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State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:N/AContents:"A general policy of prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex is embodied in
Article 13 of the Constitution of the State. Further, the protection of the Courts for the
infringement of any Constitutional Rights is guaranteed under Section 16 of the
Constitution. This section guarantees the right of access to the courts in order to assert a
claim arising from infringement of fundamental rights of all persons. No case has been
brought to date by any woman in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines alleging discrimination
under the Constitution. Legislation has been passed which seeks to provide relief for
women in specific situations where discrimination is perceived to be taking place. The main
example of this is Maternity Leave. [Para 29]" -
State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:N/AContents:"Successes – The HIV/AIDS prevention and control programme has achieved
numerous successes as a result of the great political will of the Government of Saint
Vincent and the Grenadines, the availability of resources and the high level of dedication of
personnel from both public and private sector. Success stories are fitting for every aspect of
the HIV/AIDS prevention and control programme. The establishment of the Caribbean
HIV/AIDS Alliance in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has successfully attempted to
bridge the gap between prevention and support services and most-at risk groups such as
men who have sex with men and sex workers. The work of the alliance is done through
peer communicators. The programme is effectively monitored and quarterly reports are produced and disseminated to the Ministry of Health and the Environment. Similar work is
done by the PSI where their prevention programme is not only geared towards sex workers
and men who have sex with men but also to youth on the block. [Para 80]" -
State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:Review DocumentationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:N/AContents:" Joint Submission 1 recommended that the Human Rights Council, in its upcoming
UPR review, urge Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to bring its legislation into conformity
with its commitment to equality and non-discrimination, and its international human rights
obligations, by repealing all provisions which may be applied to criminalise sexual activity
between consenting adults. [Para 3]" -
State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:HungaryHungaryRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Increase efforts to provide medical support for children and promote adolescent health policies with respect to reproductive health. -
State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:RejectedContents:Implement the 2008 recommendation of the Human Rights Committee by decriminalizing sexual relations between consenting adults of the same sex.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 36) Sections 146-148 of the Criminal Code of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines criminalises the act of buggery as follows:
Section 146 states that Any person who:
(a) Commit buggery with any other person;
(b) Commits buggery with an animal; or
(c) Permits any person to commit buggery with him or her, is guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for ten years.
Section 147. Assault with intent to commit buggery.
Any person who commits an assault with intent to commit buggery, is guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for seven years.
Section 148. Indecent practices between persons of the same sex.
Any person who, whether in public or private, commits any act of gross indecency with another person of the same sex, or procures or attempts to procure another person of the same sex to commit an act of gross indecency with him or her, is guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for five years. -
State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:CanadaCanadaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Implement public awareness campaigns to end gender-based violence and violence against women and children. -
State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify the OP-ICESCR.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Do not criminalize consensual sexual conduct between people of the same sex.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:NetherlandsNetherlandsRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Sexual abuse
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Counter gender-based violence, including through the creation of an institution for victims of gender-based violence and sexual abuse, and by strengthening training for law enforcement personnel on gender-based violence and sexual abuse reporting.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Reference AddressedContents:The HR Committee recommended that San Vincent and the Grenadines review its Constitution to ensure that it explicitly prohibited discrimination on all grounds in a non-exhaustive list, and that it ensure the equal rights of men and women. [Para 14]
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State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify the OP-CRC-IC.ExplanationNoted.ImplementationStakeholder Summary:
Para 2) The Saint Vincent Planned Parenthood Association (SVPPA) noted that, while Saint Vincent and the Grenadines had ratified a significant number of human rights treaties, it had not ratified the OP-CRC-IC.
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State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Decriminalize homosexual relations between consenting adults.ExplanationNoted.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 154) A challenge to the buggery laws was issued in the state and is expected to be heard in the High Court by 2022.
UN Compilation:
Para 16) … Two Committees and the subregional team were concerned about the criminalization of consensual same-sex relationships under the Criminal Code of 1990 …
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State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:ColombiaColombiaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen the implementation of the National Action Plan to end gender-based violence, in cooperation with civil society organizations and other interested parties, and ensure better access to health care and social services for victims, in particular rural women.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 7) The following human rights-related legislative enactments were made during the period under review: (a) Domestic Violence Act (2015) was passed with all-embracing provisions including recognising women being abused in informal “common-law relationships” and providing another avenue for victims of domestic violence to seek redress.
