International Mechanism Submissions

This joint stakeholder report addresses violations against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other sexual and gender minority (LGBTQ+) communities in Kiribati since Kiribati’s last Universal Periodic Review in 2020.

Kiribati has not ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), or the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and fails to fully implement its obligations under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), hindering efforts in Kiribati to establish safeguards in line with international standards to protect certain vulnerable groups of people, including LGBTQ+ individuals.

The criminalization of consensual same-sex sexual activity between adults leaves LGBTQ+ people at serious risk of harm and systematic exclusion.