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State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:AlgeriaAlgeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Raise the minimum age of marriage in the national legislation to align it with the definition of a child in the CRC.ExplanationNoted.
Trinidad and Tobago received various recommendations in relation to raising the age in the definition of a "child" in domestic legislation and further raising and unifying the age of consent to marriage in Trinidad and Tobago's various Marriage Acts, as well as making said age of consent the same for males and females.
Under the Children Act, 2012 the "age of a child" is raised to the internationally accepted standard of 18 years. This however, does not affect the age of consent in relation to marriage in domestic legislation, which is an ongoing issue of debate for Trinidad and Tobago. The GOTT has recognized that this is a specific human rights issue which must be addressed in Trinidad and Tobago. In an effort to bring domestic legislation in line with international standards and taking into account the multi-ethnic diversity which exists in Trinidad and Tobago's population, there are currently nationwide public consultations being conducted in relation to this issue. -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:N/AContents:A review of national policies and legislation to ensure conformity with regional and international agreements was completed. Areas for legal reform identified in the report included the ... the ages of marriage in Trinidad and Tobago; ... [Para 79] -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Adolescent sexual activity
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:While recent legislation decriminalized non-coercive sexual relations between minors who were close in age in non-familiar or custodial relationships, it explicitly withheld the decriminalization provision in the case of children of the same sex. That made non-coercive sexual activity between minors of the same sex subject to life imprisonment, regardless of their ages. [Para 20; UN Country Team] -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:SOGIE1 was concerned that the 2000 amendments did not include the definitions of rape and grievous sexual assault in the Sexual Offences Act. They are prosecuted using section 16 "serious indecency", which carries a far lesser sentence if both parties are adults, of five years (ten for a subsequent offence). [Para 14] -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:N/AContents:Gender disparity in primary and secondary education has also been eliminated. [Para 10] -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:N/AContents:To advance gender parity, Trinidad and Tobago became in 1996, the first country in the world to enact legislation for the recording and economic valuation of unremunerated work by women, with the Counting Unremunerated Work Act, 1996 Trinidad and Tobago is a party to the Equal Remuneration Convention (1951) of the ILO and the Government scrupulously honours this undertaking in its remuneration arrangements. [Para 97] -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:The ILO Committee of Experts requested Trinidad and Tobago to indicate the measures taken or envisaged to address the apparently widening gender pay gap. [Para 41] -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Abortion
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:NeglectedContents:JS2 reported that the Offences Against the Person Act (1925) establishes that abortions are criminal when “unlawfully” procured. It added that prevailing case law provided that termination of pregnancy would be lawful to save the life of a pregnant woman or to preserve her physical and/or mental health, and requires the corroboration of two medical practitioners. However, JS2 indicated that this provision was subject to widespread speculation and uncertainty and that unsafe abortions were a major cause of maternal mortality and hospital admissions. [Para 29] -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Costa RicaCosta RicaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen the law and resources to address human trafficking, specifically for women and girls. -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:MaldivesMaldivesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Reduce the gender wage gap by guaranteeing and enforcing the principle of equal pay for work of equal value in all sectors. -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Take all necessary measures to fight against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:IcelandIcelandRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Abortion
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Decriminalize abortion by amending the Offences against the Persons Act.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:JamaicaJamaicaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Prioritise measures to significantly reduce gender-based violence including violence against women and girls. -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Put in place a system to support victims of sexual and gender-based violence. -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:ItalyItalyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify OP-ICESCR.ExplanationNoted.
The GOTT undertook to examine with a view to signing, ratifying and implementing as applicable, the following human rights instruments:
The Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:AustraliaAustraliaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Enact legislation prohibiting discrimination against LGBTI persons, including removing laws criminalising same sex activity.ExplanationNoted.
The Government of Trinidad and Tobago ultimately seeks to recognise the human rights of all citizens, which includes the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgendered and Intersexed (LGBTI) community. The development of law is a dynamic process which adapts to the development of any given society. The issue of discrimination based on sexual orientation is one which remains a matter of concern in the forefront of the mind of the GOTT. Trinidad and Tobago is seen as a leader in the region in relation to the manner in which it addresses the changing needs of its population.
The HIV/AIDS high risk groups including the LGBTI community have been recognized in the National Workplace Policy on HIV/AIDS. This policy contributes to ongoing national efforts to decrease the spread of HIV/AIDS and to mitigate its impact. It does so by setting standards for managing HIV in the workplace and promoting structures and programmes to reduce discrimination.
With regard to cases of violence against a member of the LGBTI community, Section 4 of the Constitution enshrines fundamental human rights and freedoms, namely, the right of the individual to life, liberty and security of the person. Every person has the right to equality before and protection of the law. A person also has the right to respect for his private and family life. The exercise of these rights is guaranteed free from discrimination based on race, origin, colour or sex.
With particular reference to violence against the LGBTI community, the definition of rape in the Sexual Offences Act, 1986 was amended by Act 31 of 2000 to reflect a gender neutral position with regard to the complainant and the victim. This amendment serves to include protection for victims of violence in same sex relationships. -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Set the universal minimum age for marriage to 18 years, in line with the Civil Marriage Law.ExplanationNoted.
Trinidad and Tobago received various recommendations in relation to raising the age in the definition of a "child" in domestic legislation and further raising and unifying the age of consent to marriage in Trinidad and Tobago's various Marriage Acts, as well as making said age of consent the same for males and females.
