Five people have been arrested since the Government of Maldives declared a State of Emergency on 5 February 2018, following a recent Supreme Court decision to release and re-try imprisoned opposition leaders. This appears to be an act of repression by the government to silence political opposition.
Five people have been arrested since the Government of Maldives declared a State of Emergency on 5 February 2018, following a recent Supreme Court decision to release and re-try imprisoned opposition leaders. This appears to be an act of repression by the government to silence political opposition.
1) TAKE ACTION
Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or tweet:
Contact these two officials by 21 March, 2018:
Major General Ahmed Shiyam
Chief of Defence Force
Maldives National Defence Force
Ameeruahumadhu magu, Malé
Republic of Maldives
Fax: +960 3325525
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @MVDefence
Salutation: Dear Major General
Maldives does not currently have an embassy to the US,
please direct all correspondence to:
H.E. Ambassador Ahmed Sareer, Permanent Mission of the
Republic of Maldives to the United Nations
800 Second Avenue, Suite 400E, New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212 599 6195 I Fax: 212 661 6405
Contact form: https://goo.gl/CmoXJM
Salutation: Dear Ambassador
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