Maldivian Detainees Network Update

Actions taken by families of the detainees

Fathimath Shiuna's mother reported the police arrested detainee on 19 February 2006 for allegedly stopping at a gathering on her way home. Mother of detainee reported the detaining authorities brought detainee to the Criminal Court on 9 February 2006. Mother of detainee reported the judge at the court charged detainee for gathering people on the streets and obstructing police duty. Mother of detainee reported the police transferred detainee back to Dhoonidhoo Island Detention Center on the same day. more
 

Travel Wire News
Indian Ocean suffers from the Chikungunya virus
According to the French Association of Tour Operators, CETO, the Chikungunya epidemic, which first started in the Reunion Island in January, has begun to have a significant impact on reservations from French tourists to the island. CETO is expecting a drop in bookings of around 30-40%. more

Minivan News
Counterfeit Notes Scandal Threatens to Engulf MIFCO
Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO), the state-run firm that runs the country's fishing industry, has been thrown into fresh crisis following the discovery of over Rf. 1,000,000 of counterfeit notes in a company vault in Gaaf Alif. more

Monday 13 March 2006

Commonwealth Day 2006

Message from Hon. Ibrahim Hussain Zaki, Vice President and Shadow Foreign Minister, Maldivian Democratic Party

Today is a day we, as Maldivians, must rejoice and celebrate, for being part of one of the largest global families, The Commonwealth, an umbrella that bring under it more than 1.7 billion people. more

Commonwealth Day
Message from Her Majesty the Queen
There are few feelings more satisfying than waking to a new day with a sense of wellbeing. Good health is a precious gift. Yet many do not share in this. Some forty million people today are living with HIV/AIDs, well over half of whom are Commonwealth citizens. Half a million women die each year in pregnancy and childbirth - and the death of any mother has huge consequences for the rest of the family. more

Commonwealth Day
Message from the Secretary General Don McKinnon
"Health and Vitality - this is the Commonwealth Challenge. We are reminded that people all over the world should have access to good food, clean water and a place to live that is free of disease. Of course in reality, not everyone does. more
 

March 13 is Commonwealth Day - This year's theme is 'Health and Vitality'
The Commonwealth is a global family of 54 member countries. About  1.7 billion people in these countries make up a quarter of the world's population. While the day should be marked not only to know about other countries culture and its people because of its rich diversity, it should also be observed to remind governments of their commitment towards democracy and development and making them accountable to the promises which Commonwealth Governments made towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which many countries around the world are still lagging behind in these promises and seem very little likely to fulfill their promises. more

How Healthy is Democracy in the Commonwealth

Today, 13 March, we once again celebrate Commonwealth Day with this year's theme being 'Health and Vitality'. Whilst many things can be said about both health and vitality, another important question springs to mind: 'How healthy is democracy in Commonwealth countries?' The answer to this question, four months after the last Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) which was held in Malta, arguably varies from country to country - but overall the answer is not as positive as it should be. more

Good Policing and Right to Information: The cure for Democracy in the Commonwealth?

Commonwealth Day, every 13th March, is always a good occasion for us to reflect on the importance of the Commonwealth, on what it has achieved and on what it can achieve. Whilst many still question its relevance in today's world, wondering whether it is just a relic of a colonial past gone by, objectively speaking the Commonwealth can play an important part in helping countries move towards democracy. In the past it played a part in ending the military rule in Nigeria and also played a strong role in the campaign to end apartheid in South Africa. more

BBC News
'Fifty hurt' in Bangladesh clash
Riot police have clashed with protesters in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, during an opposition rally. Opposition leaders say at least 50 protesters were injured when police charged with batons and used tear gas to break up the demonstration. more

Maldives First
Gayoom's road-map for reform to span three years
The proposed road-map for reform would be published by the end of this month and will span three years; press reports quoted government Spokesperson Mr. Mohamed Hussain Shareef as saying. Its implementation will cover the current presidential term ending in 2008, reports said. more

Maldivian Detainees Network Update

Actions taken by detainees

Jennifer Latheef reported she remains under house arrest for medical treatment. Detainee reported she wrote a letter to the officer-in-charge of the detaining authorities and requested that he reply her earlier request to travel to Sri Lanka for Osteopathic treatment. Detainee reported she stated in her letter to the detaining authorities that the doctor at IGM Hospital had recommended her to travel abroad for further treatment since the physiotherapy was not improving her condition. more
 

Sunday 12 March 2006

UK Parliament
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs - Maldives
Andrew George (St Ives, LDem) - To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the human rights situation in the Maldives. more

Minivan News
British Minister Expresses Concern over Fair Trials; Calls for All-Party Engagement on Constitutional Reform
The British government called on all political parties to engage in dialogue to "achieve consensus" on constitutional reform on Friday. Responding to questions from British MPs in the UK parliament, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr Kim Howells, offered the British government's support for the Commonwealth’s efforts at redrafting the constitution. more

