More than 30 people still in police detention

Maldives president DID refuse UN help

A video shows UN spokesman Stéphane Dujarric talking to reporters about exchanges between the United Nations and Malé.

Nasheed seeks UN intervention to contest presidential elections in 2018

The former President has challenged his conviction under terrorism charges with the organization’s Human Rights Committee

Does the Maldives practice what it preaches globally on human rights?

Jeffrey Salim Waheed takes questions on why the Maldives has sponsored several UN resolutions on freedom of expression and assembly, and judicial independence, despite practising the opposite at home

Maldives condemned by UN and others over defamation law

The UN, US and human rights groups have urged the Maldivian government to scrap or amend a law re- criminalising defamation over restrictions it imposes on free speech and the press.

Two-day workshop underway on ‘National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans’

“Highly politicised and corrupt” judiciary unfit to decide life and death: Maldivian Democracy Network

Foreign Minister calls on international community not to undermine Maldives’ judiciary

“Supreme Court is subverting the democratic process”: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Week in review: September 27- October 4

Don’t interfere in Maldives’ internal affairs, acting Foreign Minister tells UN General Assembly

Maldives crisis requires international assistance: former Foreign Minister Dr Shaheed

UN Secretary General calls upon Maldivians for peaceful election

“Murder has to be punished with murder”: Yameen calls for death penalty to be put into practice

Maldives Green Fund to merge “scattered” climate finance

Maldives at “critical juncture” of democratic transition: UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs

UN website hacked by Anonymous

UN delegation to assess environment for 2013 elections

Maldives to sign UN convention against organised crime

‘Small justice served to small states’: Waheed speaks at UN