Dhivehi raajje, officially the republic of maldives, is a small island. The government announced its rejection of the working groups findings in a september 2015 press release. In the release, jose antonio guevara bermudez, the current chairrapporteur of the working group on arbitrary detention. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Jan 30, 2017 the maldives fisheries and agriculture minister dr. Sep 30, 2016 julian assange has been arbitrarily detained, u. The working group on arbitrary detention has adopted criteria to determine whether a deprivation of liberty is arbitrary see revised fact sheet no. The working group on arbitrary detention was established by resolution 199142 of the former commission on human rights. Nov 02, 2015 working group on arbitrary detention says opposition leaders treatment in jail violated prohibitions against torture and demands he be freed immediately. Submission to the commonwealth ministerial action group maldives. Once julian assange publically stated that he would surrender to the uk authorities if the united nations working group on arbitrary detention found against him, it was obvious that the working group had done no such thing.
The working group on arbitrary detention was established by resolution. Highprofile human rights lawyer amal clooney vows to secure. What a disgrace instead of educating the youth they will fill your head with nonsense just be careful what you listen to especially when you have titles as of it was promoting jihad. The working group on arbitrary detention is a body of independent human rights experts that. The universal declaration of human rights udhr declares that no one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile. Highprofile human rights lawyer amal clooney vows to. Two members of mohamed nasheeds international legal team, including famous human rights lawyer. Working group on arbitrary detention says opposition leaders treatment in jail violated prohibitions against torture and demands he be freed immediately. Having concluded that there was a continuous deprivation of liberty, the working group also found that the detention was arbitrary because he was held in isolation during the first stage of detention and because of the lack of diligence by the swedish prosecutor in its investigations, which resulted in the lengthy detention of mr. Mohamed nasheeds lawyers to visit maldives next week the. Denouncing the detention of two supreme court judges in the maldives. Amal clooney urges sri lanka to ensure safety of mohammed nasheed. Sep 04, 2015 highprofile human rights lawyer amal clooney vows to secure former president mohamed nasheeds release in maldives.
Calling the opinion flawed and premature, the ministry said nasheed must seek redress through the maldivian courts. The working group on arbitrary detention said mohamed nazim was not afforded a fair trial following his 2015 arrest on alledged weapons smuggling charges and. United nations rules in favor of wikileaks founder julian assange. After maldives statement, india tries to save face india. The book is the first to describe and analyze the activities of this littleknown but very important tribunal at the united nations, which has the power to issue legal decisions that a person or group is being held in violation of international law. United nations working group on arbitrary detention decision on assange. Opinions adopted by the working group on arbitrary detention. Following a successful claim to the united nations working group on arbitrary detention, nasheed took refuge in the uk. India on tuesday downplayed the maldivian presidents remarks to external affairs minister sushma sawarj that his government will not tolerate foreign. On 31 january 2002, the government of the commonwealth of australia invited the working group on arbitrary detention to visit the country. And its opinion was released today, to widespread derision among the legal community at least as expressed by my twitter feed.
The working group is a body of five independent human rights experts that considers. The maldives, the wgad found the arrest, trial, conviction, and. The maldives fisheries and agriculture minister dr. The mandate was most recently extended by human rights council resolution 4222 of 26 september 2019 for a further three year period. Former president nasheed gets a tumultuous welcome. Maldivian prezs message addressed to intl community. Esat news october 3, 2017 the united nations working group on arbitrary detention called the arrest of andualem aragie, an opposition politician, arbitrary and called for his release. Mr nasheed became the archipelago states first democratically elected president 10 years ago, ending a. As an example of this kind of strategic approach, in mohamed nasheed v. Nasheed has been arbitrarily returned to prison after 8 weeks under house arrest.
United nations working group on arbitrary detention rules in favor of wikileaks founder julian assange. Arbitrary arrest and detention is the imprisonment or detainment of an individual, by a state, without respect for due process. The united nations working group on arbitrary detention. Published on freedom house united states department of justice. Symbol numbers of opinions adopted by the wgad are coded as ahrcwgadyearno. United nations working group on arbitrary detention decision. What india did was to get across the message by meeting the next senior most leader in nasheeds maldivian democratic party mdp since. Right to conscientious objection to military service. The working group acts on information submitted to its attention regarding alleged cases of arbitrary detention by sending urgent appeals and. Commonwealth and other countries which have spoken to him about arrest and detention of nasheed. Report of the working group on arbitrary detention. Maldivian presidents message to sushma sawarj addressed. We completely reject any claim that julian assange is a victim of arbitrary detention. Written submission to the united nations working group on arbitrary.
The working group is a body of five independent human. The working group acts on information submitted to its attention regarding alleged cases of arbitrary detention by sending urgent appeals and communications to concerned governments to clarify andor. Maldivian presidents message to sushma sawarj addressed to international community, says government. To download, right click on the audio link and select save target asand save to folder of your choice. After maldives statement, india tries to save face. Working group on arbitrary detention opinions adopted by the working group on arbitrary detention at its seventythird session, 31 august4 september 2015 no. Dont listen and follow this website as it titles its nasheeds with jihad. Support the canary if you appreciate the work we do.
In a bid to balance out, official sources said india had to meet the second seniormost leader in nasheeds maldivian democratic party since the former president was not available. The working group on arbitrary detention is a body of independent human rights experts that investigate cases of arbitrary arrest and detention. The maldives is not on the agenda of the commonwealth ministerial action group cmag despite efforts made by some of the most powerful countries in the commonwealth to place the maldives on the groups agenda and harm. United nations working group on arbitrary detention, petition titled mohamed nasheed v. Exmaldives leader urges voters to stop china buying up. Amal clooney urges sri lanka to ensure safety of mohammed. The government announced its rejection of the working groups findings in a. United nations rules in favor of wikileaks founder julian.
Kazakhstan found guilty of arbitrary detention in case of. Its mandate was clarified and extended by commissions resolution 199750. Highprofile human rights lawyer amal clooney vows to secure former president mohamed nasheeds release in maldives. The honorable mohamed nasheed, speaker of the peoples majlis, the maldives. Nasheed travelled to london in january last year on prison leave for medical treatment and has since then remained in selfimposed exile. Published on freedom house united states department of. The government announced its rejection of the working groups findings in a 2015 press release.
Highlights of the working group s decision are as follows. The working group on arbitrary detention was established in. While the supreme court upheld sentences of most opposition leaders, the president himself foreclosed the only legal avenue available to him to enable release. The present report is about this visit, which took place from 24 may to 6. United nations working group on arbitrary detention. In 2016, emmerson was appointed to the legal team representing mohamed nasheed the first democratically elected president of the maldives, who was deposed and then imprisoned by the regime of president yameen abdul gayoom. Exmaldives leader urges voters to stop china buying up our. Today, the legal team of former president mohamed nasheed amal clooney of doughty street chambers, jared genser of freedom now and ben emmerson qc of matrix chambers released opinion no.
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