U.S. Representative for New York's 14th
congressional district Joseph Crowley has called for the immediate
release of former President Mohamed Nasheed and has "committed to help"
the Maldives.
According to a tweet published by member of Nasheed's international legal counsel, Jared Genser, he had a "fabulous" meeting with Crowley, along with Amal Clooney from the counsel and Ahmed Naseem, Minister of Foreign Affairs during Nasheed's Administration, in Washington D.C today. A photo of the four was attached to the tweet as well.
"Fabulous meeting with Representative Joe Crowley, who urged Mohamed Nasheed's immediate release and committed to help on Maldives," reads Genser's tweet.
Earlier in the day, Freedom Now, a non-governmental organization that serves as pro bono counsel to Nasheed had forwarded the White House a list of top government officials and businessmen responsible for human rights abuses in the Maldives.
The undisclosed list was sent to the White House, following the launching of a 30-page report ‘Moving From Condemnation to Action: The Case for the United States to Impose Targeted Financial Sanctions and Travel Bans on Serious Human Rights Abusers in the Maldives’.
According to the organization, in addition to the White House, the list—similar to the one submitted to the British government in November 2015—has also been sent to the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, and key Members of Congress.
In the report, Freedom Now highlights the broad range of human rights violations committed by the current Maldives’ regime, including the politically-motivated sentencing of political opponents without due process, suppression of civil society organisations, and the crackdown on media.
Furthermore, the report recommends “President Barack Obama issue an Executive Order creating a human rights-based sanctions program in response to the crisis in the Maldives and immediately update the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List of the US Department of the Treasury to include the senior Maldivian government officials implicated in major human rights abuses. (A confidential list of proposed designees has been provided to the US Government)”.
According to a tweet published by member of Nasheed's international legal counsel, Jared Genser, he had a "fabulous" meeting with Crowley, along with Amal Clooney from the counsel and Ahmed Naseem, Minister of Foreign Affairs during Nasheed's Administration, in Washington D.C today. A photo of the four was attached to the tweet as well.
"Fabulous meeting with Representative Joe Crowley, who urged Mohamed Nasheed's immediate release and committed to help on Maldives," reads Genser's tweet.
Earlier in the day, Freedom Now, a non-governmental organization that serves as pro bono counsel to Nasheed had forwarded the White House a list of top government officials and businessmen responsible for human rights abuses in the Maldives.
The undisclosed list was sent to the White House, following the launching of a 30-page report ‘Moving From Condemnation to Action: The Case for the United States to Impose Targeted Financial Sanctions and Travel Bans on Serious Human Rights Abusers in the Maldives’.
According to the organization, in addition to the White House, the list—similar to the one submitted to the British government in November 2015—has also been sent to the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, and key Members of Congress.
In the report, Freedom Now highlights the broad range of human rights violations committed by the current Maldives’ regime, including the politically-motivated sentencing of political opponents without due process, suppression of civil society organisations, and the crackdown on media.
Furthermore, the report recommends “President Barack Obama issue an Executive Order creating a human rights-based sanctions program in response to the crisis in the Maldives and immediately update the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List of the US Department of the Treasury to include the senior Maldivian government officials implicated in major human rights abuses. (A confidential list of proposed designees has been provided to the US Government)”.
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