| No |
Recommendation |
Convention/Treaty Body |
| CRC OP- 14 (b) |
The Committee recommends that the State party:
(b) Promote, in line with article 9, paragraph 2 of the Optional Protocol, awareness in the public at large, including children, through information by all appropriate means, education and training, about the preventive measures and harmful effects of the offences referred to in the Optional Protocol, including by encouraging the participation of the community and, in particular, children and child victims, in such information, education and training programmes; |
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography |
| CRC 19(c) |
The Committee recommends that the State party:19(c) Integrate the teaching of the Convention in the school curricula up to tertiary education, and regularly broadcast the content of the Convention in radio and TV as well as through the Internet; |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| CRC-39 |
The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation (CRC/C/MDV/CO/3, paras. 53 and 54) and recommends that the State party further improve children’s access to appropriate information from a diversity of sources, especially those aimed at the promotion of the child’s social, spiritual and moral well-being and physical and mental health and strengthen awareness programmes for children as well as parents and teachers on safety on the Internet, and addressing inter alia the issues of pornography and cyber bullying. |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| CRC-55(c) |
Strengthen its efforts to implement the inclusive education policy and ensure that inclusive education is given priority over the placement of children in specialized institutions and classes; |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| CRC-57(a) |
With reference to General Comment No. 4 (2003) on adolescent health, the Committee recommends that the State party:57 (a) Adopt a comprehensive sexual and reproductive health policy for adolescents and ensure that sexual and reproductive health education is part of the mandatory school curriculum and targeted at adolescent girls and boys, with special attention on preventing early pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections; |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| CRC-60 |
The Committee urges the State party to adopt the Education Bill without further delay and in conformity with the Convention |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| CRC-61(c) |
Undertake a study on the reasons for the withdrawal of girls from schools with a view to designing and implementing appropriate policies and measures. |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| CRC-61(a) |
)The Committee further recommends that the State party: 61 (a) Adopt a comprehensive early childhood care and education policy; |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| CRC-61(b) |
Ensure that all children, including children with disabilities, enjoy their right to education in equality with others; |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| CRC-63 |
With reference to General Comment No. 1 (2001) on aims of education, the Committee urges the State party to immediately withdraw all content that is derogatory and calls for discrimination and violence on the basis of sex and religious belief and replace it by education materials and programmes that reflect a spirit of understanding, peace, tolerance, equality of sexes, and friendship among all peoples, ethnic, national and religious groups and promote the development of respect for human rights and for all civilizations. |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| CRC-65 |
The Committee draws the State party’s attention to General Comment No 17 (2013) on the right of the child to rest, leisure, play, recreational activities, cultural life and the arts and urges it to restart and protect all art, music and performing arts classes that have been stopped and to expand the existing avenues for children to enjoy leisure and learn about cultural traditions. |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| CRC-41 |
The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation (CRC/C/MDV/CO/3, para. 56) and with reference to the Committee’s General Comment No. 8 (2006) on corporal punishment it urges the State party:(a)To take all the necessary measures to ensure that persons who committed crimes while under the age of 18 are not subjected to any form of torture, including corporal punishment, and that corporal punishment as a disciplinary measure is prohibited by law in the home, alternative care settings, justice institutions, schools and workplace settings; |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| CRC OP- 36 |
The Committee recommends that the report and written replies submitted by the State party and related recommendations (concluding observations) adopted be made widely available, including through the internet (but not exclusively), to the public at large, civil society organizations, the media, youth groups, professional groups in order to generate debate and awareness of the Convention, its implementation and monitoring. Furthermore, the Committee recommends that the State party make the Optional Protocol widely known to children and their parents through, inter alia, school curricula and human rights
education |
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography |
| ICCPR-16 |
The State should abolish flogging. It should explicitly prohibit corporal punishment in all setting. |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| CRC-37 |
The Committee reiterates its previous recommendation (CRC/C/MDV/CO/3, para. 51) and recommends that, as indicated during the dialogue, the State party amend the Association Act to allow children to form associations, and encourage children to form associations, and create opportunities for their involvement in the formulation of policies and decisions that affect them. |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| UPR - 141.111 |
Continue its efforts to provide free education for all
