President asks parliament to approve Tholal as Deputy Human Rights Commissioner

President Mohamed Nasheed has requested the parliament approve the appointment of Ahmed Tholal to the position of Deputy Human Rights Commissioner at the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM).

The President’s Office said the President has sent a letter to the Speaker of the parliament Abdulla Shahid.

HRCM has never had a Deputy Human Rights Commissioner since the establishment of HRCM under the new constitution.