HRCM repeats calls for clean water at special needs centre
14 Oct 2014, 2:48 PM
Mariyath Mohamed
The Human Rights Commission of Maldives (HRCM) has asked the government to address problems in the water and sewerage system Guraidhoo’s Centre for People with Special Needs.
The directive calls upon the ministry to immediately introduce temporary facilities which will provide clean water for basic needs, and requests detailed plans for dealing with the facility’s water and sewerage problems by October 19.
The centre, in Kaafu atoll, is the only facility for Maldivians suffering from mental disabilities and currently falls under the remit of the Ministry of Law and Gender.
The commission states that the government has failed to take action despite repeated appeals from the HRCM over the past 5 years.
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