Maldives Profile

Number of immigration detention sites: 1 (2009)

Number of deportations (annual): 338 (2008)

Number of undocumented workers: >20,000 (2009)

Last updated: March 2009

Maldives Detention Profile

Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 2009. "Sri Lankans Among Detainees Held Unconstitutionally--Maldives HRC.” 9 March 2009.
Department of Immigration and Emigration (DIE). 2007. Press release. “Proposing of a Detention Center for Foreigners.” 21 October 2007. http://www.immigration.gov.mv/index.php/news/74-proposing-of-a-detention-center-for-foreigners-21st-october-2007.html (accessed10 March 2009).
Evening News (Maldives). 2009. “Immigration: 338 Foreigners Deported Last Year.” 13 January 2009.
Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM). 2009. Press Release. "HRCM Releases Report of Malé Detention Centre." 8 March 2009. (http://www.hrcm.org.mv/news/HRCMReleasesReportonMaleImmigrationDetentionCenter.aspx)
Maldives Immigration Act. 2007. http://www.immigration.gov.mv/images/info/The_Maldives_Immigration_Act.pdf (accessed 12 March 2009).
Maldives Chronicle. 2009. “Government Sets Deadline for Illegal Expats to Leave Country.” 30 January 2009.
Maldives Chronicle. 2008. “Imported Workers Exceed 77,000.” 2 September 2008.
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Website. “World Factbook: Maldives.” Last updated 5 March 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mv.html (accessed 12 March 2009).