Officials blame victims of human-trafficking for low conviction rates
The Maldivian authorities have blamed the country’s appallingly low rate of conviction for human trafficking on victims’ failure to cooperate with investigations.
This year, the Maldives was placed on the US state department’s watch list for human trafficking for a second consecutive year.
Maldives hires US lobbyist Podesta Group for US$300,000
The government of Maldives has hired Washington’s most prominent lobbyist firm, Podesta Group, for a sum of US$300,000 to advocate on its behalf amidst calls for targeted sanctions on government officials for human rights violations.
SIMONBARROW ago
It sounds like another U.S. government racket. You put a country on a U.S. watch list, causing panic in the victim country, and then they'll pay anything to get off it. If they can't afford to spend that much, they hire the Podestas!
hwong ago
Didn't hillary just buy a plantation there?
edit: yup.... https://www.ncscooper.com/wikileaks-clintons-purchase-200-million-maldives-estate/
2impendingdoom ago
Can you find the related wikisource? This source is dubious: "...diabolical plan for world domination or The fuckers need a vacation?" The whole site is satire.
zzvoat ago
Go to https://wikileaks.org/ and run a search. That's how all the info has been found. can't do better than a primary source. Also, there are still many people going through all the emails there, if you go for that kind of thing.
quantokitty ago
You know, it's harder to think this is just another coincidence than to think pizzagate is true.
Stellarjay ago
Omg...it's endless
LostandFound ago
Wow the maldives would rather leave the commonwealth than get their shit together. http://in.mobile.reuters.com/article/idINKCN12D1T8
Pizzagate709 ago
Leaving the commonwealth is probably a good thing. The more independent countries in the world the harder it is for trafficking to be global.