Barrister Amal Clooney (L), wife of US actor George Clooney, attends a press conference with Laila Ali, wife of former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed, in London on October 5, 2015. A United Nations panel last week ruled that the jailing of former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed was illegal and called for his immediate release. The government of the atoll nation rejected the ruling.   AFP PHOTO/JUSTIN TALLIS        (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images)