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Happy New Year 2010
January 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Human Rights
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Reports of Increase in Torture in Prison and Detention Facilities
May 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Civil Rights and Liberties, Human Rights, Torture
New reports of torture in the main prison at Maafushi and in the detention center of Dhoohindhoo have emerged in the Maldives. Minivan News has reported an increase in torture and human rights abuses both in Maafushi and Dhoonidhoo. The Maldives acceded to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the Optional Protocol [...]
Tags: Civil Rights and Liberties·Human Rights·Torture
Guaranteeing Rights of Workers in the Maldives
May 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments · Civil Rights and Liberties, Human Rights, Labour Rights
The lack of a Labour Law and poor enforcement of existing labour regulations have made working environments unsuitable for workers in the Maldives who face problems of unfair dismissal, inadequate wages and long working hours. The Bill on Employment passed by the Parliament on 23 April 2008 will provide some safeguards to workers in the [...]
Tags: Civil Rights and Liberties·Human Rights·Labour Rights
Complaining of Torture and other Human Rights Abuses to the United Nations
March 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Civil Rights and Liberties, Human Rights, Torture
The Maldives acceded to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) on 19 September 2006, exactly three years after Hassan Eavan Naseem was tortured and killed in Maafushi prison. Torture [...]
Tags: civil liberties·civil rights·Human Rights·madulu·maldives·Torture·united nations