Accronyms
CEDAW
Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of
Discrimination Against Women
CRC
Convention on the Rights of the Child
DV
Domestic Violence
HRCM
Human Rights Commission of the Maldives
MGFDSS
Ministry of Gender, Family Development and Social
Security
PSU
Primary Sampling Unit
RF/DK/NA
Refused/Don’t Know/No Answer
RSL
The “Rights” Side of Life: A Baseline Human Rights Survey
RSL2
Six years on The “Rights” Side of Life
RSL3
Reflecting 15 years: The “Rights” Side of Life
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
UPR
Universal Periodic Review
VAW
Violence against Women
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