Under the new regulation made under the Sexual Offenses Act, survivors can now sue the perpetrator for physical harm and mental distress caused due to the act and claim financial compensation.
This regulation was published 4 days ago and not much news coverage regarding it.
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Chagos has been known to the Maldivians since very early times. It was commonly known as Foalhavahi in the north and Hohlhavai in the south. Spanish scholar, Xavier Romero Frias wrote that even the elderly in the southern atolls did not know much about the place.
On the Day of Persons with #Disabilities, UN 🇲🇻 along with our partners are happy to introduce and launch the Maldives Disability Advocate Network.
Through this Network, we aim to support #PWDs to create an inclusive environment for all, at the workplace & beyond.
#IDPD#CRPD
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Gaza:
8 hours of electricity per day.
97% of water is contaminated.
50% of children express no will to live.
70% of children suffer from PTSD.
70% of children experience regular nightmares
70% of people are unemployed
60% of babies are anaemic
The media doesn't talk about this
It is shocking when some people asks if it is their legal responsibility to take care of elderly parents who are in need of help.
So many people are throwing away their parents to guraidhoo shelter like garbage without any ounce of humanity.
“College is forcing us to choose between studies and the hijab”.
Refusing to let girls go to school in their hijabs is horrifying. Objectification of women persists — for wearing less or more. Indian leaders must stop the marginalisation of Muslim women.
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So today visited #MaafushiHealthCenter. Met with the doctor there. Apparently human shark attacks have increased by 4 fold for past 6 months. Something we need to think about, and take action.
As I watch the Afghan evacuations, I remember being left behind in Iran in 1979, when everybody I knew fled the country at a time of revolution and war. My twin brother and I were 6 years old. This is the story of what happened after everybody left: