March 2013 ~ 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.

Thursday, March 28, 2013

Health officer arrested for sexual molestation of two under-aged girls

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A Health Officer has been arrested from Gaafu Dhaalu atoll Nadalla island for alleged sexual molestation of two under-aged girls.

Police said that a 50-year-old man was arrested around 1700 hours yesterday in connection to the crime, and that a court extended his detention period by 15 days.

The case was reported to police on March 17 and yesterday around 1430 hours, police arrived in the island and took him into custody. However, upon his deteriorating health, he was transferred to the Regional Hospital in Thinadhoo island for treatment.

The suspect is married to a resident in Nadalla.

Via CNM

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Monday, March 11, 2013

Ibbe marries woman he is accused of sexually abusing as a minor

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Ibrahim 'Hoara Ibbe' Rasheed, former under-secretary of the President's Office under ousted president Mohamed Nasheed, has married the woman he stands accused of sexual abuse as a minor.

Ibbe's friends have confirmed the marriage to CNM and Ibbe's lawyers have told the court that she was not a minor and that she was 18 years of age according to the Islamic Hijri calendar. Maldives' age of majority is 18.

Ibbe was arrested on 6 December 2012 on the charges of sexual molestation of a minor but he had claimed that he was engaged to her when he was arrested. His case was sent to court in February.

Ibbe was charged under a law that deals specifically with child sexual abuse. If found guilty, he faces a jail sentence of 10 to 14 years.

via CNM