APF: Asia‐Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions CAT: Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment CCPR: Committee on Civil and Political Rights DIE: Department of Immigration and Emigration DPRS: Department of Penitentiary and Rehabilitation Services DRP: Dhivehi Rayyithunge Party FCPD: Family and Child Protection Department FCSC: Family and Children Service Centre GER: Gross Enrolment Rate HPSN: Home for People with Special Needs HRCM: Human Rights Commission of the Maldives ICC: International Co‐ordination Committee of National Human Rights Institutions ICCPR: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICJ: International Commission of Jurists ICPED: International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance ICPRMWF: International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ID: Identification cards IGMH: Indra Gandhi Memorial Hospital ILO: International Labour Organization JJU: Juvenile Justice Unit JSC: Judicial Services Commission LRA: Labour Relations Authority Chapter: Human Rights Commission of the Maldives Acronyms 2