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Women's Rights

Women's Day

Progress on paper, challenges in practice: the state of women's rights

Legal gains are overshadowed by persistent cultural barriers.

09 Mar, 12:30 AM

Women's Rights

Breaking the silence: a Maldivian survivor's story of female genital mutilation

13 percent of Maldivian women have undergone FGM/C.

08 Mar, 4:30 PM

Women's Day

Witness to history: Fathimath Moosa's journey to market matriarch

A conversation with the guardian of golhi number 62.

08 Mar, 4:00 PM

Women's Rights

The Nazaha precedent: battered woman's conviction stands but changes legal history

Victim's son advocates for his stepmother's pardon.

03 Mar, 8:00 PM

Features & Comment

Victim blaming and misogyny in Maldives

The reaction on social media platforms to a gang rape in Hulhumalé earlier this month exposed misogynistic views and blaming-the-victim attitudes among Maldivians.

13 Mar 2017, 9:00 AM

Politics

Human rights watchdog slams “unacceptable” misogynistic behaviour from MPs

Misogynistic remarks and behaviour from MPs that were derogatory towards women at recent sittings of the People’s Majlis are “unacceptable,” the human rights watchdog has said, urging lawmakers not to undermine national efforts for women’s empowerment.

17 Mar 2016, 9:00 AM

Culture

Survey reveals barriers for women’s political participation

A majority of Maldivians believe that men make better leaders than women and only 39 percent agree that a woman could serve as president, a nationwide survey conducted by Transparency Maldives has revealed. Nine out of ten Maldivians also believe that “a good wife will always obey her husband, even if she disagrees with him.”

21 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM

News In Brief

Hope for Women launch workshops for woman councilors and Island Women’s Development Committees.

16 Sep 2014, 7:31 PM

Politics

HRCM raises concern over growing religious conservatism in Universal Period Review

16 Sep 2014, 4:10 PM

Culture

“Social stigma, religious and social culture” hinder women’s sexual health, says Hope for Women

26 May 2014, 7:06 PM

Politics

Parliament passes sexual harassment and sexual offences bills

28 Apr 2014, 6:04 PM

News In Brief

Majlis accepts bill to amend disparities in divorce settlements

23 Oct 2013, 6:23 PM

News In Brief

Stay-home mothers deserve pensions: Nasheed

04 Sep 2013, 5:30 PM

News In Brief

“Appalling state of women’s rights” threatens Maldives’ reputation as honeymoon destination: Independent

07 Jul 2013, 2:01 PM

Politics

Women’s rights group protest against impunity of Civil Service Commission President following sexual harassment allegations

30 Mar 2013, 1:29 PM

Politics

Human Rights Ministry sends orphans to mental disability centre without psychiatric evaluation

13 Mar 2013, 6:54 PM

Politics

Flogging for fornication “inhumane and degrading violence against women”: Navi Pillay tells Majlis

24 Nov 2011, 5:16 PM

Politics

SALAAM School founder and women’s rights campaigner dies from injuries

09 Jul 2011, 12:15 PM

Culture

Forty percent of women between the age of 15-25 are unemployed, says HRCM

10 Mar 2011, 2:35 PM

Culture

Comment: Real democracy is when barriers to women’s participation come down

01 Sep 2010, 3:27 PM

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