Capital :Male

Land Area : 300 sq km

Head of Government :President HE Mr Maumoon Abdul Gayoom (since 11 November 1978)

Population :349,106 (July 2005 est.)

Major Languages :"Maldivian Dhivehi, English"

Major Religion(s) : Sunni Muslim

Date of Joining : 1982

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CHRI letter to President Gayoom expressing support for the creation of a Police Integrity Commission.

CHRI Submission to CMAG :
September 2005
September 2004

Articles from CHRI Newsletter:

• The Maldives: Trouble in Paradise, CHRI Newsletter, Volume 12, Number 4, Winter 2005.
• Democracy in the Maldives: Fact or Fiction?, Fathimath Shimla, Columnist, Minivan News, Maldives, CHRI Newsletter, Volume 12, Number 1, Spring 2005.
• The Decline of Democracy in the Maldives, CHRI Newsletter, Volume 11, Number 3, Autumn 2004.
• Maldives in the Brink of Revolution as the Hunger for Democracy Proves Insatiable, Paul Roberts, Friends of Maldives, CHRI Newsletter, Volume 11, Number 3, Autumn 2004.

Articles from E-Magazine:

• Old wine in a new bottle, Commonwealth Police Watch E-Magazine, Vol. 2, April 2005.

Articles from RTI Updates:

• The Attorney General, Dr. Hassan Saeed, in an interview with the Haveeru newspaper, (25/5/04).

Civil Society Submissions and Declarations:

• Final Communiqué of the 2005 Commonwealth Human Rights Forum (CHRF), 21 November 2005.

'Trouble in Paradise: What's Wrong in the Maldives?' - Media Release from the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, 24th October 2005.

Media releases

• Injuries as visible as police misconduct - Dead body of suspect discovered floating in Male harbour: Media release from the CHRI, April 17 2007.