Yearly Archives: 2025

 Maldives must respect the rule of law: reinstate MDN, return seized funds 

 Press Release   Today marks six years since the arbitrary deregistration of the Maldivian Democracy Network (MDN)—an act that rewarded extremism and silenced one of the country’s most credible human rights voices. After years of intimidation by violent non-state actors, attacks against MDN escalated in December 2019. Instead of safeguarding civil society, the Ibrahim Mohamed Solih […]

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THE MALDIVES: REJECT INTRODUCTION OF DEATH PENALTY FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING AND ABOLISH THIS PUNISHMENT ONCE AND FOR ALL

  • August 13, 2025
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JOINT PUBLIC STATEMENT We, the undersigned nine organizations, are alarmed by the statement of Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, President of the Republic of the Maldives, on 30 July 2025 indicating that he had instructed legislative amendments to introduce the death penalty for drug trafficking. We oppose the death penalty unconditionally, for all cases and under any […]

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FIDH and MDN Joint Statement on the Dismissal of Supreme Court Justices

  • May 19, 2025
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International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)andMaldivian Democracy Network (MDN)Joint statement Maldives: Arbitrary dismissal of judges undermines independence of the judiciary, separation of powersParis, 19 May 2025: The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organization Maldivian Democracy Network (MDN) express concern over the recent decision by Parliament to dismiss two Supreme Court judges […]

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Collusion of State institutions and the executive to destroy judicial independence in the Maldives

  • May 6, 2025
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We are alarmed by the recent steps taken by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and the Muizzu Government that severely undermine judicial independence in the Maldives. On 4 May, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) dismissed two Supreme Court judges, Dr Azmiralda Zahir and Mahaz Ali Zahir. A parliamentary committee (Judiciary Committee) at the People’s Majlis […]

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