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Majlis throws out motion against Dr Shaheed
Parliament has thrown out the motion submitted by Vilufushi constituency MP Riyaz Rasheed to remove Dr Ahmed Shaheed from the post of United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran.
November 06, 2012 -
"CMAG can't ask to dismiss Nasheed's charges"
Home Minister Dr Mohamed Jameel Ahmed Saturday stressed that the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) cannot enforce the conditional removal of Maldives from its agenda by asking to dismiss the charges against former President Mohamed Nasheed for his alleged criminal offences.
September 22, 2012 4 comments -
Maldives CMAG removal will be with conditions
Dr Ahmed Shaheed has said that the removal of Maldives from the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) will come with the assurances that former President Mohamed Nasheed will not be tried in court, not be detained and not be denied the opportunity to contest in the Presidential elections.
September 22, 2012 4 comments -
Government cannot terminate me: Dr Shaheed
Dr Ahmed Shaheed has said that the government cannot terminate him as the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur for Human Rights.
August 09, 2012 2 comments -
UN report had been pressured by MDP: PPM
Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) has alleged that the United Nations Human Rights Committee had issued the report on Maldives following the pressures of opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP).
July 30, 2012 -
The many promises of Mohamed Nasheed
I have said in the past that many people find it hard to trust Nasheed and recent revelations about his relationship with President Waheed put this into perspective.
July 26, 2012 25 comments -
UN Rapporteur mandate renewed for Dr Shaheed
United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has renewed the mandate of Dr Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, for another year.
March 25, 2012 -
Defining a "coup" in the Maldives
The legitimacy of the new administration in the Maldives could hinge on who wins a high-stakes debate over whether the former president resigned of his own will or was ousted in a coup.
February 09, 2012 10 comments -
President, ministers invited to visit Iran
The Iranian government has invited President Mohamed Nasheed and his cabinet ministers to visit the Islamic republic.
December 20, 2011 3 comments -
Drunken people vandalise Machangoalhi houses
A group of drunken people allegedly smashed windowpanes of several houses in Machangoalhi ward today.
December 03, 2011
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