BEIJING, Sept. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- British attorney Amal Clooney, U.S. actor George Clooney's wife, is currently working on a high profile case in the Maldives, and is reportedly facing dangerous situation.
The human rights attorney is in Maldives to meet with the country's former president Mohamed Nasheed who is currently imprisoned for terrorism.
Amal Clooney has called his imprisonment "arbitrary and in violation of international law."
Nasheed is serving a 13-year jail term after a rushed trial that found him guilty of "terrorism."
Amal Clooney is part of Nasheed's international legal team and is visiting the archipelago to press for his immediate release after the UN said his trial earlier this year was seriously flawed.
The situation is potentially deadly. Just last week, Amal Clooney's co-counsel was stabbed in the head by masked men outside of his hotel.
Following the attack, the Amnesty International, a non-governmental organization focused on human rights, issued a warning about visiting the country.
"Maldives authorities must ensure that human rights defenders can work free from fear of reprisals, " it said.
For Amal Clooney, she knows that danger comes with the job, and she's reportedly willing to accept that for her causes.
(Agencies)
