Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health Education 2016 faced at childbirth and a lot more newborns die during delivery due to lack of proper medical care. Although men are less affected by these problems directly, men also need to have RH awareness particularly since they play a major role of decision‐making in RH of their family. A majority of the population of the Maldives comprises of youth and adolescents.30 Since adolescence is a transitional phase into adulthood and is a time when sexuality and relationships become significant, the lack of proper information and guidance in RH will increase susceptibility to coercion, substance abuse, physical and sexual abuse, unplanned pregnancies, and sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. A study was conducted by the Department of National Planning of Maldives in 2014, to examine how much human development progress has been achieved in the Maldives during the period 1994 – 2012. The results, taking into account the high numbers of unsafe abortions, infanticides, as well as the fast paced spread of sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS among the Maldivian youth, suggest that the Maldivian youth are in dire need of proper and correct sexual and RH education and access to RH services.31 The report emphasized that most of these problems could be minimized with the access to proper information and help being delivered to those in need through more accessible SRH services and education, and by allowing people to make learned choices about one’s RH based on accurate and sound information. 2.3 SRH Rights in International Human Rights laws Although most human rights instruments do not clearly state RH rights, it is a fundamental element recognized in major human rights instruments such as 30 Maldives Population and Housing Census (2014). Statistical Release: 1 Population and Households. Published by Department of National Planning. 31 Riza, A. (2014). ICPD Beyond 2014.Maldives Operational Review, 2012 Progress, Challenges and Way forward. Published by Department of National Planning. 17 REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EDUCATION FROM A RIGHTS PERSPECT