Navy arrests 18 Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lankan waters

UN says must allow former Maldives President to contest polls

Maldives must restore ex-President Mohamed Nasheed?s right to stand for office, including the office of President, the UN Human Rights Committee concluded in a finding made public today. The finding of violations of human rights was made in response to two individual complaints by Nasheed filed in 2013 and 2016. Nasheed, first brought to a Maldivian court in 2012, was ultimately charged with terrorism and sentenced to 13 years? imprisonment in March 2015.? As a result, he was disqualified from

16 Apr, 2018

US spending bill places strict conditions on Sri Lanka funding

A bill approved by the US Congress and signed off by US President Donald Trump includes conditions on the funding available to Sri Lanka for the rest of the financial year 2018, including?establishing a justice mechanism, addressing the plight of the disappeared, de-militarisation of the North-East and addressing the impunity of Sri Lankan peacekeepers involved in sexual abuse, the Tamil Guardian reported. A total of $35mn have been made available to Sri Lanka?s democracy programmes, particular

17 Apr, 2018

Maldives dismisses UN views, insists former President a fugitive

The Maldives Government has rejected the views adopted by the UN Human Rights Committee regarding the complaints filed by former President Mohamed Nasheed alleging the violation of his civil and political rights. The Maldives Foreign Ministry said that the Government of the Maldives is committed to promoting and protecting the rights enshrined in the Constitution of the Maldives and in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights as per it?s international obligations, and it wholehe

17 Apr, 2018