Torture


Watchdog lets police off the hook over torture claims
03 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM


Man arrested on suspicion of ‘torturing’ Bangladeshi worker
“The Bangladeshi man came to the police station and complained that he was being beaten up and ill-treated by his sponsor. External signs of physical abuse were found on his body on inspection,” the police spokesman told The Maldives Independent.
13 Jun 2016, 9:00 AM


Shumba Gong tortured in jail, says lawyer
Ahmed ‘Shumba Gong’ Ashraf was forced to sit on the floor, in handcuffs, while prisons officers alternately poured hot and ice-cold water on him, said lawyer Moosa Siraj.
10 Apr 2016, 9:00 AM


Floodlight on Nasheed’s prison cell amounts to torture, says family
A floodlight aimed at former President Mohamed Nasheed’s prison cell throughout the night is depriving him of sleep, his family has said.
23 Nov 2015, 9:00 AM


Ex-defence minister Nazim at risk of losing eyesight, says family
Nazim’s brother Adam Azim told The Maldives Independent that the retired colonel’s eyesight was rapidly deteriorating and that doctors at the Indira Gandi Memorial Hospital (IGMH) were unable to reach a definitive diagnosis.
30 Aug 2015, 9:00 AM


“You will never walk out of here alive”: MDP reveals details of alleged torture of May Day detainees
07 May 2015, 5:34 PM
MDP condemns insecurity as PPM celebrates peace and order
17 Nov 2014, 5:14 PM
No redress, no compensation, no reconciliation
01 Jul 2014, 10:05 PM
Home minister violates Anti-Torture Act
10 Apr 2014, 8:12 PM
Police Commissioner urges all officers to be patient with inmates
25 Mar 2014, 12:48 PM
Torture in detention increasing, says Human Rights Commission
16 Mar 2014, 2:55 PM
February 9 detainees in Addu “forced to walk on smoldering coals”, says former PIC chair
09 Feb 2014, 4:55 PM
HRCM congratulates parliament for passing Anti-torture bill, calls for president to ratify
19 Dec 2013, 4:57 PM
Torture victims require redress, thwarted by institutionalised impunity
14 Jul 2013, 6:12 PM
Civil society groups slam government for “failure to ensure conducive environment for elections”
24 Apr 2013, 8:01 PM
Former Police Commissioner Adam Zahir faces corruption charges
14 Apr 2013, 5:24 PM
Maldivian man alleges beating in Indian prison after attempting to export peacock feathers
27 Jan 2013, 4:14 PM
MDP MP submits resolution to form commission to investigate torture
24 Oct 2012, 2:49 PM
Crowd confronts police after officers arrest “wrong suspect”
04 Sep 2012, 5:49 PM
MDP commemorates ‘Black Friday’ anniversary
14 Aug 2012, 7:02 PM