a) Dissemination of information
A forum was held in September 1st, 2015 to disseminate information on CEDAW
recommendations to stakeholders. A separate forum was also held to disseminate the
information to media on October 13th, 2015.
b) Evaluation of implementation status
Furthermore, Follow-up on the implementation status of the recommendation were
conducted on an annual basis from 2015 to 2019 which includes work done by the
stakeholders, challenges faced and planned activities to implement the
recommendations. The status of implementation of each recommendation was
evaluated using a set criterion.
c) Field visits (atoll monitoring visit)
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, scheduled field visits to monitor the implementation of
concluding observations from CEDAW committee was cancelled. Hence online focus
group discussions were conducted with island-based stakeholders such as Local
Council Authorities, Women’s Development Committees, Family and Children’s
Service Centres, Health Centres and Regional Hospitals, Civil Society Organisations,
women, youth
d) Information obtained from state authorities
A stakeholder questionnaire was developed to compile information. It is significant to
note that the issues identified from the online consultations with island-based
stakeholders, annual CEDAW recommendation follow-up and existing in-house
monitoring data were considered in the formulation of the stakeholder questionnaire.
The in-house monitoring data encompasses various internal reports (annual reports,
assessment of compliance of national legislations with international human rights law,
report to UPR Process), and findings from field monitoring visits conducted from 2015
to 2019. Evaluation of the responses shared by the relevant state authorities were
reviewed to outline a set of questions.
e) Consultations with Civil Society Organizations and Political Parties
Political parties as well as Civil Society Organizations working on women’s rights, civil
and political rights, child rights, people with disabilities, environment and climate
change were consulted to obtain a better understanding of the women’s rights situation
of the country from 2016 onwards and verify the information provided by the state
authorities on an annual basis.
f) Validation of the information
This report was shared with government stakeholders and civil society organizations
for validation and significant comments from them were considered.
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