AG Usham: Freedom of Assembly Act will be revised

3 days ago

Attorney General Ahmed Usham told the Parliament on Wednesday that the administration will be revising the Freedom of Assembly Act, which, because of a 2016 amendment, severely restricts freedom of assembly in the Maldives. Freedom of assembly is a fundamental right enshrined in the Maldivian Constitution. But in 2016, the Parliament amended the Freedom of Assembly Act, banning political rallies in the