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religion or belief and promote awareness of the importance of this right in accordance
with international standards;
(g) Improve conditions for the exercise of freedom of opinion and expression,
including expression related to religion or belief, in accordance with article 19 of the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;
(h)
Fully implement the recommendations of the Committee against Torture
calling for abrogation of laws allowing use of “judicial flogging” as a criminal
punishment, and in the interim, subject such provisions to an immediate
moratorium;13
(i)
Institutionalize the process for following up on recommendations of
United Nations experts and mechanisms and fully implement these recommendations;
(j)
Take measures to ensure that employees of resorts fully enjoy their
human rights, including their right to form unions and to participate in cultural life,
and regularly monitor resort compliance with international human rights standards;
(k)
Conduct and encourage further research related to corruption and
conflict of interest in decisions regarding tourism and the protection of the
environment, as well as the impacts of those decisions on culture and cultural heritage,
and make recommendations to improve the practices of these sectors;
(l)
Consider inviting the Special Rapporteur on the issue of human rights
obligations relating to the enjoyment of a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable
environment and the Working Group on business and human rights for official visits;
(m) Ensure that the conclusions of the two transitional justice commissions,
on murders and disappearances and on corruption, are fully implemented.
94.
In order to fight against discrimination and develop a more inclusive society,
the Government should:
(a)
Modify discriminatory constitutional provisions to bring them into line
with its international human rights treaty obligations;
(b)
Take measures to ensure that religion and culture are not used to justify
violations of internationally recognized human rights, including the human rights of
women, in any law or statement by the Government, or to excuse the failure of
Maldives to fulfil its international law obligations to eliminate discrimination;
(c)
Establish
discrimination;
a
helpline
and
counselling
services
for
victims
of
(d)
Fully implement the Gender Equality Act, and guarantee equality
between men and women in matters relating to family law, in particular by ensuring,
de jure and de facto, the right of women to inherit property on an equal basis with
men;
(e)
Conduct a gender impact analysis of existing laws, including family laws,
that lead to discrimination against women, strengthen efforts to combat
discriminatory stereotypes and promote the values of substantive equality of women
and men in society as a whole, including through general and targeted awarenessraising campaigns;
(f)
Take effective legal and policy measures to protect women and girls
against all forms of violence, including female genital mutilation;
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The Special Rapporteur notes the reply of the Government to the Committee against Torture
indicating that any such reform: requires domestic legislation or wider public consultation; must be
constitutional; and must reflect the wishes of the Maldivian people (CAT/C/MDV/CO/1/Add.1, para.
127). She hopes these requirements will be met without delay, and that, in any such consultation
process, the Government will ensure that the negative impacts of flogging on human rights and its
discriminatory impacts on women are widely publicized.
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