N/A
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines wishes to inform that there are several organisations dealing with various aspects of human rights and related human issues operating within its territory and welcomes these recommendations but cannot accept them at the present time to create a national human rights institution in accordance to the Paris Principles. As a result, the Government commits to undertake consultation with stakeholders and with the support and assistance of the international community to create such an institution.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Explore possible ways and means to further diversify major economic activities with a view to widening the national income base in order to create an enabling environment to better promote and protect human rights in the country
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to development
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Actively consider specific legislation in the area of gender discrimination, including violence against women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Take appropriate steps to establish "Approved Schools" as provided for in the Juvenile Act with the aim of, inter alia, separating juveniles from adult offenders serving custodial sentences
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Consider adhering to the human rights instruments to which it is not yet party, particularly the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Sign and ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Develop opportunities afforded by international cooperation to strengthen its capacities, notably in the fight against poverty, while continuing its development programmes
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Poverty
- Right to development
- Technical assistance and cooperation
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Continue applying socio-economic development strategies and plans in the country, in particular those geared towards combating poverty
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Poverty
- Right to development
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Implement food security policies to combat the negative effects of poverty
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Poverty
- Right to food
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Consider signing and progressively ratifying international human rights instruments to which the country is not yet a party, especially the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Ratify the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
- Statelessness and the right to nationality
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Ratify the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court and ensure its implementation in national law
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- International instruments
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Investigate thoroughly all allegations of mistreatment of prisoners
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Abolish the death penalty
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Death penalty
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Consider ratifying those main international instruments to which it is not party, particularly the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and conclude the ratification process of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- International instruments
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Consider ratifying the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and its Optional Protocol
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Detention
- International instruments
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Establish a national human rights institution in accordance with the principles relating to the status of national institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (Paris Principles)
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Continue and step up efforts to improve school enrolment and the quality of education
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to education
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Establish a national human rights institution to protect and promote human rights in accordance with the existing international standards
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- National Human Rights Institution
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Continue efforts aimed at improving access to education, particularly in the rural areas, including by, inter alia, increasing the number of teachers, ensuring adequate infrastructure, learning materials and educational tools
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to education
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Continue efforts to implement legislation that takes into account the needs of boys and girls in general, including equal access to universal primary education, as well as, in particular, that of boys and girls with disabilities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Take expeditiously efficient steps to improve access to free basic education to all children, with particular focus on those living in the interior areas and those belonging to indigenous and minority groups
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Indigenous peoples
- Minority rights
- Right to education
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Continue its dialogue with indigenous persons
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Indigenous peoples
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Continue to seek assistance from the international community, with the support of the United Nations country team, in strengthening its human rights policies and implementing the universal periodic review recommendations, particularly in building capacity for its human rights officers
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Technical assistance and cooperation
- UPR process
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Seek out international technical assistance and cooperation and use this to consolidate the National Policy for Children and Youth with an infrastructure that meets its needs and the participation of all sectors in the society in the fight for the recognition of children's rights, with particular attention to those who are placed in a situation of extreme vulnerability
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 1 - Minimal action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Rights of the Child
- Technical assistance and cooperation
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Extend standing invitation to the United Nations human rights special procedures
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Special procedures
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Issue a standing invitation to the United Nations special procedure mandate holders
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Special procedures
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Consider extending an open and standing invitation to the special procedures of the United Nations, which may contribute to interactive cooperation with the system
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Noted
- Issues
- Special procedures
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Promote effectively equality between men and women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 11 - May 2011
- State under Review
- State under Review - Regional Group
- GRULAC (Group of Latin American & Caribbean States)
- Recommendation
Adopt and implement efficient measures to eliminate discrimination on any grounds and against all vulnerable groups, with particular care on indigenous population
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Indigenous peoples