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34A - Every person of marriageable age as determined by law has the right to marry, and to establish a family as specified in law. The family, being the natural and fundamental unit of society, is entitled to special protection by society and the State.
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CRC-7 The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation (CRC/C/MDV/CO/3 of 2007, para. 10) and encourages the State party to consider withdrawing its reservations to articles 14(1) and 21 of the Convention. Convention on the Rights of the Child 
CEDAW - 31 The State party should revise its nationality laws in order to remove discrimination against foreign women who have children with Maldivian men out of wedlock with regard to the transmission of nationality. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
CEDAW - 37 The State party should: (a) Take steps to expedite the adoption of the maternal and child health bill; (b) Increase access to obstetric health services for women, including prenatal and postnatal services, on all atolls and islands of the State party, in particular for rural women, by ensuring effective access to universal health insurance and by increasing the number of skilled health-care personnel; (c) Ensure age-appropriate education on sexual and reproductive health and rights, including information about available contraceptive methods and family planning, in order to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies and early pregnancies and remove restrictions applied in practice by health-care personnel to unmarried girls; (d) Collect data and conduct research on the prevalence of unsafe and illegal abortions, disaggregated by age and geographical location. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
UPR - 143.24 Consider withdrawing the reservation made on article 16 to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Universal Periodic Review
UPR - 141.73 Proceed in providing effective protection for the family as the natural and fundamental unit of society Universal Periodic Review
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