Maldives: Backsliding on Law Reform, Free Speech

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A woman walks on a wall of sandbags, placed to prevent erosion, in Guraidhoo, Maldives, October 10, 2021. © 2021 Allison Joyce/Getty Images (Jakarta) – The Maldives government failed in 2022 to enact critical reforms to the justice system and counter threats to free expression. It did not address longstanding abuses against migrant workers, LGBT people, and other at-risk groups, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2023. The government carried out development projects without full consideration of environmental harm. Maldives authorities have repeatedly…

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