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Unpacking the Maldives’ Transitional Justice Act
New legislation must provide meaningful redress for survivors of past abuses.
In a surprise move on 17 December 2020, the Maldivian government ratified the Transitional Justice Act and instituted the Office of the Ombudsman for Transitional Justice (OOTJ). This is a historic step by the government to initiate long-overdue redress mechanisms for survivors of past abuses. Achieving this uphill task in the current political climate – not to mention as the global COVID-19 pandemic rages on – is strenuous even with a supermajority in Parliament. This law is an attempt at guaranteeing legal certainty to the cause of serving justice, in the form of reparations and closure for survivors who have been systematically wronged by state officials and institutions.
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07 January 2021, MVT 15:19
Former President Mohamed Nasheed, presently serving as Speaker of the Parliament, answers a question that was posed to him during the specially televised Ask Speaker programme. PHOTO: PARLIAMENT
07 January 2021, MVT 15:19
Former President of Maldives and current Speaker of Parliament, Mohamed Nasheed issued a statement on Thursday, after the US Capitol was stormed by Donald Trump supporters this Wednesday.
Publicised via his official Twitter handle during the early hours of the morning, the leader of incumbent ruling Maldives Democratic Party, Nasheed commented on the US situation, declaring it to be “nothing less than an attempted coup d état”.