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 xiii