article_snippet.sent: Ethical Maldives Alliance is encouraging tourists to boycott 'high risk' resorts linked to human rights abuses .
article_snippet.sent: Now, Ethical Maldives Alliance is encouraging tourists to consider the instability in the region when booking tourists accommodation.
article_snippet.sent: Ethical Maldives Alliance has crafted a list of over 100 well-known hotels and is urging visitors to consult the guide before travelling.
article_snippet.sent: Although very little detail is provided when it comes to Ethical Maldives Alliance's rationale for dubbing certain resorts to be 'high risk,' it has colour-coded the hotels into three categories.
article_snippet.sent: By boycotting, Ethical Maldives Alliance hopes that tourists will help to make a difference in protecting and promoting democracy, while not adversely effecting the Maldivian economy. '
article_snippet.sent: While most resorts are categorised as 'low risk,' several top name hotels have been included on Ethical Maldives Alliance's list of those to avoid.
article_snippet.sent: Ethical Maldives evaluates resorts and other businesses on ethics-based criteria,' the Alliance's website reads. '
article_snippet.sent: In response to allegations presented by The Ethical Maldives Association, the High Commission of the Maldives told MailOnline Travel: 'Resorts appear to be categorised not on the basis of any practices in Resorts resorts, but on the basis of alleged links of Resorts owners to the Government of the Maldives. '
article_snippet.sent: With only two resort groups targeted and very little information about the identities of those behind 'The Ethical Maldives Alliance,' it is difficult to discern the true intentions and objectives of the website. '
article_snippet.sent: MailOnline has reached out to both The Ethical Maldives Alliance and a spokesperson for the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island resort for comment.