There were 34 cases of child sexual abuse.
The NGO boss denied the domestic violence allegations.
The audit flagged eight points, including unlawful spending.
Foster care is new to the Maldives and it is the first time that the legal guardianship of children will be transferred through court, as well...
Child abuse and sexual abuse remain key problems in the Maldives, and a mandatory child sex offenders' registry was published in 2015.
The gender ministry’s monthly statistics of reported cases have shown a drop from 260 cases in July to 246 in August, despite a rise in cases...
Ahmed Shuzad, the employee found to have been dismissed unfairly, is among four gender ministry staff presently on trial along with a policeman over negligence in...
The horrific murder of three-year-old Mohamed Ibthihaal in January 2015 shocked the nation while reports that the authorities had been aware of abuse by his mother...
Mohamed Shakeeb, executive coordinator at the gender ministry, said the authorities have not learned of any suspicious incidents related to the death. The police investigation will...
The body of a marital rape victim who died of life-threatening injuries last week has been sent to India for a postmortem examination. The 37-year-old woman...
