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18 - It is the duty of the State to follow the provisions of this Constitution, and to protect and promote the rights and freedoms provided in this Chapter.
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CEDAW - 15 The State party should: (a) Strengthen the status and structure of the newly restructured Ministry of Law and Gender and provide it with adequate decision-making powers to enable it to develop sustainable policies and programmes aimed at achieving gender equality in a comprehensive manner and to effectively coordinate gender mainstreaming at all levels; (b) Allocate sufficient and sustainable human and financial resources to the national machinery for its effective functioning in all areas of women’s empowerment and to enable it to provide systematic training to staff and officials of other ministries and ensure that the Convention and the Committee’s general recommendations are sufficiently known; (c) Establish impact assessment mechanisms for the gender equality policy to ensure that it is adequately monitored and evaluated, with a view to informing further policies. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
CEDAW - 21 The State party should strengthen its efforts to combat discriminatory stereotypes and promote the value of substantive equality of women and men in society as a whole and, to that end: (a) Adopt strategies, including awareness-raising and educational campaigns for the general public, targeting in particular girls and women, parents and teachers, as well as conduct dialogues, forums and consultations with religious leaders aimed at the promotion of non-stereotypical and positive images of women and establish a baseline and clear indicators to measure the progress and results of such strategies; (b) Ensure the full implementation of the laws criminalizing female genital mutilation and bring perpetrators to justice. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
UPR - 141.129 Actively address the negative impact of climate change on human rights Universal Periodic Review
UPR - 141.15 Seek all forms of technical and logistical assistance in order to strengthen the situation of human rights in the country Universal Periodic Review
UPR - 141.13 Promote a culture of respect for human rights at all levels of society Universal Periodic Review
UPR - 141.11 Continue its efforts to enhance capacity-building for law enforcement officials in the area of human rights Universal Periodic Review
UPR - 141.12 Strengthen its training and capacity-building programme in the area of human rights for law enforcement officials Universal Periodic Review
UPR - 141.14 Consider identifying priority sectors where Maldives faces a lack of trained and qualified professionals and seek technical and capacity-building assistance from the international community Universal Periodic Review
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