Displaying 48126 - 48150 of 58126 recommendations found
-
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sex work / "prostitution"
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:NeglectedContents:Formulate a broad strategy against trafficking and prostitution. [Para 17; CEDAW] -
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:DenmarkDenmarkRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify the ICCPR,....ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:GermanyGermanyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Pass anti-discrimination legislation in order to prohibit discrimination on grounds of gender identity and sexual orientation.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:AustraliaAustraliaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Repeal all provisions of law criminalizing sexual activity between consenting adults, including those of the same sex, and take legislative and other measures to protect victims of violence based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Costa RicaCosta RicaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Recognize explicitly in the Constitution the right to free and quality education and ensure access to the educational system for adolescent mothers.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:CubaCubaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Maintain the implementation of the Poverty Alleviation Programme at the national level, with emphasis on the most vulnerable sectors, in particular to households headed by women and considering the socioeconomic effects of COVID 19. -
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:AustraliaAustraliaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Sexual violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Implement legislative frameworks to address domestic and sexual violence against women and girls and take further steps through education and social protection measures, such as training of law enforcement personnel and judicial officers, sensitizing the media, and educating the public. -
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:N/AContents:"In November 2004, St Kitts and Nevis hosted the CARICOM/UK Champions for
change Conference which provided a forum to promote dialogue and raise awareness on the
issue of HIV/AIDS among key stakeholders from the Caribbean. The meeting included a
session for Parliamentarians to assist them in acquiring the skills with which to advocate,
propose and reform legislation as well as to monitor and mobilize available resources
within their countries. Participants left the forum highly motivated and pledged to be
‘champions for change’ in the fight against stigma and discrimination in their own settings.
(a) In 2007, a comprehensive National Assessment of HIV/AIDS-Related Laws
and Policies was conducted. The process involved broad national consultation and
promoted intense local debate.
(b) Standardize all laboratory forms such that there is no distinction in the form
based on the test that the individual is required to take.
(c) Amend the Public Health Act to include HIV/AIDS as a notifiable disease
reportable via code to the designated Government Medical Official. Under the project, countries were to receive technical assistance to develop model
legislation and policies that countries could adapt to the local context. To date this has not
been accomplished and the necessary legislative reform has not occurred.
St Kitts and Nevis welcomes any technical assistance that will realize some of the
abovementioned recommendations.[Paras 40-42]" -
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Women's participation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:"In 2002, CEDAW urged St. Kitts and Nevis to introduce temporary special measures in order to improve the access of women to decision-making, as well as to adopt programmes to change the tenor of the political discourse in campaigns in order to achieve greater female participation in them. [Para 26]" -
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Sexual violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Seek from the OHCHR, the human rights protection system in general and the international community, technical and financial assistance that it deems necessary for carrying forward measures and programmes to eradicate domestic and sexual violence. -
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:N/AContents:Saint Kitts and Nevis will continue to work hard to achieve the 90-90-90 treatment for all targets, namely (i) 90% of all people living with HIV will know their HIV status; (ii) 90% of all people with diagnosed HIV infection will receive sustained antiretroviral therapy; and (iii) 90% of all people receiving antiretroviral therapy will have viral suppression. [Para 53] -
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:Reference AddressedContents:The Center for Global Nonkilling (CGNK) recommended the urgent ratification of the … ICCPR … [Para 4]
-
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:AlgeriaAlgeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Envisage adhering to international human rights instruments by giving priority to ICESCR and ICCPR, and seek, if needed, technical assistance to this end.ExplanationWith regard to ratification of human rights instruments, the delegation indicated that Saint Kitts and Nevis had approached the consideration of the recommendations in a realistic manner, committing only to those actions that were within its ability and competence to implement and maintain. The delegation also stated that Saint Kitts and Nevis could not commit, in the short term, to signing and ratifying new treaties without undertaking a meticulous assessment of the resources essential to fulfilling its obligations under them.
