A/HRC/43/50/Add.2 Annex Report of the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights on her mission to Maldives Contents Page I. Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 3 II. General context and framework .................................................................................................... 3 A. National human rights framework ........................................................................................ 4 B. Constitutional and legislative framework ............................................................................. 5 C. System of cultural governance .............................................................................................. 6 Realizing cultural rights in Maldives: specific issues ................................................................... 7 A. Awareness of and access to cultural resources ..................................................................... 7 B. Fundamentalism as a threat to cultural rights ....................................................................... 10 C. The right of all to take part in cultural life without discrimination ....................................... 12 D. Tourism ................................................................................................................................. 13 E. Climate change, environment and cultural rights ................................................................. 14 Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................................................... 15 A. Conclusions .......................................................................................................................... 15 B. Recommendations................................................................................................................. 16 III. IV. 2