MALE - Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen on Thursday lifted the state of emergency after a period of 45 days, stating the situation in the island country has now returned to normal, the President's Office said in a statement."Upon the advice of the Security Services and in an effort to promote normalcy, the President has decided to lift the State of Emergency," President Yameen's office said.The president's international spokesperson Ibrahim Shihab told Xinhua that the president had issued the order to lift the state of emergency on Thursday morning and all departments had been notified.The state of emergency was declared by Yameen on Feb 5 for a period of 15 days due to a threat to the national security following the Supreme Court's ruling on Feb 1 ordering the release of detained opposition leaders including self-exiled former President Mohamed Nasheed.The Maldivian parliament on Feb 20 approved extending the state of emergency in the island by a further 30 days following a request by the president as the threat to the national security had not diminished following the Supreme Court's ruling.During the 45-day state of emergency, the government said day-to-day activities of the citizens had not been affected and tourists could continue to visit the island nation. get rubber bracelets madetwenty one pilots rubber braceletbracelets with sayings customizeplastic rubber band braceletswhite rubber wristbands
BEIJING - The US-led military operations in other countries have caused heavy civilian casualties, according to the Human Rights Record of the United States in 2017 released by China on Tuesday.Military operations in Syria caused a large number of civilian casualties, the report said, citing media reports.The US-led coalition and Marines had reportedly bombed or shelled at least 12 schools, 15 mosques, 15 bridges as well as residential neighborhoods, hospitals, cultural relics and refugee camp, according to www.motherjones.com.The Muslim Times website reported on June 24, 2017 that the US military had attacked Syrian government forces "at least four times in recent months" , including a missile strike in April against a Syrian airfield. Myles Hoenig, an American political analyst, said the United States was violating the UN Charter by conducting a war of aggression against Syria.In a hearing of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, former Guantanamo detainee Djamel Ameziane prepared a written statement saying he was detained for 11 years, faced prolonged incommunicado detention, multiple forms of torture, and never received a judicial determination regarding the legality of his detention, the report quoted Al Jazeera website as saying.Also, according to a report of The USA Today website, the UN and human rights organizations had criticized US authorities for creating a "legal black hole" in Guantanamo allowing for the infinite detention of suspects without charge, and for holding many of the detainees for more than a decade.The report released by China also said that the United States has made cyber warfare tools, citing WikiLeaks information that the US National Security Agency operators had hacked into Pakistani mobile networks and had been spying on hundreds of IP addresses in the country.The report was released by the Information Office of the State Council, China's cabinet, in response to the US Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2017.
