September 2007 ~ The Rainbow Maldivian

Self-exiled blogger Hilath speaks at UN Human Rights Council

Maldivian journalist and blogger Ismail ‘Hilath’ Rasheed last week spoke at the United Nation’s Palace of Nations during the 21st session of the Human Rights Council (HRC).

Judicial statistics show 90 percent of those convicted for fornication are female

Almost 90 percent of the people found guilty of “Zina” – fornication – and sentenced to flogging in 2011 were female, according to new statistics published by the Department of Judicial Administration last week.

CCHDC backs sex education in schools to combat rising sexual health problems

Age appropriate sexual and reproductive health education needs to taught in schools to combat the increasing “sexual health illnesses” in the Maldives, according to the Centre for Community Health and Disease Control (CCHDC)..

Sheikhs obsessed with homosexuality

Juma sermon once again listed homosexuality in a list of sins that included alcohol and gambling.

Born Free and Equal: a new publication of the UN Human Rights Office

The UN Human Rights Office has released a new publication on sexual orientation and gender identity in international human rights law Download and read the publication here The UN Human Rights Office has released a new publication on sexual orientation and gender identity in international human rights law.

Sunday, September 9, 2007

Murdered Bangladeshi expatriate buried

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MALE, September 9, 2007 (Haveeru News Service) -- Murdered Bangladeshi expatriate worker Mogul Hussain was buried on Thursday, 17 days after his mutilated boy was discovered in Haa Dhaalu atoll Kulhudhuffushi.

The 28-year-old's mutilated body was buried after being kept at the mortuary in Male for 12 days.

Mogul was buried as soon as permission was given by his family, police said today.

Police said that investigations were ongoing though Bangladeshi co-worker Shafeequl Islam, 45, had admitted to killing Mogul during police investigations, officials said.

Police said that during interrogation, Shafeequl Islam had confessed to having a homosexual relationship with Mogul before dismembering his penis and disemboweling him on August 20.