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Maldives

Regional group:

Asia – Pacific Group (APG)

Council member:

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Council Bureau membership:	Vice-president (2013)
Coordinator of regional group:	1 (2017)
Voluntary financial contribution to OHCHR (2019) :

Other HRC positions:	–
OHCHR presence:	Human Rights Adviser
NHRI accreditation status:	B

National Mechanisms for Implementation, Reporting, and Follow-up (NMIRF): Unknown

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Contribution of parliaments to the work of the Human Rights Council and its universal periodic review; Strengthening efforts to prevent and eliminate child, early and forced marriage; Human rights and climate change; Human rights and the environment; Independence and impartiality of the judiciary, jurors and assessors, and the independence of lawyers; Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers; Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure; Promoting the Voluntary Technical Assistance Trust Fund to Support the Participation of Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in the work of the Human Rights Council; Situation of human rights in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence; The rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; The role of prevention in the promotion and protection of human rights.

Voting record

Since it first became a member of the Council in 2010, the Maldives has voted (in the absence of consensus) in favour of most resolutions tabled under item 4 (situations that require the Council’s attention). The only exceptions are a 2014 resolution on the situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran (the Maldives did not vote) and a 2015 text on the same matter (the Maldives abstained). The Maldives has voted against all item 2 resolutions on the situation in Sri Lanka. For item 7 resolutions (human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories), the Maldives has always voted in favour. On item 10 resolutions (capacity-building), the Maldives has joined consensus on all resolutions except for two that were voted on during the period of its membership: on cooperation with Ukraine (the Maldives voted in favour). For thematic resolutions dealing with civil and political rights, the Maldives has generally joined consensus. Where there has been a vote, it has nearly always voted in favour. The exceptions are: 2011 and 2014 votes on resolutions on sexual orientation (the Maldives voted against); two resolutions on the question of the death penalty (the Maldives abstained); and one resolution on the integrity of the judicial system (abstained). For thematic resolutions dealing with economic, social and cultural rights, the Maldives has either joined consensus on, or has voted in favour of, all adopted texts.

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HRC participation

During HRC general discussions, panel debates and interactive dialogues with the Special Procedures, during the past three years, either as an HRC member or not, the State has joined:

Regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 42

Subregional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 50

106

Political group
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 109

Cross-regional
group statements

Average of statements for all countries: 58

Other joint
statements

Average of statements for all countries: 5

HRC member empty chair?

Overall, as a HRC member, has participated in more than 10% of panel discussions, general debates and interactive dialogues.

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Completed
Invitation sent by the State not (yet) accepted by the SP
Accepted / date set
Visit request by the SP and not (yet) accepted by the State
Postponed / cancelled

Longest visit request not (yet) accepted by the State >
WG on discrimination against women and girls, 2014

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Ratification status
Party Not Party
Individual complaint procedure accepted.
Reporting status

Submitted on time
Submitted late
Not applicable

On schedule
Overdue (outstanding)

CAT

ICCPR

CED

CEDAW

CERD

ICESCR

CRC

CRPD

Most overdue report

ICESRC
12 Years

OP-CAT

Ratified

NPM established

Received Sub-Committee visit

Universal Periodic Review

Reported

(2010, 2015)

Mid-term report

1st cycle

Level of delegation

Minister

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 35 / 192

2^nd cycle: 105 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Cited in the Secretary General’s reports on 'alleged reprisals for cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights' (2010-2019)?

YES

Response to allegations from government concerned?
YES

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 8

The Maldives tabled voluntary pledges and commitments in support for its candidacy for membership for the period 2014-2016 on 28 August 2013. The Maldives made a number of concrete pledges and commitments at both international and national levels.

At national level, the Maldives pledged to: welcome visits by Special Rapporteurs and Independent Experts; improve the effectiveness of its independent national institutions; strengthen the judiciary in view of the recommendations made by the relevant Special Rapporteur; and follow up on the recommendations received under the UPR and contained in the concluding observations of the Treaty Bodies.

At international level, the Maldives committed to: accede to the ICRMW and the CPED. It also pledged to ratify the CRC-OP3 and to work with LDCs and SIDS to support the fulfilment of their international human rights obligations.

An analysis of steps taken by the Maldives in fulfilment of its international level pledges shows that the Maldives has yet to ratify the three treaties it mentioned – the CRC-OP3, ICRMW and the CPED. Regarding participation at the Council, the Maldives participated in around half of panel discussions and general debates, and 34% of interactive dialogues. The Maldives maintains a Standing Invitation and accepted 6 out of 14 visit requests. However, it responded to only 2 of 11 communications received. The Maldives has ratified most of the core conventions, but tends to be late in submitting its periodic reports. At present, four reports are overdue, including the report to the Committee Against Torture, which is overdue by over 10 years.

Maldives

Asia – Pacific Group (APG)

Engagement with the HRC

Principal sponsorship of HRC resolutions

Voting record

HRC participation

HRC member empty chair?

Cooperation with international human rights system

Special Procedures

Standing invitation

Communications responded to / received

Visits requests status

Treaty Bodies

Ratified

Reporting Status

Universal Periodic Review

Participation in other reviews 1st cycle: 35 / 192

2nd cycle: 105 / 192

Cooperation with the UN, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights

Fulfilment of past voluntary pledges & commitments

Specific voluntary pledges: 8

Participation in other reviews
1^st cycle: 35 / 192

2^nd cycle: 105 / 192