Press Conference with President Nasheed of the Maldives & his Lawyers Jared Genser, Amal Clooney and Ben Emmerson
London, January 21, 2016 – In his first public comments since leaving jail in the Maldives, former President Mohamed Nasheed will brief journalists at a news conference flanked by his international legal counsel, Jared Genser of Freedom Now, Amal Clooney of Doughty St Chambers and Ben Emmerson QC of Matrix Chambers. read more…
Maldives demands a ‘hostage’ for ex-president’s travel to UK
January 17, 2016
President Abdulla Yameen has backtracked on an unconditional promise to allow jailed former President Mohamed Nasheed to travel to the United Kingdom for medical care, and is demanding that a family member remain in Malé until he returns from treatment, his daughter has said.
