Trinidad and Tobago-Human Rights Committee-LGBTIQ-September 2023
Country: Trinidad and Tobago
Issues: International Advocacy, LGBTIQ+ Rights
Mechanism: UN Human Rights Committee
Report Type: Shadow/Parallel Report
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This report addresses Trinidad and Tobago’s compliance with its human rights obligations with
regard to the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, and other sexual and
gender minorities (LGBTIQ+) individuals. Actual or perceived LGBTIQ+ individuals in Trinidad and Tobago live in an environment
where, at best, they do not enjoy the same rights and freedoms as non-LGBTIQ+ individuals
– including those in heterosexual partnerships or marriages – and at worst, they face harms
ranging from active hostility in their communities, physical and emotional violence,
persecution, and discrimination by the State and non-State actors.