The Maldives will participate in the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
The decision was made after Cabinet discussions today.
Members said the rights stated by the UNHRC covenant matched those granted in the Maldives’ constitution, and that signing the Optional Protocol to the ICESCR demonstrated the government’s value of international guidelines protecting people’s right.
The Maldives also became the 118th member country of the International Criminal Court today, a close partner of the United Nations.
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