Blast from the past
The Emperor's New Cloths; Does Gayyoom have NDP?
"I see it in the mirror,
I see it hangings on the walls,
Everywhere I go I like to see
The photographic image of myself which I adore"
Gayoom whenever he goes out to meet the people loves to hear back from the public phrases like "you look smart" or "you are beautiful". While he may admire his "Fair & Lovely" cream applied display of photographs in every government building, this undoubtedly shows the narcissistic trait in him. more

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Saturday 11 March 2006

BBC News
Milosevic found dead in his cell
Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic has died in the detention centre at The Hague tribunal.
The tribunal said he was found dead in his cell on Saturday morning and that although the cause was not yet clear, there was no indication of suicide. more

BBC
Castro buys new presidential jet
Cuba is buying one of Russia's most up-to-date airliners, carefully crafted for President Fidel Castro's personal comfort.The purchase is part of an initial Cuban order for two brand new Ilyushin planes worth $110 million (£63 million) which Russian officials say is a shot in the arm for their struggling airline industry. more

Know the Devil in Man, Who is the Real Gayyoom?

He came to power as a modern-day saviour promising equality, justice, freedom, prosperity, cultural and religious revival. From then on if he wanted to be a man praised by sincere hearts of his people, if he desired to be an admired modern day father of a country, if he hoped to be a man who aimed to leave a legacy where coming generations revere him, if he wished at least to be a benevolent dictator his was all those where men of discerning mind aspire to become great. read more

Travel News
There's no escape from the mystery shopper
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Friday 10 March 2006

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Maldives Aid Press Release
A Market Building for the Island of Kulhudhuffushi
Maldives Aid is delighted to announce the completion of one of the largest construction projects in the outlying islands of the Maldives. The Maldives Aid project began in January 2005 following the Tsunami when a British company based in Wales, Shufflebottom approached Maldives Aid with the offer of the Steel Building. After discussions with a VSO volunteer Patricia based in Kulhudhuffushi a need was identified for an Indoor Market in this important trading island in Haa Dhaalu Attol. more

Pakistan Link
Huge potential of Pakistani products in Maldives
LAHORE, March 08 : The High Commissioner (designate) to Maldives, Muhammad Anwar Chohan, has said that there is huge potential in Maldives for Pakistani businessmen as the country has no production of its own and Pakistani quality products could have a good market with a little sector-specific strategy. more
 

NIT Australia
Magabala lends a hand
Broome publishing house Magabala Books has donated 100 children's books to help restore education and teaching materials in the classrooms of tsunami affected Maldives. more

Maldivian Detainees Network Update
Actions taken by families of detainees in Maldives
 Shamoon Rasheed's father reported the detainee remains at Gaaf Alif Atoll Kolamaafushi Island since he was banished in June 2005 for theft. Father of detainee reported the detainee remains in good health. Shamoon Rasheed
more

Thursday 9 March 2006

US Department of State
Maldives - Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005
The Republic of Maldives has a parliamentary style of government with a strong executive, and according to 2004 estimates, a population of approximately 285 thousand. The president appoints the cabinet and 8 members of the 50-member parliament. The president derives additional influence from his constitutional role as the "supreme authority to propagate the tenets of Islam." The unicameral legislature, the People's Majlis, chooses a single presidential nominee who is selectedor rejected in a national referendum. more

Let's not take our eyes off the ball 

Gayyoom is trying his very best to stay ahead of us. He is sending his corrupt diplomats abroad to try and convince the international community that he will implement political reform as per his 'sweeping reform' rhetoric. He is promising changes to the constitution but from behind the scene he is ensuring that the parliament, which is still under his direct control, reject these changes. more

Maldives First
Students struggle over government controlled association in Colombo
This random but calculated action shows that the Maldivian High Commission in Sri Lanka has close ties with the executive committee of the de-facto and present student's association and the image they never wanted the public to see is now to be evident. more

Maldivian Detainees Network Update
Actions taken by detainees in Maldives
Jennifer Latheef reported the detaining authorities transferred her under house arrest for medical treatment. Detainee reported the doctor has recommended that she obtain specialist osteopathic treatment abroad as there is nothing more that can be done in Male’ for her medical condition. more

WHO Press Release
WHO human Influenza Pandemic Meeting Makes Progress on Containment Plan
An operational plan to contain an initial outbreak of human pandemic influenza moved closer to final form when 70 public health experts concluded three days of discussion in Geneva today. "A human influenza pandemic will be a big problem, but by working together we can respond effectively," said Dr. Margaret Chan, World Health Organization Assistant Director-General for Communicable Diseases and the Director-General's Representative for Pandemic Influenza. more

 

WHO Press Release
New WHO training manuals aim to improve hearing care in developing countries
Geneva - The World Health Organization (WHO) has today released a new set of training manuals aimed at equipping health care workers in developing countries with simple and cost-effective methods to reduce deafness and hearing problems through actions at the primary level of health care. more

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