Senior officials of the joint opposition met officials from the United Nations on Sunday.
They met with officials from the UN in Sri Lanka, including Mari Yamashita, Chief of Asia and Pacific Division of UN’s Department of Political Affairs.
In a tweet sent out afterwards, Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP)’s foreign relations committee chair, MP Abdulla Shahid said that the delegation had briefed Yamashita “on the deteriorating political and human rights situation in Maldives”.
He added that they also highlighted the “urgency of UN assistance to ensure free, fair and inclusive presidential elections and the democratic functioning of parliament”.
Briefed UN DPA Asia Pacific Division Chief Ms. Mari Yamashita on the deteriorating political & human rights situation in Maldives. Also impressed on the urgency of UN assistance to ensure free, fair & inclusive presidential elections and the democratic functioning of parliament. pic.twitter.com/v8HGBMe5O4
— Abdulla Shahid (@abdulla_shahid) January 21, 2018
While a number of senior opposition are currently working from Colombo, a high-level delegation met with foreign representatives to the Maldives last week, including US Ambassador Atul Keshap and British Ambassador James Dauris.
In a tweet posted on Thursday, Ambassador Keshapn highlighted the importance of “all members of parliament being able to attend all sessions and exercise their full rights and duties as elected representatives of the people and defenders of democracy”.
MDP’s leader, self-exiled former President Mohamed Nasheed arrived in Colombo on Sunday, and is to speak at a press conference there tomorrow.
