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Joint Press Statement – Human Rights Violations and State Impunity in the Maldives
Six Maldivian civil society organisations issued a joint press statement and briefing paper on 10 December 2024 alleging human rights violations and state impunity in the Maldives, citing constitutional amendments, migrant worker deportations, a proposed mental health bill and other issues. They called on the People's Majlis, the Executive, the judiciary and state oversight bodies to uphold the rule of law and accountability.
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over 5000migrant workers deportedTransparency MaldivesAccording to the Maldives Immigration, as of November 2024, over 5000 migrant workers have been deported on the basis of several accounts.
Word for word from the report in Transparency Maldives. Open the report
76 yearsyears of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights markedTransparency MaldivesAs we mark 76 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we, the undersigned organisations from the Maldives, stand in solidarity with rights defenders
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Other events named
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Minister for Homeland Security and Technology Ali Ihsan publicly threatened Bangladeshi migrant workers who organised a demonstration in solidarity with student protesters in Dhaka, stating demonstrators would be deportedJuly 2024Maldives (south)Transparency MaldivesIn July 2024 the Minister for Homeland Security and Technology, Ali Ihsan publicly threatened Bangladeshi migrant workers in the south who organised a demonstration in solidarity with student protesters in Dhaka at the time.
Word for word from the report in Transparency Maldives. Open the report
High Court granted an emergency interim injunction to temporarily suspend the second phase of the K. Gulhifalhu reclamation project, which was later struck down by the Supreme Courtearly 2024MaldivesTransparency MaldivesThe High Court decision, in early 2024 granting the emergency interim injunction to temporarily suspend the second phase of the K. Gulhifalhu reclamation project was struck down by the Supreme Court.
Word for word from the report in Transparency Maldives. Open the report
Murder of blogger Yameen Rasheed2017MaldivesTransparency Maldivesthe murder of blogger Yameen Rasheed in 2017
Word for word from the report in Transparency Maldives. Open the report