Under the Children Act, 2012 the "age of a child" is raised to the internationally accepted standard of 18 years. This however, does not affect the age of consent in relation to marriage in domestic legislation, which is an ongoing issue of debate for Trinidad and Tobago. The GOTT has recognized that this is a specific human rights issue which must be addressed in Trinidad and Tobago. In an effort to bring domestic legislation in line with international standards and taking into account the multi-ethnic diversity which exists in Trinidad and Tobago's population, there are currently nationwide public consultations being conducted in relation to this issue. -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:N/AContents:In 2012, the Maternity Protection Act, 1998 was amended by the Miscellaneous Provisions (Maternity Protection and the Masters and Servants Ordinance) Act, 2012 to increase maternity leave from 13 weeks to 14 weeks. This demonstrates the policy of legislators to ensure that Trinidad and Tobago is within international standards and the protection of the reproductive rights of women. [Para 82] -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:CubaCubaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:CommentSession:12th session, October 2011Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:It noted the country had achieved universal primary and secondary education and achieved goal 3 of the third Millennium Development Goal by eliminating disparities between sexes in primary and secondary education. -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Trafficking in women and / or girls
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:Human trafficking in Trinidad and Tobago was particularly relevant to the sex industry. The country team recommended that Trinidad and Tobago introduce human trafficking modules into law enforcement training. [Para 13] -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:NeglectedContents:It also recommended that the Government and Opposition jointly pass legislation to amend the Constitution's Bill of Rights (currently Section 4) to protect against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender ... [Para 6] -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Sex work / "prostitution"
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
Type:RecommendationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Place high priority on measures aimed at combating violence against women in the family and in society, increase the population's awareness about violence against women as well as strengthen support programs aimed at the elimination of sexual violence and incest, and prostitution as a form of exploitation.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 85) With regard to the eradication of violence against women, in February 2014, the Cabinet approved the establishment of the Central Registry on Domestic Violence for the purpose of collecting, collating, and analysing data on gender-based violence as a basis for informing policy and programmes aimed at reducing gender-based violence. An Inter- Ministerial Committee was also established in that same year to oversee the setting up of the Registry.
Para 86) Other initiatives in relation to the eradication of violence against women include the review of the Domestic Violence Act, 1999 which was conducted in 2014-2015 with a view to introducing reforms for the greater protection of victims of domestic violence; the construction of 6 new safe house facilities for victims of domestic violence to be completed in 2015; and the implementation of Women City Centres which will provide integrated services for women relating to violence against women, economic autonomy, sexual and reproductive health, community education and child care.
Mid Term Progress Report:
As regards the eradication of all forms of violence against women and gender-based violence, the Government has adopted a multi-faceted approach:
-A multi-sectoral Committee on Domestic Violence produced a Procedural Manual for Police Officers and a Report including comprehensive recommendations for addressing domestic violence. The Procedures Manual was approved by Cabinet.
-The Gender Affairs Division of the Ministry of Gender, Youth and Child Development conducts ongoing training and public education using various media, to reduce the incidence of gender-based violence. A large volume of publications is produced each year aimed at public information and sensitization.
-The National Domestic Violence Unit of the Gender Affairs Division of the Ministry of Gender, Youth and Child Development, operates a Hotline 24 hours, seven days a week and receives approximately 30,000 calls annually. The Hotline provides information, active listening support, and referrals to shelters and counselling services, as well as referrals for rapid intervention by the Police. It is geared toward victims of rape, spousal abuse, and other forms of violence against women and men.
-Nineteen Domestic Violence Community Drop-in Centres have been strengthened, with social workers and Counsellors receiving increased remuneration, support and training. The Ministry of Gender, Youth and Child Development plans to develop standards/ guidelines/ tools to improve the performance of the Drop-in Centres. The Ministry is also in the process of setting up three new Shelters, two for female victims of domestic violence and one for male victims.
-NGOs supported by Government agencies provide eleven Shelters for female victims of domestic violence, and a rape crisis centre. Counselling services, support groups and resource facilities are also available within communities to assist in the prevention and treatment of domestic violence.
-The Institute of Gender and Development Studies (IGDS) at the University of the West Indies implemented a highly successful "Breaking the Silence" project which conducted research and raised awareness nationally and in communities on the incidence of incest.
-The Government Information Service (GIS) Radio Unit produced and broadcasted a series of radio programmes that focused on violence against women and addressed traditional stereotypes regarding the role of women and men in society. Specific programmes that encouraged the public to discuss these issues and become proactive in finding solutions included: "Women Can," "Balancing the Sexes/Female Empowerment," "Family Time, Let's Talk," "Domestic Violence," "Domestic Violence - What is Love?," and "Healing our Families."
-Increased sensitization on the Domestic Violence Act, 1999 which provides Protection Orders for victims, as well as penalties, fines and possible imprisonment for breaches of the Protection Order.
-Increased media attention to domestic violence has resulted in a clear shift in public opinion from views of the past, which considered domestic violence in the home as a private matter.
-Increased emphasis has been placed on the implementation of Masculinity Programmes to equip men with strategies to cope with their changing roles and responsibilities, encourage shared family responsibilities, and reduce the incidence of gender-based violence. -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:N/AContents:The Government has already completed an appraisal of all laws containing discriminatory provisions vis-à-vis women and which require amendment in order to bring them into conformity with the Convention (CEDAW). [Para 94] -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:The Committee was particularly concerned that the Equal Opportunity Act 2000 does not afford protection to individuals on the grounds of sexual orientation, age and HIV/AIDS status, among others. CESCR recommended that Trinidad and Tobago take legislative and other effective measures to eliminate discrimination. [Para 20] -
State Under Review:Trinidad & TobagoTrinidad & TobagoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:AI also reported that access to justice for victims of sexual offences was unsatisfactory. AI stated that this was notably due to reluctance on the part of victims to go to court for fear of victimization; delays in the investigation and judicial processes; lack of confidence in the judicial process; and a lack of support services. [Para 20]