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CEDAW - 29 The State party should: (a) Conduct awareness-raising activities for politicians and community leaders, in particular men, as well as the general public, on the importance of the full and equal participation of women in leadership and decision-making with a view to eliminating social and patriarchal attitudes; (b) Increase the role and visibility of women in politics with a view to translating their engagement into leadership roles, targeting in particular current and potential women candidates, and provide incentives for political parties to nominate equal numbers of women and men as candidates; (c) Adopt programmes to provide financial resources, technical advice on campaign management, targeted capacity-building and mentoring on leadership and negotiating skills for women who aim to gain access to public positions; (d) Adopt and implement temporary special measures in the form of quotas, with benchmarks and specific timetables, to increase the representation of women in, among others, decision-making positions, the parliament, government positions, the judiciary and all local governance bodies at the atoll and island levels. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
ICCPR-25(a) (a) Ensure that the rights contained in article 25 of the Covenant, which lies at the core of democratic government based on the consent of the people (general comment No. 25 (1996) on the right to participate in public affairs, voting rights and the right of equal access to public service), are fully protected; International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
UPR - 141.5 Ensure the independence of the Human Rights Commission, the Election Commission and the Office of the Auditor General Universal Periodic Review
133.68 Pursue the policy of eliminating inequalities between men and women by taking effective measures aimed at increasing the participation of women in political and public life Universal Periodic Review - 3rd cycle
2021-24 24. The Committee recommends that the State party adopt temporary special measures, in line with article 4 (1) of the Convention and general recommendation No. 25 (2004) on temporary special measures, including statutory quotas, and establish time-bound targets to accelerate the realization of substantive equality between women and men in all areas in which women are underrepresented or disadvantaged. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 
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