Parliament has scheduled the endorsement of the President and Vice President of the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM) for the first sitting of the next session this Monday.
President Mohamed Nasheed had nominated commission members Mariyam Azra as HRCM’s President an post and Aiminath Jeehaan as Vice President, however the matter was still in debate when the last session of parliament closed in August.
HRCM’s former President Ahmed Saleem last month condemned parliament’s inaction on the issue as “unforgivable”.
“It’s all because HRCM and human rights are not as important to the Majlis as taking their leave,” he told Minivan News.
“The Majlis is destroying this country and leaving the government incapable of doing anything.”
On Monday parliament will also vote on proposed amendments to the Finance Committee’s report on salaries, the Parole Bill, Bill on Importing Animals and Birds, the government’s amendment to the Decentralisation Bill and the Domestic Violence Bill.
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Aishath Azra was nominated as HRCM’s President. This has been corrected to Mariyam Azra.
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Correction, it's Mariyam Azra Ahmed not Aishath Azra who has been nominated by President Nasheed to the post of HRCM's President.
Good spot, this has been changed and a correction issued. -Minivan News team