HRCM marks human rights day with reception
11 Dec 2011, 9:57 PM
Hawwa Lubna
A society with no respect to human rights will inevitably plunge into social chaos and economic decline, said the head of the Human Rights Commission of the Maldives (HRCM), Mariyam Azra, speaking at a reception held on Saturday night to mark International Human Rights Day.
In the ceremony attended by President Mohamed Nasheed and senior officials, Azra noted that much has to been done in guaranteeing the rights given to all individuals, groups and societies.
Highlighting the increased physical, sexual and emotional abuse of children in Maldives, Azra said that the regulations have to be formulated to identify and protect them.
She also encouraged people to end domestic violence and the stigmatising of women, providing them equal opportunities in social, economic and political fields.
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