The Maldives’ Compliance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child: The Death Penalty
Date: December 15, 2025
Country: Maldives, The
Partners: The Maldivian Democracy Network
Issues: Children's Rights
Mechanism: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Report Type: Shadow/Parallel Report
Country: Maldives, The
Partners: The Maldivian Democracy Network
Issues: Children's Rights
Mechanism: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Report Type: Shadow/Parallel Report
Under the pretext of “protection of minors,” the government shields its death penalty practices
from scrutiny. Nonetheless, evidence suggests that, despite prohibitions in the Children’s
Rights Protection Act and the Juvenile Justice Act, courts in the Maldives continue to sentence
people to death for crimes they committed when under the age of 18. A regulation purports to
defer execution of death sentences until the offender reaches the age of 18.
