MALE/GENEVA (22 September 2022) – UN experts applauded the Maldives’ strong commitment to gender equality in law and policy, which they would like to see translated into practice. Maldives is at a...

Dhivehi (PDF) GENEVA (7 September 2022) ̶ A United Nations expert group on discrimination against women and girls will undertake its first official visit to the Maldives from 11 to 22 September 2022...

The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention visited Maldives from 29 November to 9 December 2021 upon the invitation of the Government. The Working Group identified positive developments, including: the ratification of international human rights instruments; the functioning of the Human Rights Commission, including its mandate as the national preventive mechanism for Maldives, and the range of other bodies mandated to conduct regular oversight over places of deprivation of liberty; reform of the Maldives Police Service; self-regulation of the legal profession by the Bar Council of Maldives; initiatives to address past human rights violations; cooperation with international human rights mechanisms; and remote court hearings.

In this report, the Working Group reviews its annual activities and examines the following thematic issues: secret detention; arbitrary detention and the principles of effective interviewing for investigations and information-gathering; and deprivation of liberty of older persons.

GENEVA (24 May 2022) – A UN human rights expert* today cautiously welcomed the commitment of the Maldives Government to bring women and children from Syria home, while urging comprehensive action from...

GENEVA (13 May 2022) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, will visit Maldives from 15...

Malé (9 December 2021) - The Maldives has made improvements on preventing and ending arbitrary deprivation of liberty, but significant challenges remain in ensuring effective implementation of the...

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will carry out an official visit to Maldives, from 29 November to 9 December 2021, to assess the country’s situation regarding deprivation of liberty. The...

The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today concluded its review of the sixth periodic report of Maldives on measures taken to implement the provisions of the Convention on...