The government has opened application opportunity for a vacancy at the Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM).

The opportunity for membership at the commission was reopened by the President’s Office after nominations by President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih which were earlier sent for committee review at the People’s Majlis, failed to receive approval.

The nominations were reviewed by the parliament’s Human Rights and Gender Committee.

The President’s Office will be accepting applications for the post on April 11 and 12 between 9:30am and 12:30pm.

Application forms are available for download at the President’s Office official website.

President Solih forwarded nominations for parliamentary review last year following the dismissal of an HRCM member. HRCM’s Vice President Mohamed Zahid was removed from position through a parliamentary vote, in July 2020.

The president made appointments to the commission in September 2020; Aminath Shifaath Abdul Razzaq, Moomina Waheed and Dr Ahmed Adham Abdulla.

Appointments to HRCM are made under the powers vested to the president under Section 5(a) of the Human Rights Commission Act (Act 6/2006), which stipulates that the members of HRCM shall be appointed by the president after parliamentary approval.

Aminath Enas, Aishath Afreen Mohamed, and Moosa Ali Kaleyfaanu resigned in July 2020 amid impeachment motions at the parliament.

According to the Human Rights Commission Act of the Maldives, the commission must comprise of five members.