133.238
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Safeguard children by prioritizing the allocation of resources to strengthen the capacity of national authorities to combat violence against children, including sexual abuse of children
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
133.233
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Expedite measures to implement the Gender Equality Act and the Domestic Violence Prevention Act, and formalize the relevant policy measures with stakeholder consultations for immediate implementation
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
133.224
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take further steps to increase the representation of women in parliament
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
133.223
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Make further efforts to protect and promote the rights of women and girls and eliminate gender-based discrimination
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Discrimination
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
133.220
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Collaborate more closely with all stakeholders to find ways to remove structural or policy barriers that can prevent women from contributing more in all sectors
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Civil society
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
133.199
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take steps towards greater enrolment in higher-secondary schools
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to education
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
133.180
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Expedite the adoption of the maternal and child health bill
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to health
- Rights of the Child
- Sexual and reproductive rights
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
133.170
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take concrete measures to protect and promote the right to freedom of expression
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
133.166
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Work towards creating an enabling environment in which individuals can freely exercise their rights to freedom of expression and of association
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
133.162
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take further steps towards enhancing freedom of expression and freedom of the press
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
133.151
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure and protect the safety, rights and liberty of human rights defenders and civil society organizations and promptly investigate, prosecute and punish threats or acts of violence against them
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Civil society
- Human rights defenders
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
133.148
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Guarantee freedom of expression for all, including human rights defenders, and ensure that all citizens are protected against threats, intimidation and violence when engaging in public discourse
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of opinion and expression
- Human rights defenders
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
133.146
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Expand and protect the space for civil society organizations to operate in order to promote social cohesion
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Civil society
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
133.140
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Scale up efforts to combat human trafficking and protect the rights of victims, and to promote and protect the rights of migrants
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Migrants
- Trafficking
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
133.133
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen efforts to ensure effective investigation, prosecution and punishment for all acts of torture and ill-treatment, and provide access to justice and rehabilitation for victims of torture
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Access to justice
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
133.129
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen access to justice for victims of gender-based violence, investigate all allegations of sexual violence in a timely manner, bring perpetrators to justice and provide training to law enforcement officers and the judiciary on how to properly interact with possible victims and manage cases accordingly
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Access to justice
- Gender-based violence
- Impunity
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
133.114
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take further steps towards the formal abolition of the death penalty
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Death penalty
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
133.111
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure that the sentences of persons who remain under sentence of death are commuted without delay
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Death penalty
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
133.72
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Uphold its international human rights obligations, especially as regards equal rights for all citizens
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- General
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
133.56
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Sustain efforts for the effective implementation of the national human rights framework
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- General
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
133.53
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Encourage the full implementation of the Maldives Domestic Violence Prevention National Action Plan
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Gender-based violence
- National action plan
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
133.43
- Cycle
- Cycle 3 (2017 - 2021)
- Session
- 36 - May 2020
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Accelerate efforts towards the establishment of a national mechanism for implementation, reporting and follow-up as a standing government structure mandated to coordinate reporting to, as well as follow-up to and implementation of recommendations made by, international human rights bodies and mechanisms
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Treaty bodies
- UPR process
- Date added
- Apr 19, 2021
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take effective steps to fully strengthen the rule of law, effectively ensure the impartiality and independence of the judiciary
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take urgent action to protect human rights defenders, non- governmental organizations and journalists, and to investigate and prosecute all who threaten them
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Civil society
- Freedom of the press
- Human rights defenders
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take measures aimed at diminishing threats and intimidation against journalists and civil society, as well as opponents against the Government
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Civil society
- Freedom of association and peaceful assembly
- Freedom of the press
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Reaffirm its commitment to democracy, human rights and the rule of law immediately and ensure that security forces exercise restraint in the face of peaceful and democratic protests and cease intimidation of the media
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Freedom of the press
- Justice
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Meet relevant obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and fulfil its universal periodic review first cyclecommitments to ensure the legitimacy and independence of the judiciary and establish an independent bar association
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Justice
- UPR process
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Strengthen the impartiality of the Judicial Service Commission and ensure the independence of the judiciary
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take measures to ensure the independence and impartiality of the role of the judiciary
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 2 (2012 - 2016)
- Session
- 22 - May 2015
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure the administration of justice is fully consistent with international human rights standards and seek international technical assistance
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- International instruments
- Justice
- Technical assistance and cooperation
- Date added
- Sep 26, 2019