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"Mr President, I should like to echo other speakers in saying that the Maldives is not the paradise it appears, and tourists must be made aware of that fact. I should also like to join with colleagues in expressing my deep concern about the mass detentions that took place in August, including that of Fathimath Nisreen, a 23-year-old woman who was originally arrested without warrant in February 2002. Later, while under house arrest, she joined the demonstration and was arrested again. I call on the President of the Maldives to make sure that she, along with the rest of the detainees, is treated humanely and not subjected to torture. I gather that some of the detainees have been tortured, although we do not have the precise details.
The detainees should also have immediate access to their families and to lawyers of their choice – and I specify 'of their choice' – along with medical attention for those who need it. Again, I gather that there are some detainees who are in desperate need of such attention.
I am concerned because they appear to have been detained solely because of the peaceful exercise of their right to freedom of speech and assembly, and for no other reason. I call on the authorities to release those detainees immediately, unless they are charged with a recognisable criminal offence."@en1
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