US looking into human rights violations in Maldives

October 10, 2012 09:10

The US is looking into allegations of human rights violations in Maldives but it has not been able to confirm them so far, the State Department has said.

The remarks came after Amnesty International accused Maldivian security forces of abusing their power.

"We've seen the reports by Amnesty International about allegations of police brutality. We would take any kinds of allegations of police abuse very seriously. We are looking into them in the Maldives, but we haven't been able to confirm them," said State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland.

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