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Hinnavaru MP Elected Chair of IPU Democracy and Human Rights Committee

Hinnavaru MP Jeehan Mahmood was elected Chair of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Democracy and Human Rights Committee from the Asia Pacific Group on Wednesday, becoming the first member of the Maldives' legislature to hold the position. The IPU is a global organisation with 180 Members and 15 Associate Members, and its Democracy and Human Rights Committee has 18 members, with three from each geopolitical group.

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  1. Wed 8 Nov
    Hinnavaru MP Jeehan Mahmood was elected Chair of the IPU Democracy and Human Rights Committee from the Asia Pacific Group. on Wednesday only Maldives Republic Mahmood, who also chairs the Human Rights and Gender Committee of the Parliament, was elected to the committee from the Asia Pacific Group on Wednesday and is the first member of the Maldives' legislature to be elected to the position.

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  • 180 Members IPU members Maldives Republic It has since grown into a global organisation with 180 Members and 15 Associate Members.

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  • 15 Associate Members IPU associate members Maldives Republic It has since grown into a global organisation with 180 Members and 15 Associate Members.

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  • 18 members IPU Democracy and Human Rights Committee size Maldives Republic It is a committee of 18 members, with three representatives from each geopolitical group.

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  • 1889 year year the IPU began Maldives Republic The IPU is an organisation of national parliaments that began in 1889 as a small group of parliamentarians dedicated to promoting peace through parliamentary diplomacy and dialogue.

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