The work on this aspect of the human rights framework had already commenced. As a part of this process, the Special Committee on Conventions and Treaties would consider these matters and make recommendations to the Cabinet. Notwithstanding that Saint Kitts and Nevis was not yet a Party to all of the instruments, it continued to adopt best practices, and remained committed to the ideals of the Conventions.ImplementationUN Compilation:
Para 1) The United Nations subregional team for Barbados and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) noted that, during the 2011 universal periodic review of Saint Kitts and Nevis, the country received numerous recommendations to ratify or accede to various international human rights treaties and that, although Saint Kitts and Nevis accepted some of those recommendations, it had not ratified any additional core United Nations international human rights treaties.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 2) AI stated that in its first review, Saint Kitts and Nevis had not expressed a clear position on recommendations to consider signing and ratifying a number of core international human rights standards, including ICESCR ... AI asserted that the government had taken no action in this respect, and that the ratification of these treaties was still outstanding. -
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:United StatesUnited StatesRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Decriminalize homosexual conduct by repealing relevant provisions within the Offences against the Person Act that may be used to criminalize homosexual conduct between consenting adults.ExplanationAs for discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, the delegation indicated that Chapter II of its Constitution prohibited discrimination against any person on the grounds of race, tribe, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, and, as such, any person who was of the view that his or her rights had been violated could, at any time, seek redress before the Court. Moreover, there were no challenges to any existing legislation before its courts on the grounds of sexual discrimination. Should any legislation be challenged on such grounds, and if held to be unconstitutional by the Court, the Government would have to be guided by such a ruling.
The delegation emphasized that the Government regarded seriously its commitment to protect all members of society from discrimination regardless of sexual orientation. Notwithstanding the above, the State believed that this was an important issue and would continue to engage the public through a consultative process.ImplementationUN Compilation:
Para 15) The subregional team stated that societal negative attitudes towards the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community impeded the operation of organizations working for such individuals and their free association. It asserted that public discourse on the rights of such individuals indicated that there remained strong sentiment against homosexuality and gay marriage, and reported that the former Prime Minister had publicly advocated a review of the country's anti-sodomy laws and tolerance for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals
Stakeholder Summary
Para 10) JS2 reported that during the 2011 review, despite several recommendations made to decriminalize consensual same sex relations, Saint Kitts and Nevis stated that a popular "mandate" was necessary for state protection of the rights of sexual minorities, and that continued criminalization of consensual sex under sections 56 and 57 of the Offences against the Person Act was justified because of "strong opposition" by citizens to repeal these laws. -
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Right to health
Type:Review DocumentationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:NeglectedContents:JS2 asserted that LGBT individuals continued to confront unacceptable levels of discrimination and stigma when visiting health clinics and that the fact that sexual acts between consenting same sex adults were criminalized impeded access to necessary healthcare. It recommended that Saint Kitts and Nevis ensure all state-run healthcare facilities adopt policies which unequivocally prohibit discrimination of all people accessing healthcare and have measures in place to sanction those who violate these regulations. [Para 40] -
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:SwitzerlandSwitzerlandRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOIFIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify without delay the ... OP-CRC-SC. -
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:RwandaRwandaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Gender perspective in policies, programmes
Type:RecommendationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt a national gender policy and enhance the capacity for gender analysis with government ministries, departments and agencies that coordinate policy development.ExplanationUNWOMEN has indicated verbally a willingness to provide technical assistance for training of Permanent Secretaries in gender mainstreaming and child and gender sensitive budgeting.
Gender Sensitization sub-project has been submitted to the Caribbean Development Bank for approval for funding under Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) 7, an initiative through the Caribbean Development Bank. This will include funds for PSA's, training for persons in gender and the re-introduction of gender focal points in each Ministry.
ImplementationNational Report:
Para 33. The Department of Gender Affairs has a significant responsibility in raising awareness; monitoring and improving the status of women and girls in the country through the implementation of a number of International Conventions and declarations.
Para 34) The Department’s priority areas include the formation of a National Gender Policy, the empowerment of women and girls, the reduction of all forms of gender-based violence, poverty elimination, governance and democracy, and programmes for men and boys.
Para 35) The Department of Gender Affairs functions under a policy framework, which is guided by international and regional commitments including the Sustainable Development Goals, Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the Gender Equality Observatory, (CSW) Commission on the Status of Women in Saint Kitts & Nevis and the Belém do Pará Convention. It has responsibility to fulfil periodic international, regional and national reporting obligations.
