Two former commissioners of the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives have filed a case at the UN to investigate reprisals against human rights defenders in...
"The past seven years have seen the Maldives leap forward and just as quickly regress heavily in the rights arena," the MDN said in a statement...
The government has earmarked funds in next year's budget for new jails, a "death chamber" and solitary confinement units at the Maafushi jail, but slashed funding...
The state human rights watchdog has called for amendments to the new anti-terrorism law in order to “remove obstacles” for citizens exercising fundamental rights enshrined in the constitution....
The parliament today appointed a former government official accused of defrauding the state of MVR24million (US$1.55million) to the Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM).
The 54 cases alleging torture by the police included 13 cases of physical abuse during arrest, 26 cases of custodial abuse, 15 cases of physical abuse...
