A group of UN human rights experts have “strongly” condemned the murder of a prominent journalist and human rights defender in Maldives and called on the authorities to conduct a public inquiry into the killing and bring those responsible to justice.
The right to speak is first among human rights, a universal value, The Maldivian people should come forward and call for comprehensive constitutional reform to ensure the media will have universal freedom with no danger of government monopoly, The heads of the executive, legislative, judicial and procuratorial branches should be elected in alternating years. See the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development. .