HRCM responds to criticism from the education ministry over UN submission
22 Sep 2014, 12:50 PM
Ismail Humaam Hamid
The Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM) has responded to criticism from the Ministry of Education regarding the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council.
In a press statement released yesterday (September 21), HRCM denied the accusations made by the Education Ministry that the section on education had been based on an outdated 2008 UNESCO report, saying it had used a joint unpublished report by UNICEF and the Ministry of Gender and Family from 2009.
The Supreme Court has today initiated suo moto proceedings against HRCM members in relation to the document, while the President’s Office has this week suggested that some phrasing regarding the death penalty is misleading.
The HRCM said that the education ministry had been given the opportunity to comment on the draft of the UPR report but failed to make any recommendations.
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