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Continue reading →: Mother and sister charged with forced prostitution of 14 year old girl…
The mother and sister of a 14 year old girl has been charged with forcing the girl into prostitution, the local medial has reported today. The proceedings of the case were held at the Criminal Court today. Sun reports that the girl was forced into prostitution last year. It has…
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Continue reading →: Child Abuse in Vaikaradhoo, Haa Dhaalu atoll, by elected councilor
Sun Online has reported that Police have arrested an island councilor in Vaikaradhoo of Haa Dhaalu atoll in connection with a case of alleged sexual child abuse. The report said that the police have also confirmed that the councilor is under custody of the police. Sun report that the police…
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Continue reading →: Institutionalized theft backed by legislation…
President Mohamed Nasheed delivered his 76th address on Friday last, which was also the day after the completion of 2 years and 22 days of his first term as President of Maldives. In this week’s radio address the President said that he no longer wished to speak about cutting down…
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Continue reading →: Strong families and communities are central for Children
Bertrand Mendis, UNICEF Maldives Representative to Maldives said in a statement published through Minivan News. The anniversary of the CRC provides an excellent opportunity to take stock of the achievements Maldives has made in the realisation of the rights of children to survival, development, protection and participation as well as…
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Continue reading →: Government to provide financial assistance to pay for Government Employees' Pension
I have been away from blogging for a long time after my last post on Bank of Maldives. I think it is time I started punching the keyboard again. I was quite disturbed by our President’s announcement that he will pay the employees’ share of the Government Employee’s contribution to…
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Continue reading →: Bank of Maldives… Corrupt to the Core!!!
The prestigous Bank of Maldives is a corrupt institution that harbors criminals, and the devious acts of the officers of the bank compelled the Maldives Police Service to break into the bank premises and take documents of those who have harbored the millions they have stashed away from their fraudulent…
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Continue reading →: Child Sex Offenders Bill sent to Committee
MPs today voted unanimously to send a bill calling for harsher punishments for child sex offenders to committee for further review. The legislation proposed by Kulhudhufushi South MP Mohamed Nasheed would suspend the right to silence, extend detention periods during investigation and relax admissibility and standards of evidence. Further, it…
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Continue reading →: Runaway girls arrive in Male’
A pair of Maldivian stepsisters, aged 11 and 13, who ran away from home in India to flee their abusive father, arrived in Male’ last night, according to the girls’ relatives. The girls lived with the 11-year-old’s father and the 13-year-old’s mother in Trivandrum; they ran away after being severely…
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Continue reading →: Mother arrested for sexually abusing son
An eight-year-old boy who was sexually abused by his mother is being denied care by other islanders on Lhaviyani atoll Hinnavaru, because they are concerned he is too sexually experienced, an official reported. The boy’s 40-year-old mother was arrested on Sunday, said Councillor Adam Yusuf, and neighbours believe the boy…
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Continue reading →: 30 year old man abuse 8 year old girl – Thoddoo
A 30 year old man living in Thoddoo of Alifu Alifu atoll is reported to have broken into a room and sexually abused an 8 year old girl sleeping in the room. The police are investigating the matter and the man is under police arrest. While he was abusing the…
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Continue reading →: 18 year-old woman gang raped
An 18-year-old woman was raped by three men, aged between 24 to 28, on a beach on Gaafu Dhaalu atoll Vaadhoo on Friday, according to police. The victim went missing at 3pm and at nightfall, when her family went to look for her, they found her on a beach, according…
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Continue reading →: Runaway Child sent back to the Father
We have learnt that a teenage girl who accused her father of having abused her has been handed back to her father, after she ran away from home and was taken under the care of the Maldivian Consulate in Trivandrum. The details of the case are not clear. The mother…
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Continue reading →: Do you care?
Care Society is an NGO working with and for the rights of the disabled, children, women and capacity building of community-based organizations and supporting disaster victims. Care Society has been serving the community for over 10 years, and has been supported by the International Community, well-wishers and local companies to…
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Continue reading →: MPs vote against pay cut proposed by Kulhudhuffushi South MP
Minivan News reported today: MPs vote against pay cut Vilufushi MP Riyaz Rasheed of the Dhivehi Qaumee Party criticised Nasheed for suggesting a pay cut. “The honourable member will know the benefits of receiving two salaries, he was in the Special Majlis and he was a minister,” he said. “We…
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Continue reading →: Country unites to end child abuse
Minivan News report: A march against child abuse united around 500 parents, politicians, NGOs and young people in the capital Male’ on Saturday, while a separate march was held in Haa Alifu atoll Hoarafushi the day before. The rallies were organised independently of each other by local NGOs and civilians,…
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Continue reading →: Rally held to protest against child abuse
Haveeru Online wrote: A rally was held in Malé on Saturday to protest against the increasing number of child abuse cases in the country and to demand stricter penalties for child abusers. A petition was signed by the participants and President Mohamed Nasheed also participated in the march. During the…
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Continue reading →: "Sir Also Did it to Me"
Dr. Abdulla Waheed writes: The recent incident in Huvarafushi where a tuition teacher molested a 14-year-old boy highlights how often child abusers take advantage of their position as teachers, which automatically inspires trust especially if they teach certain respected subjects. But in this particular case the accused is a math…
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Continue reading →: Rally for the Prevention of Child Abuse
NGOs and concerned members of the Civili Society along with other stakeholders are organizing to call for an end to child abuse, to take immediate action and to bring to the attention of the government and the parliament, the urgency of legal and institutional mechanisms that need to be put…
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Continue reading →: Paedophile attack sparks awareness march
Minivan News reports: An eight-year-old boy was sexually and physically abused by the driver of a van which the boy was washing, on Haa Alifu atoll Hoarafushi, according to several sources.A group of three islanders saw the van in an empty parking lot and found the boy being assaulted by…
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