1 Emma Fulu., 2007.The Maldives Study on Women’s Health and Life Experiences, Initial results on prevalence, health outcomes and women’s response to violence[Online] Ministry of Gender and Family. Available at: http://sgdatabase.unwomen.org/uploads/Survey%20‐%20Maldives%20‐%202007.pdf [Accessed on 27th May 2012]. 2 Id. 3 Maldives Police Service, 2010.Statistical Report 2010,Maldives: Maldives Police Service 4 Penal Code, Chapter one effective from 21/4/1975, Chapter two effective from 21/4/75, Chapter three effective from 1/1/67, Chapter four effective from 1/7/68, Chapter Four Amended (13/2009) 5 Human Rights Commission of the Maldives, 2009.A Desk Review on Health Sector of Maldives. Maldives: Human Rights Commission of the Maldives 6 World Health Organisation http://apps.who.int/nutrition/landscape/report.aspx?iso=mdv Centre for Community and Disease Control,2011. Annual Communicable Disease Report2011, Ministry of Health and Family. Available at: http://www.health.gov.mv/PDF/Annual%20Communicable%20Disease%20Report_2011.pdf [Accessed on 27th May 2012] 8 Ministry of Health and Family, 2011.The Maldives Health Statistics 2011, Maldives: Ministry of Health and Family. Available at: http://www.health.gov.mv/PDF/The_Maldives_Health_Statistics_2011_FINAL.pdf [Accessed on 27th May 2012] 9 Id 10 Human Rights Commission of the Maldives, 2011.Press release given by the Human Rights Commission to Celebrate World Health Day 2011.[press release], 7Th April 2011, Available at: http://www.hrcm.org.mv/dhivehi/news/newsarchive/7Apr2011.pdf (Dhivehi) [Accessed on 28th May 2012] 11 Department of National Planning, 2010.Millennium Development Goals – Maldives Country Report ,2010. Ministry of Finance and Treasury. Available at: http://www.undp.org.mv/v2/downloads/4d9051c4586a3_MDGs%20Maldives%20Country%20Report%20‐ %202010.pdf [Accessed on 27th May 2012] 12 Maldives Police Service. 2012. Releasing the case report of killing a person. Maldives Police Service [Online] 26th March 2012. Available at :http://www.police.gov.mv/page/25470 Accessed on: 2nd June 2012. 13 Criminal Court, 2011.Records of Murder for the past 10 years. Maldives: Criminal Court. Available at: http://www.criminalcourt.gov.mv/index.php/home/247‐‐10‐14‐ (Dhivehi) [Accessed on 28th May 2012] 14 Miyadhu., 2012. Death Penalty amendment presented to the Majlis for the second time.Miyadhu, [Online] 10th April 2012. Available at: http://www.miadhu.com/2012/04/local‐news/death‐penalty‐amendment‐presented‐to‐ the‐majlis‐for‐the‐second‐time/ [Accessed on 27th May 2012] 15 United Nations, 2007. General Assembly adopts landmark text calling for moratorium on death penalty. [press release], 18th December 2007, Available at: http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2007/ga10678.doc.htm [Accessed on 27th May 2012] 16 http://hrcm.org.mv/publications/otherreports/LaleYouthInternationalSchoolReport6July2010Dhi.pdf (Dhivehi) 17 NPM is an independent detention monitoring body established under OPCAT‐ optional protocol for the prevention of torture. The main purpose of NPM is to establish a system of regular visits to places of detention in order to prevent torture and other ill treatment within the facility. In Maldives, NPM was established within the HRCM in December 2007. Apart from prisons, places of detentions visited by the NPM also include custodial, residential rehabilitation facilities, juvenile residential centres and psychiatric facilities. The last steps of the current monitoring approach is to hold constructive dialogues with the relevant state authority and discuss the issues of concern and following recommendations directly in order to obtain a target time lines for action. 18 Home for People with Special Needs – a state residential facility in the island of K. Guraidhoo for three vulnerable groups: geriatric patients, people with special needs, and psychiatric patients 19 Information obtained through a meeting with the State Minister for Department of Penitentiary and Rehabilitation Services by HRCM on May 2011 20 Human Rights Commission of the Maldives., 2009. Rapid Assessment of the Employment Situation in the Maldives. [online] Human Rights Commission of the Maldives Available at: http://www.hrcm.org.mv/Publications/otherreports/TheEmploymentSituationintheMaldivesEng.pdf [Accessed on 28th May 2012] 21 U.S. Department of State, 2012.Tier 2 Watch List, US: U.S Department of State. Available at: http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/143187.pdf [Accessed on 29th May 2012] Chapter: Article 25, Right to Vote and to Run for Public Office 7 81