Press Release

Maldives must heed the UN and reinstate MDN We have now passed the five-year mark since the Maldivian Democracy Network (MDN) was arbitrarily de-registered and

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the Maldivian Democracy Network (MDN) welcome the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Committee’s (CCPR’s) recommendations to the

We, the undersigned organisations, call on the government of the Maldives to immediately halt preparations for the Maldives Police Service (MPS) to be issued Taser

Maldives, 19 December 2022 Today marks three years since the government of Maldives arbitrarily cancelled our registration and launched a baseless, politically motivated investigation for

ނޫސްބަޔާން އޮގަސްޓް 8 ,2022 ދިގުދެމިގެންވާ އަނިޔާއެއް – ރިލްވާންގެ އާއިލާއަށް 8 އަހަރުދުވަހުންވެސް އިންސާފު ނުލިބުނު އަނިޔާވެރި ގޮތަކަށް އަޙްމަދު ރިލްވާން އަބްދުﷲ ގެއްލުވައިލައި، އޭނާގެ އާއިލާ އާއި ރަހުމަތްތެރިންގެ ކިބައިން ރަހީނުކުރިތާ

Maldives, 8 August 2022 It has been eight years since journalist, human rights defender, and blogger, Ahmed Rilwan Abdullah, was violently taken from his family