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Torture

Crime

Watchdog lets police off the hook over torture claims

03 Aug 2016, 9:00 AM

Crime

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

Politics

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

Politics

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

Politics

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

Politics

“You will never walk out of here alive”: MDP reveals details of alleged torture of May Day detainees

07 May 2015, 5:34 PM

Politics

MDP condemns insecurity as PPM celebrates peace and order

17 Nov 2014, 5:14 PM

Politics

No redress, no compensation, no reconciliation

01 Jul 2014, 10:05 PM

Crime

Home minister violates Anti-Torture Act

10 Apr 2014, 8:12 PM

Culture

Police Commissioner urges all officers to be patient with inmates

25 Mar 2014, 12:48 PM

Politics

Torture in detention increasing, says Human Rights Commission

16 Mar 2014, 2:55 PM

Politics

February 9 detainees in Addu “forced to walk on smoldering coals”, says former PIC chair

09 Feb 2014, 4:55 PM

News In Brief

HRCM congratulates parliament for passing Anti-torture bill, calls for president to ratify

19 Dec 2013, 4:57 PM

Politics

Torture victims require redress, thwarted by institutionalised impunity

14 Jul 2013, 6:12 PM

Politics

Civil society groups slam government for “failure to ensure conducive environment for elections”

24 Apr 2013, 8:01 PM

Politics

Former Police Commissioner Adam Zahir faces corruption charges

14 Apr 2013, 5:24 PM

Culture

Maldivian man alleges beating in Indian prison after attempting to export peacock feathers

27 Jan 2013, 4:14 PM

Politics

MDP MP submits resolution to form commission to investigate torture

24 Oct 2012, 2:49 PM

Culture

Crowd confronts police after officers arrest “wrong suspect”

04 Sep 2012, 5:49 PM

Politics

MDP commemorates ‘Black Friday’ anniversary

14 Aug 2012, 7:02 PM

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