All resources
Whether you're looking for something specific or just exploring, this space brings together resources from across the Knowledge Hub.
Search, filter and browse to find the resources you need.
Showing 33 pages
Clear all filters-
The Maldives: NGO shut down and staff at risk of attackA leading NGO in The Maldives was permanently closed by authorities, after being subject to a smear campaign and threats.
Urgent action outcomes 26 Nov 2019 -
Maldives: Human rights group shut down for ‘slandering Islam’Closure comes after threats against NGO’s staff by religious hardliners
Press release 05 Nov 2019 -
Urgent Action: Politician faces trumped up criminal charges in Maldives
Faris Maumoon, an politician, was sentenced for identity fraud and is facing five other politically motivated charges.
Urgent action outcomes 16 Jul 2018 -
Urgent Action: Health fears for detainee in Maldives without access to lawyer
Lahiru Manikkuadura, a Sri Lankan citizen, has been detained in the Maldives without a trial date since September 2016.
Urgent action outcomes 25 Jun 2018 -
Urgent Action: Up to 20 years in Maldives prison on trumped-up charges
Ahmed Mahloof faces charges including “terrorism” and “obstruction of police duty” for taking part in peaceful protests.
Urgent action outcomes 14 May 2018 -
Maldives: mass arrests mark heightened repressionOver the past 24 hours, at least 139 people have been detained
Press release 17 Mar 2018 -
Maldives: Peaceful protesters must be released immediatelyAmnesty has documented several arbitrary detentions under state of emergency laws.
Press release 27 Feb 2018 -
Urgent Action: Arbitrary arrests following state of emergency in the Maldives
Five people have been arrested since the Government of Maldives declared a State of Emergency on 5 February 2018
Urgent action outcomes 08 Feb 2018 -
Maldives: Release Supreme Court judges and opposition politicians immediately“The world’s eyes are on the Maldives right now and human rights must not become a casualty of this ongoing crisis."
Press release 06 Feb 2018 -
Maldives: detained opposition politicians should be freed'Once again, dissent and critical voices are coming under attack in the Maldives'
Press release 05 Feb 2018 -
Maldives: Overturned conviction of former president 'must mark a turning point'“The conviction of Mohamed Nasheed was always a politically-motivated verdict that flowed from a deeply-flawed process."
Press release 02 Feb 2018 -
Death penalty to resume in the MaldivesNearly 17,000 of you joined us in urging the Maldives not to start executing people again after 60 years.
05 Jan 2018 -
Urgent Action update: Maldives to resume executions by September
According to statements by the Maldives President, the death penalty would be implemented 'by the end of September'. If carried out, these would be the first executions in the country in over 60 years.
Urgent action outcomes 05 Sep 2017 -
Maldives must halt plans to carry out first executions in more than 60 yearsPress release 02 Aug 2017
-
Urgent: Stop the executions about to happen in the MaldivesWhile countries around world are abolishing the death penalty, the Maldives are reinstating it for the first time in 60 years.
Blog post 01 Aug 2017 -
Urgent Action: Maldives to resume executions after over 60 years
Sources close to the government of Maldives have confirmed that executions in the country will resume on 21 July 2017. The Maldives Supreme Court has upheld the convictions and death sentences of three men, who are all now at imminent risk of execution.
Urgent action outcomes 24 Jul 2017 -
Maldives: Authorities must halt first execution in more than 60 yearsPress release 20 Jul 2017
-
Urgent Action: Opposition politician facing trumped up charges in Maldives
Opposition politician Adam Azim has been arrested and is facing trumped up charges in Maldives after criticizing the government in a TV interview. He is currently being held at a prison on Dhoonidhoo Island.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action update: Opposition politician released in MaldivesOpposition politician Adam Azim has been released after spending nearly a week in detention in Maldives. He was arrested and faced trumped up charges after criticizing the government in a TV interview.
Urgent action outcomes 20 Jun 2017 -
Urgent Action good news: Social media activist released from prison in MaldivesUrgent action outcomes 07 Jun 2017
