Conclusion This report highlights human rights concerns that have magnified over the past seven years since the publication of the previous The “Rights” Side of Life survey. These concerns have manifested into serious issues demanding immediate and concerted national responses. The RSL2 highlighted a worrying decline in support for gender equality and conviction in equal rights for women. The support for gender equality has diminished and women’s rights seem to have suffered even more over the years. What is significantly worse is the emergence of a religious extremist narrative that has been used to weaken support for gender equality and women’s rights. Gender equality remains one of the most commonly cited reasons for incompatibility of human rights with Islam. Findings of the survey manifest the acceptance of both men and women that the woman has a subordinate relationship in marriage. It is not viewed as a partnership by most respondents and the man is accepted as dominant in the marriage more readily by women than men. This study brings to light the lack of support for the woman’s consent in marriage and requires immediate advocacy intervention. More than half of the respondents reported that a woman is expected to have sex with her husband even if she does not want to and increasingly, more women than men support this view. There is an immediate and real concern regarding the persistent acceptance of violence against women, especially as an increasing number of women have begun to find justification and acceptance for acts of violence against them by their husbands. The findings of several chapters in this survey evidently suggest associations with each other. Increasingly, more people are of the opinion that human rights and Islam are incompatible. The reasons cited for the perceived incompatibility; human rights advocate for equal rights for women and rights of the child; human rights impede Islamic Shariah; human rights conflict with Islamic values, are worrying. This manifests signs of radicalization and growing violent extremism. This survey also notes that women, young girls and children as those who stand to lose most, when respect for human rights decline. The fact that growing concern regarding child sexual abuse has been consistently highlighted in all three “Rights” Side of Life surveys, indicates the inadequate response of the State to remedy this issue. The majority of respondents were unhappy with the protection provided for children. This is also aligns with the response of this survey, identifying child rights as the most important human right. Similarly, most respondents were also dissatisfied with the protection ensured for persons with disabilities. Access to education and elimination of discriminations against persons with disabilities were identified as the most important areas to be strengthened for better protection. It is noteworthy that the majority of respondents were satisfied with the protection afforded to the elderly. People identified prevention of neglect and abuse of the elderly as imperative measures to ensure protection. 65