Para 8) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is currently undergoing a review of its: (a) Sexual offences laws; …
Para 9) A consultant is working with GoSVG officials and has submitted a report and proposed draft of the revised employment laws. These will be submitted to the Attorney General’s Chambers for review. An Employment Relations (Prevention of Sexual Harassment) Bill has also been drafted. Para 10) A review of the Sexual Offenses laws within the criminal code and family laws is being carried out with assistance from international agencies and organisations. The Marriage Act will be reviewed along with others. The sexual offences review proposes to update the law regarding sexual offenses and definitions of rape.
Para 16) Notwithstanding, multiple action plans grounded in human rights were developed over the period under review, which includes the: (a) National Action Plan against Gender-Based Violence with technical support from UNWOMEN (2014-2016);
Para 43) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ Domestic Violence Act was passed in 2015. The core agencies guided by this legislation in guaranteeing citizen security and gender equality are the RSVGPF, the Family Court, and the Gender Affairs Division (GAD).
Para 44) This legislation is not only limited to spousal abuse within the home, but a complainant can be any child or adult. It is also extended to include stalking, intimidation and threats; and provides punishment for child abuse that is defined within the Child Care and Adoption Act of 2011. It identifies any act of child abuse as a criminal act and a recognized form of domestic violence.
Para 45) The MONM has been collaborating with the Attorney General’s Chambers since 2019 towards reforming the sexual offenses legislation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, with technical support from international agencies and governments. To date, a comprehensive review of all the sexual offenses provisions has been conducted and the findings and recommendations were presented to stakeholders in December 2019. This report included findings and recommendations for reform to reflect good international practices, and which meet human rights standards on issues of rape and sexual assault, sexual offenses relating to people with disabilities, and age of consent laws.
Para 46) The Ministries of National Mobilisation and Health and Wellness have sought technical guidance from PAHO towards the development of Health Standard Operating Procedures to strengthen the response for victims of gender-based violence.
Para 47) Since 2015, the GAD developed a Victims Support Programme as a means to providing psychosocial, socio-economic, and empowerment services to victims of domestic violence. The GAD also provides social protection cash transfers to victims and survivors to aid in the effective reintegration with families and in communities. This support service complimented the Crisis Centre, which was established in 2007 by the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to provide security and empowerment of victims of spousal and related acts of violence and misconduct against women and children. Its purpose is to provide emergency and short-term care to victims of domestic violence for up to ninety (90) days.
Para 48) The GoSVG in 2020, expressed interest in the establishment of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Support and Referral Centre (VINCYSARC). This facility shall utilize the ‘onestep center’ model for attending to survivors of violence. It is envisioned that once established, the VINCYSARC shall seek to optimize a multi-sectoral approach and ensure consistency in the delivery of care and guiding principles in all service delivery efforts, and when responding to child abuse and gender-based violence. This coordinated and collaborative approach delivers survivor services that link sectoral responses within standalone programmes where healthcare, psychosocial counselling, law enforcement, and protection would be available in one location.
Para 49) During the period 2015 and 2020, 985 cases of domestic violence were reported to the RSVGPF, whereby physical violence was the most prevalent type of abuse that accounted for over 90% of the reported cases.
Para 50) To remove barriers to women’s access to justice, the GAD with effect from 2017, facilitated annual capacity-building workshops for service providers and social workers, counselors, and civil society organisations. The awareness-raising campaign is galvanized during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, which is commemorated during the period November 25 – December 10 annually.
Para 51) The GAD implements an ongoing Anti-Violence Campaign in communities and educational institutions since 2015 and has reached over thirty (30) communities, which were selected based on the prevalence of domestic violence, as recorded by the police. The campaign is implemented by way of community surveys which measure the attitudes and social and cultural norms towards domestic violence. This is then followed by public consultation on topical issues relating to domestic violence for example the mechanism and legislation used for crime and violence and also incorporating the roles and responsibilities of the Family Court.
Para 52) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its adverse effects on the country, in 2020, the campaign took a national focus, widening the scope of awareness by utilising online surveys, mass media campaigns, and community consultations in collaboration with key stakeholders such as the RSVGPF, Family Court, Attorney General’s Chambers and Marion House. These initiatives were complemented by establishing a toll-free Crisis Hotline for the reporting of incidents of gender-based violence.
Para 106) The GoSVG has provided resources for the implementation of the National Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence which was established in 2014 to address gender-based violence and its debilitating effects on women, children, and other vulnerable groups to achieve gender justice.
Para 107) The Domestic Violence Act of 2015 is currently the guiding legislation for domestic violence. Existing laws protect women against acts of sexual and physical violence and other forms of abuse. The Government has collaborated with the international organizations and agencies to draft the Sexual Offences Bill.
Para 109) Emphasis is placed on training key stakeholders responsible for the protection of women and girls during the Sixteen Days of Activism. Components of the training integrate the legal framework at all levels to ensure that the proper service referral system is being utilised and the acceptable protocols are executed.
110) The Domestic Violence Act of 2015 is a piece of family legislation that is recognized within the Criminal Code, the breaches of which are punishable by imprisonment. It provides added protection through an Interim Protection Order, which is valid for twenty-eight (28) days, and a Permanent Protection Order to further protect the survivor once the investigations during the Interim Protection Order period, validate the need for permanency of protection against the respondent. On average, the family court issued 197 protection orders yearly between 2017–2020.
Para 111) Under Section 7 of the Domestic Violence Act of 2015 subsection (a-i), the law details how the courts may prohibit the respondents through the protection order.
Para 112) In addition, the Court may direct the respondent to: (a) Pay emergency or interim monetary payments to the applicant for spousal and/or child maintenance; (b) Immediately vacate the shared household for a specified period of time; (c) Make or continue to make payments in respect of rent or mortgage for the shared household; and (d) Receive professional counseling or therapy.
Para 113) The National Action Plan to end Gender-Based Violence is implemented through the establishment of a Gender Equality Commission (GEC) in 2017, which is a multi-sectoral composition that functions as gender focal points to implement the activities and promote gender mainstreaming towards gender equality within their respective agencies. This commission is chaired by the MONM, and co-chaired by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Human Rights Association. The GAD is the Secretariat of the GEC, and membership comprises of stakeholders from government and civil society entities.
Para 114) The priorities of the GEC are: • Dissemination and implementation of the CEDAW; • Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular, Goal 5: to promote further gender equality and empowerment of women and girls; • To oversee the implementation of legislation and national policies with respect to gender equality; • To consider relevant changes in legislation and national policy developments accordingly; • Quota system for greater political participation for women; • To monitor the rates of Gender-Based Violence nationally and provide technical assistance on how to prevent and reduce this gender inequality; and • To guarantee the social, political, and economic advancement of women in all sectors.
Para 115) Awareness-raising campaigns are undertaken to eliminate gender-oriented prejudices including Gender-Based Violence in society. Public awareness-raising campaigns towards Violence Against Women are continuous. However, it is galvanised during the commemoration of the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence that commences on November 25 - International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and concludes on December 10 - International Human Rights Day. During this period, various media programmes and public service announcements are undertaken to sensitize the general public on the issue of Violence Against Women. In addition, training programmes are conducted with key stakeholders, especially the police on areas of: • Family legislation (Domestic Violence Act/Child Care and Adoption Act); • Duties of Police Officers and mandatory reporters; • The laws of evidence; • Support services to victims and perpetrators of violence; • Application and enforcement of protection orders; • Gender diversity and inclusion; and • The psychology of victims of violence.
Para 116) A Gender-Based Referral Pathway was developed in 2020 with technical assistance from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). This document provides guidance that links survivors of gender-based violence to support and competent service providers in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. In addition, a Domestic Violence Response Protocol was drafted to ensure a coordinated response mechanism to reports of gender-based violence.
Para 117) As a means of providing security to and empowerment of victims of spousal abuse related to acts of violence and misconduct against women and children, the operationalisation of safe houses across the country was enacted. The coordination of service response is a multi-sectoral approach that can be accessed through the use of the referral pathway.
Para 118) The Gender Affairs Division continues to provide safe spaces and support services for victims of gender-based violence, and plans are in place to rehabilitate and upgrade the Crisis Centre into a One-Stop Support and Referral Centre to provide support services for victims of Gender-Based Violence in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Para 119) The Sexual Offences Unit was established in 2018 to investigate incidents of a sexual nature, including those characterized as Sexual Offences, Domestic Violence and Gender Based Violence, using officers with the necessary training to deal with such cases.
Para 120) Officers of the Unit also conduct training with various stakeholders to build their competence as well as ensure that a victim-centered approach is used by all first contact of sexual offenses. Unit officers received their specialized training by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines’ Regional and International partners.
UN Compilation:
Para 56) The HR Committee was concerned about reports of the high prevalence of domestic violence, sexual violence and abuse. It was also concerned about the narrow definitions of rape and incest, the absence of statutory prohibitions of marital rape and sexual harassment, and the lack of a comprehensive definition of gender-based violence in the Criminal Code. The United Nations subregional team expressed similar concerns and noted that, according to a joint United Nations and World Bank report, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines had the third-highest reported rape rate in the world.
Para 57) While noting the existence of a Domestic Violence Act, the United Nations subregional team stated that the Act reportedly placed a financial burden on victims and did not specify the role of the Crisis Centre, which was intended to be a shelter for battered women.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 8) SVPPA stated that, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, women continued to face various forms of discrimination, including gender-based violence, sexual harassment in the workplace and daily life, employment discrimination, income inequality, and lack of representation in decision-making positions in both public and private sectors.
Para 18) SVPPA reported that teenage pregnancy had raised some concerns, but that there had been a slight decrease in teenage births. However, it stressed that concerns remained due to reports of sexual abuse or statutory rape being the cause of many of these births.
Para 20) SVPPA noted that intimate partner violence, sexual violence and child sexual abuse remained some of the most prevalent forms of gender-based violence in the country. It acknowledged the adoption of the 2015 Domestic Violence Act, which introduced a comprehensive definition of domestic violence and made reporting of domestic violence obligatory, but noted that the Act had been not amended despite the criticism on the financial burden it placed on victims and on the undefined role of the crisis centre. It also noted that domestic violence was not recognized as a criminal offence under the Domestic Violence Act.
Para 21) SVPPA noted that there were two Family Courts responsible for enforcing the protection outlined in the Domestic Violence Act, but stressed that Saint Vincent and the Grenadines still needed to establish an entity for the analysis of data on gender-based violence collected by the Family Courts and the Police Force. It also noted that, despite the establishment of a Sexual Offences Unit within the Criminal Investigation Department, there was mistrust in reporting incidents of gender-based violence and sexual abuse to police officers and many of such cases were not effectively reported.
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State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:QuestionSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:What measures have been taken ... to give adequate health services to adolescent mothers? -
State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:Reference AddressedContents:The CEDAW noted that the police attitude sometimes actively discouraged women who were victims of violence from pursuing their complaint, given that the law enforcement officers treated them with contempt and hostility. It urged Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to encourage women to report incidents of sexual and domestic violence by destigmatizing victims and raising awareness about the grave and serious nature of such acts. [Para 21] -
State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:NeglectedContents:The CEDAW recommended that Saint Vincent and the Grenadines adopt and implement policies in order to eliminate occupational segregation and achieve substantive equality of women and men in the labour market. respect. The ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations noted that the labour inspection services had not found any cases of non-compliance with the principle of equal remuneration between men and women for work or equal value and that no workers had raised complaints in that respect. It considered that the absence of complaints on pay inequalities could result from the lack of knowledge of the rights derived from the Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100) among workers as well as law enforcers, or difficulties in accessing complaints and dispute resolution mechanism. [Para 43] -
State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:25th session, May 2016Status:N/AContents:The Gender Affairs Division of the Ministry of National Mobilisation in collaboration with the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) developed a multi-sectoral National Plan of Action to address the problem and create safer communities with the ultimate goal of achieving gender justice for all. [Para 126] -
State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:N/AContents:"Saint Vincent and the Grenadines like the rest of the world has not been exempted
from the impact of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The first reported case of HIV infection in
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was in 1984. The Government’s response has been swift,
recognizing the fact that this epidemic has serious developmental implications if left
unchallenged.
Thus a strategic plan was launched in December 2001. The plan then outlined the
following six priority areas:
(a) Strengthen intersectoral management, organizational structures and
institutional capacity.
The objectives include re-organisation of the National HIV/AIDS Task Force and
the HIV/AIDS Unit and the improvement of institutional capacity to deliver
relevant quality health and social services
(b) Design and implement care, support and treatment programmes for People
Living with HIV/AIDS and their families.
The objective includes establishing a care treatment and support network system for
persons living with AIDS and their families.
(c) Develop and implement HIV/AIDS/ Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
and control programmes with priority given to youth and high-risk/vulnerable groups. The objectives include utilizing the holistic approach to provide targeted prevention and control
programmes for adolescents, young adults and high risk/vulnerable groups; upgrading knowledge
and skills of Medical and Nursing Practitioners in the Management of STIs; mounting public
information programme on common signs, symptoms, treatment issues for selected STIs; and
conducting pre and post surveys.
(d) Conduct research and training programme.
The objectives include improving the capacity of selected personnel in the development and
conduct of small scale applied research studies, data analysis and recording findings and
conducting specific HIV/AIDS/STI Research.
(e) Upgrade surveillance systems.
The objective includes strengthening HIV/AIDS/STI Surveillance Systems.
(f) Implement advocacy programmes.
The objective includes promoting a supportive environment for persons living with AIDS. [Paras 74-75]" -
State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:"The HR Committee was concerned at the high incidence of violence against women
and recommended that Saint Vincent and the Grenadines take steps to monitor this
situation, facilitate investigations, and implement a plan of action. It also recommended that
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines take legal and educational measures to combat domestic
violence. [Para 25]" -
State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Sign and ratify OP-ICESCR as soon as possible, allowing individual complaints of alleged violations of these rights to be heard by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.ExplanationThe Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines cannot accept this recommendation in the short term, but is currently considering the signing and ratification of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights believing in the rule of law and expects that the domestic law of the State party must first be fully exhausted before the individual complaints procedure under those human rights treaties to which it is a party is utilised. -
State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:BrazilBrazilRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:RejectedContents:Consider revising its Criminal Code, in particular with a view to decriminalizing sexual relations between consenting adults of the same sex.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 36) Sections 146-148 of the Criminal Code of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines criminalises the act of buggery as follows:
Section 146 states that Any person who:
(a) Commit buggery with any other person;
(b) Commits buggery with an animal; or
(c) Permits any person to commit buggery with him or her, is guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for ten years.
Section 147. Assault with intent to commit buggery.
Any person who commits an assault with intent to commit buggery, is guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for seven years.
Section 148. Indecent practices between persons of the same sex.
Any person who, whether in public or private, commits any act of gross indecency with another person of the same sex, or procures or attempts to procure another person of the same sex to commit an act of gross indecency with him or her, is guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for five years.
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State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:HaitiHaitiRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
Type:RecommendationSession:11th session, May 2011Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Address the concerns of UNICEF that discrimination persists in the law relating to marriage as regards the minimum legal age of marriage, which is 15 for girls and 16 for boys; these ages are too low in both cases, according to UNICEF.ExplanationSaint Vincent and the Grenadines continues to give active consideration to these recommendations recognizing its responsibility to adhere to various international standards focused on improving the welfare of its citizens, such as standards relating to the minimum age for marriage for both sexes.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 72) The Marriage Act stipulates that parental consent is required if either party is below 18 years of age. In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines it is uncommon for marriage to take place below age 18. Nevertheless, the department of Ecclesiastical Affairs within the government will endeavour to engage key stakeholders such as Marriage Officers, churches and the Attorney's General's Office with the aim of reviewing the minimum age for marriage for both male and female. -
State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:United StatesUnited StatesRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASIssue:
- Sex work / "prostitution"
- Pornography
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Reform the law to include provisions that expressly prohibit the use of children for prostitution, pornography or pornographic performances. -
State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:TunisiaTunisiaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALOIFIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts to guarantee the rights of the child and protect them from violence and sexual exploitation. -
State Under Review:Saint Vincent & the GrenadinesSaint Vincent & the GrenadinesRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSCommonwealthSource Of Reference:United StatesUnited StatesRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:39th Session, November 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Reform laws under section 146 and 148 of Criminal Code of 1988 related to discrimination and gender-based violence against women and LGBTQI+ persons, including by repealing provisions that may be used to criminalize consensual, same-sex sexual activity between adults, and establishing a law criminalizing domestic violence.ExplanationNoted.