26 April 2025 We, the undersigned civil society organisations, are gravely concerned about the conduct of the ongoing police investigations into the tragic incident reported on 18th April 2025 involving a 21-year-old woman. At this difficult time, we extend our heartfelt wishes…

23 April 2025 Today marks 8 years since Yameen Rasheed, a human rights defender and blogger, was murdered in the stairwell of his home in Male’. His murder followed repeated death threats, reports of which the Maldives Police Service deliberately ignored. We,…

We, the undersigned, call on President Mohamed Muizzu not to ratify the recent amendments to the Judicature Act (law no. 22/2010) which reduces the Supreme Court bench from seven to five judges. We further call on the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to…

02 September 2024 – We express our concerns regarding the circumstances leading to the death of Adam Athuhar, who was placed in Police custody and passed away while receiving treatment at Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH). We extend our deepest condolences to…

10 October 2023 This year’s world mental health day theme “mental health is a universal human right” underscores its centrality for the full realization of the right to health. Health is defined by the  World Health Organization (WHO) as a state of…