Para 39) In 2016-2017 the Department of Gender Affairs led a Gender Sensitization Project designed to provide the wider society with a more sophisticated understanding of gender; to improve gender mainstreaming in the public sector, and to enable the private sector to address and provide more substantial reporting about gender-related issues. Deliverables from this project included the creation of three sector specific training guides and a manual for use with adolescents, the private sector and focal point units within the public sector. Subsequently, 116 focal points across Saint Kitts and Nevis in the private and public sectors, and civil society were trained. Further gender sensitization training sessions were carried out in July and August 2018 respectively. Gender sensitization training continues to be delivered through the Department of Gender Affairs.
Para 40) After a Gender Equality Study was conducted in 2014, the results renewed the Government’s desire to complete a Gender Policy, and in 2018, the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis restarted the consultative process towards its National Gender Policy. The general objective of the gender policy is to advocate for non- discrimination on the grounds of sex and to provide a framework that will assist the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis in facilitating gender equality and empowerment. The policy will be structured in two parts: gender mainstreaming and gender setting.
Para 41) ‘Gender mainstreaming’ is a strategy embraced by the Government, and is an important initiative that promotes gender equality in institutions policies and programmes. The implications and interests of men and women are considered in order to address unequal social structures. Gender mainstreaming seeks to ensure that gender issues are addressed within the existing development strategies and programmes. Gender setting will seek to transform the existing agenda through the systematic application of a gender perspective. Other strategies will include gender sensitization, training, promotion, ensuring public ownership of the policy, ensuring data disaggregation, promoting women’s empowerment and gender equality, and establishing a gender responsive, monitoring and evaluating mechanism within government and other agencies.
Para 42) The Government recently received approval for additional funding, from UNESCO, to complete the drafting of said policy. The document is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2021 and will be presented to Cabinet for approval thereafter.
-
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Costa RicaCosta RicaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Accede to the ICCPR, ICESCR, CRPD, ...ExplanationIt cannot be overly emphasized how firmly committed we are to adhering to international standards in relation to human rights. It must be reiterated that lack of adequate resources, both human and financial, often stymies responses deemed to be necessary by the international community.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 6) On 27th September, 2019, Saint Kitts and Nevis signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and acceded to it approximately three (3) weeks after on 17th October, 2019. This is one of the many steps the country has taken in its quest to improve the human rights conditions throughout the Federation.
UN Compilation:
Para 3) … The Ministry of Foreign Affairs collaborated with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on human rights training workshops for government officials and civil society organizations, including advocacy on the ratification of the CRPD and public awareness seminars on the rights of persons with disabilities. In October 2019, Saint Kitts and Nevis ratified the CRPD.
-
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:GhanaGhanaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Consider ratifying the ICCPR ...ExplanationIt cannot be overly emphasized how firmly committed we are to adhering to international standards in relation to human rights. It must be reiterated that lack of adequate resources, both human and financial, often stymies responses deemed to be necessary by the international community. -
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:AustraliaAustraliaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Repeal all legislation which may discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons.ExplanationNoted.ImplementationUN Compilation:
Para 8) Although the Government did not support universal periodic review recommendations associated with LGBTQI rights, Saint Kitts and Nevis has shown some openness to dialogue on the issue.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 7) HRW stressed that Saint Kitts and Nevis did not have any comprehensive laws that prohibited discrimination on grounds of gender identity and sexual orientation, including in the employment, housing, access to education, and health care contexts. In this lacking legal context, discrimination against LGBT people seeped into everyday activities, whether it was availing of services such as health care, school, or riding a bus, or social activities such as going to the movies or shopping. Discrimination in the workplace can also occur. Notably, LGBT persons who faced discrimination in any sector lacked any legal avenue to seek redress for themselves or accountability for perpetrators.
-
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Costa RicaCosta RicaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify the OPs to the CRC, and to the CRPD, as well as the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights and the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:IrelandIrelandRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Accede to the ICCPR and the ICESCR..ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:CanadaCanadaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Decriminalize consensual same-sex sexual relations.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:LuxembourgLuxembourgRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Adopt national legislation to ensure access for all people to sexual and reproductive health services.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Saint Kitts & NevisSaint Kitts & NevisRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:GeorgiaGeorgiaRegional groupEEGIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Take further steps towards ratification of the OPs to the CRC.