| No |
Recommendation |
Convention/Treaty Body |
| ICCPR-6 |
The State party should take all measures to give full and unimpeded effect to the provisions of the Covenant in its domestic legal order and ensure that the provisions of article 16 (b) of the Constitution are not invoked to justify the failure by the State party to fulfill its obligations under the Covenant.
The State party should also undertake efforts aimed at, inter alia, training its judges, magistrates, prosecutor’s and lawyers on the provisions of the Covenant and by conducting awareness-raising campaigns for the population on the rights protected by the Covenant. |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICCPR-10 |
The State party should strengthen its efforts to facilitate the participation of women in political and public affairs, including by taking temporary special measures and conducting awareness-campaigns to further increase the participation of women in public and political affairs.
The State party should adopt strategies to combat stereotypes on the role of women, including by sensitizing its population on the need to ensure the enjoyment by women of their rights. |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICCPR-11 |
The State party should take the necessary measures to implement fully the Domestic Violence Act. It should facilitate complaints from victims without fear of reprisals, intimidation or exclusion by the community; investigate, prosecute and punish those responsible with appropriate penalties; and provide compensation to victims. The State party should further establish a proper mechanism of protection, including by setting up shelters and by providing psychological rehabilitation and conduct awareness-raising campaigns on the negative impacts of domestic violence |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICCPR-12 |
The state party should guarantee equality between men and women in matters relating to family law, in particular by ensuring de jure and de facto the right to women to inherit property on an equal footing with men. |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICCPR-14 |
The State party should take steps to combat torture and ill-treatment in its all forms and prohibit it in its legislation. The State party should consider setting up an independent commission of inquiry to investigate all human rights violations, including torture that took place in the State party prior to 2008 and provide compensation to the victims. The Committee should further investigate all allegations of torture that took place at the time of the demonstrations of 8 February 2012, in Malé and Addu, prosecute those responsible, and provide compensation and rehabilitation to the victims. The State party should implement the findings of the Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate events that took place during the political transition period. |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICCPR-13 |
The State party should consider abolishing the death penalty and ratifying the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It should remove mandatory death penalties from its statutes. |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICCPR-15 |
The State party should review the composition of the Police Integrity Commission to ensure that its independence is guaranteed. The State party should also ensure that complaints lodged by alleged victims of torture or ill-treatment are thoroughly and impartially investigated and that those responsible are prosecuted and punished with appropriate penalties. |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICCPR-16 |
The State should abolish flogging. It should explicitly prohibit corporal punishment in all setting. |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICCPR-17(a) |
(a) Conduct a study on the root causes of trafficking and provide statistical data on those trafficked; |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICCPR-17(b) |
(b) Speed up the adoption of the Bill prohibiting and punishing all forms of trafficking in persons and implement it; |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICCPR-17(c) |
(c) Investigate incidences of trafficking and prosecute those responsible; |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICCPR-17(d) |
(d) Provide protective measures, in particular shelters, as well as rehabilitation and compensation to victims; |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICCPR-17(e) |
(e) Adopt a National Plan of Action on Trafficking in persons. |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICCPR-18 |
The State party should provide legal guarantees to suspects detained by the Police, or National Defence Forces, whereby that they are brought before a judge who should decide on the lawfulness of their detention and/or its extension, within 48 hours. In adopting its Legal Aid Act, the State party should also ensure that free legal assistance is provided in any cases where the interest of justice so requires. |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICCPR-19 |
The State party should strengthen its efforts to improve prison conditions, including by adopting a national strategy. In particular, the State party should reduce the high rate of overcrowding in its prisons, including by shortening the period of pretrial detention and by using alternative measures to the deprivation of liberty. The State party should establish a complaint mechanism for inmates with regard to their conditions of detention. |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICCPR-20 |
The State party should take effective measures to reform the composition and the functioning of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). It should also guarantee its independence and facilitate the impartiality and integrity of the Judiciary, so as to effectively protect human rights through the judicial process. |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICCPR-21 |
The State party should adopt legislation to ensure respect for the principle of non-refoulement especially when persons risk being subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment or other serious human rights violations in their country of return. |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICCPR-22 |
In light of its general comment No. 34 (2011), the State party should fully guarantee the right to freedom of expression in all its forms. The State party should also avoid any kind of illegal interference in the media, including by refraining from the use of force against journalists. It should further protect journalists and media against any form of violence and censorship. Moreover, the State party should investigate incidents of attacks on journalists and media, and bring those responsible to justice. |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICCPR-23 |
The State party should fully guarantee the right to freedom of assembly in compliance with the Covenant and revise its legislation accordingly. It should adopt procedures and regulations in compliance with human rights standards for the police in controlling large crowds of protestors. It should investigate incidents which occurred in the State party, in particular during the 2012 demonstrations, and prosecute and bring Police and Defence Forces officers responsible to justice. |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICCPR-24 |
The State party should revise its legislation to authorize non-Muslims to practice and manifest their religion, including in places of public worship. The State party should abolish the crime of apostasy in its legislation and allow Maldivians to fully enjoy their freedom of religion. |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| 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 |
| ICCPR-25(b) |
(b) Take steps to ensure that the Commission of Inquiry set up to investigating the circumstances surrounding the transfer of power, in February 2012, can carry out its functions in conditions guaranteeing its complete independence and impartiality. |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICCPR-26 |
The State party, as a matter of urgency, should take all necessary steps to protect individuals who have provided information to the Committee. The State party should inform the Committee on measures taken in this regard. |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |