A 15-year-old rape victim from the island of Feydhoo in Shaviyani Atoll was convicted of premarital sex at the Juvenile Court today and sentenced to 100 lashes and eight months
The Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM) has accused state and private sector employers in the country of lacking consistency in their efforts to address human trafficking, preventing “real” change
Support for women’s equality has experienced a “significant drop” despite overall progress in improving the human rights situation nationally, a Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM) second baseline survey has
The Maldives government has ratified eight “fundamental” International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions designed to bring legislation on employee rights and trade unions in line with international standards. According to the ILO
RAAJJE FOUNDATION PRESS STATEMENT 8 JANUARY 2013 Release of expert report on the democratic transition in the Maldives Professor Tom Ginsburg, University of Chicago Law School The Maldives’ new democracy
Amnesty International has today released a report titled “The Other side of Paradise: A Human Rights Crisis in the Maldives”, chronicling human rights abuses in the country since the transfer
The Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM) has concluded former President Mohamed Nasheed was the “highest authority liable” for the military-led detention of Criminal Court Chief Judge Abdulla Mohamed.
Ottawa, Canada – The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) has written to Prime Minister Stephen Harper commending his role at the recent Commonwealth summit held in Perth Australia and expressing
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2011, which ended Sunday, was hailed by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard as a “major contribution” towards building “a more purposeful, relevant and
By Shenali Waduge Human trafficking is said to be a $32billion international business. The International Labor Organization estimates that 27million people are victims of forced labor. Approximately 900,000 people are
