Uthema demands govt to remove all CEDAW reservations

Local non-governmental organisation Uthema Maldives called on the government to remove all reservations to Article 16 of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on the occasion of International Women's Day.

Emphasizing the presence of social issues including high divorce rates and a proportionately high number of single mothers, Uthema criticized government hesitancy to lift reservations on four points of Article 16 which seeks to eliminate discrimination against women in marriage and family matters.