UN calls for establishment of human rights in the Maldives

A preliminary report published by the United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) has expressed “concerns” over the state of human rights in the Maldives.

After an incendiary session conducted on the 12th and 13th of this month, the UNHRC published a report on the Maldives, in which it says that it is “deeply concerned about the state of the judiciary in the Maldives” and that “the State has agreed that some factors hinder the independence of judiciary”.

UNHRC Report claims that “torture has been carried out in the Maldives in a systematic and systemic manner”, and that few such incidents of tortures have been investigated so far. While the Committee expressed concern over this state of affairs, it also called for the establishment of incidents of torture and to provide compensation for victims.

The UNHRC, “against the rights guaranteed by the UN Charter and the principles of democracy and respect of cultural values of all nations”, in the words of a local lawyer, called upon the Maldives to officially abolish the death penalty as well.

The Report, “without any basis, implicates the claim that death penalty is ineffective as a deterrent, without any a word on the point that death penalty is the just punishment for the heinous crime of murder”, as observed by the same lawyer.

The Report obliges the Maldives to submit a Report in 2015 to show how much the status quo improves as regards human rights by the time.