Continue its efforts to provide free education for all |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.112 |
Take additional steps to improve the quality of local education, including through improving teachers’ performance and providing additional support for academically challenged students |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.113 |
Continue its efforts to raise the quality of education for all in order to protect the promotion of human rights |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.114 |
Continue to improve the education system in the country in cooperation and partnership with relevant international organisations. |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.115 |
Take further steps to progressively improve the quality of education |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.116 |
Strengthen the Government’s efforts to improve the quality of education |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.80 |
Guarantee education for children in conflict with the law |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.98 |
Continue to realise the right to work for its citizens, including through providing opportunities for vocational training and technical education for young people |
Universal Periodic Review |
| CAT-42(c) |
42(c) Conduct public awareness-raising campaigns about the harmful effects of corporal punishment; |
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment |
| CAT-42(d) |
42(d) Promote positive non-violent forms of discipline as an alternative to corporal punishment. |
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment |
| UPR - 141.9 |
Continue efforts in the field of human rights education and training |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 143.18 |
Ratify the Convention against Discrimination in Education |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.49 |
Continue to further promote gender equality in the country, in particular through education and capacity-building activities |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.55 |
Take measures to eradicate traditional stereotypes of women, especially through educational programmes and the enactment of legislation on domestic violence and all forms of sexual violence |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.57 |
Take measures to eradicate traditional stereotypes of women, especially through educational programmes, and enact legislation on domestic violence |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 143.40 |
Accelerate the process to adopt a law on gender equality and carry out awareness-raising activities on the issues of gender and domestic violence in the judicial sector, in the security forces as well as in schools |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.23 |
Continue promoting and protecting the rights of children |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.24 |
Consolidate measures taken to protect and promote the rights of children |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.119 |
Guarantee access for persons with disabilities to education, health care and employment on an equal footing and without discrimination |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.121 |
Improve access to education for persons with disabilities |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.10 |
Increase efforts to develop the education system in the field of human rights and further promote a human rights culture in society |
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 |
| UPR - 141.109 |
Enact the education bill as soon as possible. |
Universal Periodic Review |
| UPR - 141.110 |
Enact the education bill, further enhance and develop the education system and intensify efforts to improve access to education for students from low-income families |
Universal Periodic Review |
| 133.178 |
Continue its efforts to reform the health and education sectors, as well as providing adequate housing throughout the country, and removing all obstacles that prevent basic services from reaching all segments of society |
Universal Periodic Review - 3rd cycle |
| 133.192 |
133.192 Continue to strengthen schools and educational programmes in remote areas and difficult-to-reach islands (United Arab Emirates); |
Universal Periodic Review - 3rd cycle |
| 133.193 |
133.193 Continue to reinforce its excellent education policy with the free textbook and stationery vouchers programme (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela); |
Universal Periodic Review - 3rd cycle |
| 133.194 |
133.194 Integrate comprehensive sexual education into the school curriculum (Belgium); |
Universal Periodic Review - 3rd cycle |
| 133.195 |
133.195 Continue its efforts to ensure children’s access to education, including all children with disabilities (State of Palestine); |
Universal Periodic Review - 3rd cycle |
| 133.196 |
133.196 Provide comprehensive sexuality education as part of the school curriculum (Denmark); |
Universal Periodic Review - 3rd cycle |
| 133.197 |
133.197 Continue its efforts to guarantee the right to a free and compulsory education for all and across the country (Sudan); |
Universal Periodic Review - 3rd cycle |
| 133.199 |
133.199 Take steps towards greater enrolment in higher-secondary schools (Mauritius); |
Universal Periodic Review - 3rd cycle |
| 2021-38 |
38. The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a) Provide financial support to women and girls, especially in rural areas and on remote islands, to increase their access to secondary and higher education as well as technical and vocational training |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| 2021-36.(d) |
36.(d) Foster the retention and advancement of girls and women from disadvantaged groups in an inclusive education system |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| 2021-36.(c) |
36.(c) Encourage women and girls to choose non-traditional fields of education and career paths, in particular science, technology, engineering and maths and information and communications technology |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |