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State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:GermanyGermanyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify core international human rights instruments, including the ICCPR and its OPs, the ICESCR ... -
State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Review the effectiveness of government mechanisms intended to support the achievement of gender equality. -
State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Marital rape
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Adequately implement its legislative framework addressing domestic and sexual violence, ensuring the inclusion of provisions on marital rape, as well as a specific definition of violence against women, as distinct from intra-family, family or domestic violence.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 15) Gender-based violence (GBV) is considered to be one of the most persistent and under-reported crimes in Saint Lucia. The GOSL has adopted a multisectoral approach in combatting this scourge. In 2019, through the Essential Services Programme, the Division of Gender Relations in collaboration with the Women’s Support Centre embarked on the establishment and training of individuals within various communities in Saint Lucia to provide support through information and other resources to victims and persons at risk of domestic violence. Saint Lucia has also benefited from the Strengthening State Accountability Project for ending gender-based violence in the Caribbean by UN Women and Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP). Through this project a data gathering tool was designed and adopted. The tool systematically collects data from the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force, the Women’s Support Centre the Saint Lucia Crisis Centre and the Family Court. Not all agencies are fully compliant with the systematic sharing of data and it was noted that there was limited capacity of the Division of Gender Relations to analyse and use the data gathered. Recent commitments from UN ECLAC to support data management in Saint Lucia is intended to improve the Division’s capacity and that of the Gender Focal Points in relevant departments in that regard.
Para 16) In 2016, Saint Lucia was supported by United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Multi-Country Office in Barbados in collaboration with the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ThACCP). The ThACCP completed the National Plan/Partnership for Action to end gender-based violence in 2019 to produce a National Plan/Partnership of Action (NPA) to end gender-based violence in Saint Lucia. A national consultation on gender-based violence was convened in March 2019 to initiate the necessary processes to catalyze systemic change. A comparative review of existing legislation nationally, regionally and internationally with proposed legislation was completed in September 2019. The review was conducted through technical assistance from Sisters for Change through the Equality and Justice Alliance Initiative.
Para 17) This new legislation is expected to be submitted to Cabinet in 2020 and will define domestic violence, provide recourse for all victims of domestic violence regardless of marital status, living arrangements, sex and other factors prohibiting access to justice in the existing legislation.
Para 18) In the last five years, the Government of Saint Lucia has developed strategies aimed at preventing violence against women and girls, in primary and secondary schools. The Health and Family Life Education and the Good Touch Bad Touch programmes continue at all public schools. Youth A.R.T (Active Response Team) is an initiative undertaken by the Division of Gender Relations in collaboration with select secondary schools. It promoted the concept of healthy relationships among students from 11 to 17 years in an effort to reverse the trend of dating violence.
Para 19) As a second level of prevention, Family Court has introduced a Violence Intervention programme called Partnership For Peace which is a psycho-educational perpetrator programme particularly for men who are perpetrators of domestic violence. Furthermore, the Bordelais Correctional Facility has also engaged in a number of social programmes for inmates including one programme aimed at uniting incarcerated fathers with their children through the organising of family days at the facility.
Para 20) The COVID-19 pandemic has also created a need for psycho-social support as mental health crises and domestic violence of persons has been on the increase. Through the assistance of the Government of Canada and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the GOSL has implemented the Enabling, GenderResponsive Disaster Recovery, Climate and Environmental Resilience in the Caribbean (EnGenDER) Project. The Project focuses on actions which address gender-based violence and gender vulnerabilities that became more pervasive as result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Project will be used to support the implementation of income supplemental initiatives which benefitted women in the informal sector, women farmers and women living with disabilities. Assistance also focused on the provision of psycho-social support training for essential workers to address gender-based violence.
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Para 37) The subregional team indicated that Saint Lucia had supported recommendations to address domestic violence and gender-based violence – a critical, persistent human rights challenge in the region. It noted that the country was implementing measures to that end, and noted a number of initiatives that had been adopted on the issue.
Para 38) The subregional team noted, nevertheless, that the number of cases of violence against women that were prosecuted was 1.21 per cent of all cases. The subregional team also indicated that the Penal Code 2003 (Revision of the Criminal Code (2003)) punished sexual violence within marriage only when rape occurred in divorced or separated couples.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 36) JS2 noted that Saint Lucia had accepted recommendations on gender-based violence including on domestic violence, sexual violence and marital rape. JS2 indicated that these recommendations involved different actions to be taken by various government areas and included practical steps, measures, policies and legislative framework modifications but that none of those recommendations had been fully implemented.
Para 37) JS2 added that domestic violence remained a significant problem, but noted that there had been no prosecutions of crimes of gender-based violence during 2018. While police were willing to arrest offenders, the Government prosecuted crimes of violence against women only when the victim pressed charges. The Gender Relations Department identified lack of training in trauma-specific interview techniques as a major problem for evidence collection.
Para 38) JS2 indicated that, according to statistics, incidents of rape in Saint Lucia were much higher than incidents of rape on a global scale and violence against women was disturbingly high. JS2 highlighted that the law criminalized spousal rape only when a couple was divorced or separated or when a protection order had been issued by the Family Court. Two recommendations on this topic had been received and accepted in previous reviews, however, there had been no developments on this issue.
Para 39) JS2 observed that though the legal framework could be improved, the biggest problems were the inconsistent application of the law in practice, and the approach of individual judges, police officers, social workers, medical staff, educational workers and other professionals who were the contact points of victims. JS2 indicated that quality and well-established multisector cooperation of all relevant stakeholders in the field of violence prevention and control was necessary. -
State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:Reference AddressedContents:... AI recommended the Government to fully implement the recommendations accepted during its first UPR to ratify ICCPR, ICESR and CPRD. [Para 1] -
State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:NeglectedContents:In 2014, the CRC recommended that Saint Lucia ratify the ... OP-CRC-IC ... [Para 1] -
State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:NeglectedContents:The CRC noted progress regarding the overall quality of health service provision. It recommended that the Government ensure adequate provision of prenatal and postnatal care ... [Para 46] -
State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
Type:Review DocumentationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS3 further indicated that sexual orientation, as a basis for protection, had for the first time entered law books through the Labour Code Act (2006), implemented in 2012. The code provides that it is unlawful for an employer to dismiss or institute disciplinary action against an employee based on sexual orientation. JS3 considered that this was a significant but limited achievement since other protections available under the Act, such as protection from sexual harassment, excluded persons of different sexual orientation. [Para 14] -
State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Costa RicaCosta RicaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Accede to ICESCR...ImplementationStakeholder 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. -
State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:RejectedContents:Sign and ratify OP-ICESCR...
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State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:Review DocumentationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS1 recommended the ratification of the ICCPR … [Para 2]
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State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:JAI recommended that Saint Lucia: establish and implement police training programs on appropriate use of force and provide guidelines on civil confrontation; and that it continue to offer diversity training programs for the police that focused on police interactions with the LGBTQ+ community, and expand the training programs to all government employees. [Para 24]
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State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender perspective in the UPR process
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:N/AContents:A request for written submissions/contributions was also solicited from the Leader of the Opposition, as well as from other individual NGO groups, including the Chamber of Commerce, Saint Lucia National Workers Union, Human Rights Lawyers and United and Strong which represents gay and lesbian interests. [Para 2] -
State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Sexual abuse
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:N/AContents:The new Code criminalizes “out of court” settlements, aimed at compensating victims in cases of rape or sexual abuse, and creates an offence where parents or guardians refuse to report cases of sexual abuse that are within their knowledge. It has been a common feature in cases of sexual offences against a minor, for a parent or guardian to circumvent the court process by accepting financial compensation from an offender. [Para 75] -
State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:NeglectedContents:Incorporate fully, in its constitution or other appropriate legislation, the definition of discrimination against women, providing for temporary special measures in accordance with the Convention. [Para 5; CEDAW] -
State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Human rights defenders
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:Review DocumentationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:USI urged Saint Lucia to ensure adequate protection for human rights defenders who work on issues related to acts of violence, discrimination, and human rights violations committed against persons because of their sexual orientation and gender identity. [Para 8] -
State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:10th session, February 2011Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure that the rights of all children are equally protected under domestic law, regardless of gender, and consider implementing the recommendations of the CRC.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 45) As articulated in Saint Lucia's previous report, the Education Act of 1999, in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of Child, affirmed the rights of all children to receive an education and prohibits refusing admission of students to schools on any discriminatory grounds. Furthermore, both the Convention and the Act seek to remedy inadequacies along gender lines. To this end, Saint Lucia has eliminated such discrimination as it pertains to access to education. It has been realised however, a trend of female students out-performing their male counterparts at every level of the education system on island. The underperformance of male students is by no means ideal, and is something that is currently being addressed by the Government. However it does speak to the tremendous progress that has been made by the Government and people of Saint Lucia in ensuring that women succeed in education. -
State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:United KingdomUnited KingdomRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUCommonwealthIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Enact comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation which will specifically prohibit discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity.ExplanationNoted.
The Government of Saint Lucia shall continue its engagement with the LGBTQI community. The Government of Saint Lucia shall also continue to promote a culture of non-violence and non-discrimination against all citizens, inclusive of the LGBTQI community.
The Government of Saint Lucia shall continue its engagement with the LGBTQI community. The GOSL shall also continue to promote a culture of non-violence and non-discrimination against all citizens, inclusive of the LGBTQI community.
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State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Abortion
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Guarantee the sexual reproductive health and rights by authorising unconditional abortion and combatting gender-based violence more effectively.ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:IranIranRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify the ICCPR. -
State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Adolescent pregnancy
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Guarantee all people access to sexual and reproductive health education and services, and adopt a national strategy to prevent teenage pregnancy. -
State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:PeruPeruRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:37th Session, January 2021Status:AcceptedContents:Step up efforts to eliminate domestic violence and violence against women and girls. -
State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Complete the internal procedure necessary for the ratification of the ICCPR and the CRPD, while putting in place the necessary mechanisms to proceed with the signature and ratification of other international human rights agreements that are still pending.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 8) In 2020, the GOSL ensured that the rights of those with disabilities were top priority through its ratification of the CRPD and the accession to its OP.
Para 2) … in June 2020 it had ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and had requested technical assistance from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to support the implementation of the Convention.
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State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:NamibiaNamibiaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Take legislative measures to fully implement the provisions of the CEDAW.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 11) here is no specific mention of the CEDAW in domestic law and a notable gap exists in the visibility of CEDAW in judgements, law enforcement and decision-making. However, the structure of the national mechanism for the advancement of women is being reviewed through the National Gender Equality Policy and Strategic Plan (NGEPSP) and the mainstreaming of gender is also included in Saint Lucia’s National Development Plan. Furthermore, training exercises have been held for various public officers to help educate and sensitise them to the provisions of the Convention.
Para 57) The Division of Gender Relations has also sought the assistance of the OHCHR Office in Barbados. In 2019, the OHCHR provided assistance in facilitating a CEDAW Sensitisation workshop with a wide cross section of Saint Lucia’s Law Enforcement and Social Support Agencies to discuss Saint Lucia’s compliance with the Convention.
Para 58) The Division of Gender Relations has also requested technical assistance agencies outside of the UN, such as Sisters for Change which is a European Union funded international NGO which is a member of the Equality and Justice Alliance. Sisters For through its Commonwealth legislative reform initiative, provided support and technical assistance to participating countries. The organisation has provided technical assistance and support to the Division of Gender Relations in a review of its laws in relation to CEDAW, in addition to drafting of its CEDAW report.
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State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:SpainSpainRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:RecommendationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Decriminalize consensual sexual relations between consenting adults of the same sex.ExplanationSaint Lucia notes this recommendation. Though Saint Lucia has become a more tolerant state as evidenced by the Labour Code, it cannot commit to holistic legislative change at the moment.ImplementationUN Compilation:
Para 11) The subregional team observed that same-sex relations between consenting adults were illegal in Saint Lucia. The crime of “buggery” carried a maximum sentence of 10 years and the crime of “indecency” carried a potential sentence of 5 to 10 years. The subregional team recommended that Saint Lucia decriminalize consensual sexual activity between persons of the same sex.
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Para 5) Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated that Saint Lucia did not have comprehensive laws that prohibited discrimination on grounds of gender identity and sexual orientation. HRW indicated that during the previous cycle of the universal periodic review, Saint Lucia had not supported recommendations to repeal legislation that discriminated against LGBT and intersex people or recommendations to decriminalize consensual sexual relations between consenting adults of the same sex. Section 131 of Saint Lucia’s 2006 Labour Act did prohibit employers from “unfairly dismissing” a person on the basis of their sexual orientation, but did not prohibit such dismissal on the basis of gender identity.
Para 7) HRW noted that Section 133 of Saint Lucia’s Criminal Code on “buggery” criminalized consensual same-sex conduct. Additionally, Section 132 of the Criminal Code on “gross indecency” exempted from punishment any act “committed in private between an adult male person and an adult female person, both of whom consent” but did not protect private acts between same-sex couples. JS2 made similar observations noting that the penalty for buggery was imprisonment for ten years.
Para 8) HRW stated that while buggery and gross indecency laws in Saint Lucia were seldom enforced against consenting persons, their impact was pernicious. Laws criminalizing same-sex conduct reinforced already-existing societal prejudices, effectively giving social and legal sanction for discrimination, violence, stigma, and prejudice against LGBT individuals. JAI made similar observations indicating that LGBTQ+ citizens faced verbal harassment on a daily basis, and even physical threats. JAI added that they were also often denied access to healthcare, the job market, and protection from the police.
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State Under Review:Saint LuciaSaint LuciaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFCommonwealthSource Of Reference:HaitiHaitiRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASACSOIFIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:23rd session, November 2015Status:AcceptedContents:Increase efforts to seek assistance in establishing a centralized data registry, especially data on violence against women and children.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 15) Gender-based violence (GBV) is considered to be one of the most persistent and under-reported crimes in Saint Lucia. The GOSL has adopted a multisectoral approach in combatting this scourge. In 2019, through the Essential Services Programme, the Division of Gender Relations in collaboration with the Women’s Support Centre embarked on the establishment and training of individuals within various communities in Saint Lucia to provide support through information and other resources to victims and persons at risk of domestic violence. Saint Lucia has also benefited from the Strengthening State Accountability Project for ending gender-based violence in the Caribbean by UN Women and Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP). Through this project a data gathering tool was designed and adopted. The tool systematically collects data from the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force, the Women’s Support Centre the Saint Lucia Crisis Centre and the Family Court. Not all agencies are fully compliant with the systematic sharing of data and it was noted that there was limited capacity of the Division of Gender Relations to analyse and use the data gathered. Recent commitments from UN ECLAC to support data management in Saint Lucia is intended to improve the Division’s capacity and that of the Gender Focal Points in relevant departments in that regard.