action to rectify Nasheed’s ‘vastly unfair’ trial

EU resolution based on ‘fabrications, misconceptions, and misrepresentations’

Government accuses Amnesty of colluding with MDP to tarnish Maldives’ image

CEDAW committee welcomes progress on women’s rights, expresses concern with child marriages, flogging and gender stereotypes