UPR Sexual Rights Database

National Report:
Para 25) Saint Lucia signed the ICCPR on the 22nd of September 2011 and has every intention of ratifying the agreement before the end of 2015.

Stakeholder Summary:
Para 1) Amnesty International (AI) recalled that during its first Universal Periodic Review (UPR), Saint Lucia accepted a number of recommendations on the ratification of core international human rights treaties, including the ICCPR, the ICESCR, and CRPD. AI acknowledged that Saint Lucia signed the ICCPR and CRPD in 2011 but noted that there had been no further progress since then.

National Report:
Para 25) Saint Lucia has signed and ratified the two optional protocols to the CRC namely the OP-CRC-SC (2013) ...

National Report:
Para 12) The GOSL continues to work assiduously to eliminate gender discrimination in its society and most notably in the education sector. The Education Sector Development Plan (ESDP) 2015-2020, commits to increase the accessibility and affordability of education for all citizens as well as promote gender equality. There have been significant strides in realising this vision. 13. Equal educational opportunities are available at the primary and secondary levels to all individuals regardless of their gender. Girls are accorded the same rights to education as boys. According to the Department of Education’s 2018 Statistical Digest, the net enrolment of males to females at the primary level was almost equal from 2006-2016. For the 2017/2018 academic year, the percentage of girls increased from the ten-year trend of forty-nine percent (49%) to fifty percent (50%). At the secondary level, the percentage of girls enrolled was slightly higher than that of boys. Similar to the primary and secondary levels, gender parity exists at the tertiary level. The enrolment figures at these institutions however tend to be higher among females than males. 14. The enrolment by main divisions of the tertiary institutions on island shows that there is growth in subscription of females in non-traditional bodies of knowledge. Through the efforts of the Aspire Artemis Foundation (UN), efforts are in progress to create more access for female students in the area of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). The outcomes of the Summer Institutes 2018/2019 for teachers of primary and secondary schools pointed to demonstrating a classroom practice, which shows how female students can be nurtured in accessing opportunities in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI).

UN Compilation:
Para 34) The subregional team reported that more than 90 per cent of girls in Saint Lucia attended primary school, and it was estimated that more than 75 per cent of them would attend secondary school. The primary school attendance figures were comparable to those for boys. In recent years, the primary school dropout rate for girls had significantly increased, reaching the same or a higher level than for boys. For secondary schools, the picture was not much different, as the average dropout rate for the past ten years had varied from 2.4 per cent to 1.6 per cent. Boys had historically been two and a half times more likely to drop out of school, but in recent years the dropout rate for both sexes had become more similar.
Para 35) The subregional team highlighted the fact that adolescent pregnancy was a contributing factor in the dropout rate for girls and that there was currently no legislation or official policy in place for pregnant learners to re-enter the formal education system.