Amnesty International and eight other organizations express their alarm at the statement by Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, President of the Republic of the Maldives, on 30 July 2025, seeking legislative amendments to introduce the death penalty for drug trafficking.
The Maldives is a state party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the expansion of the scope of the death penalty for drug trafficking would result in new violations of international law and standards, adding to the ones already documented. We urge the authorities to desist from pursuing these amendments and abolish this cruel punishment.