Category: Recent News
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New Domestic Violence Act to address emotional, family, other forms of abuse
Kaieteur News – Government is preparing to overhaul the ‘Domestic Violence Act’ of 1996, with some 40 proposed amendments, which the Ministry of Human Services and Social Protection said will address […]
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Barbados Ratifies Convention Eliminating Workplace Violence & Harassment
Minister of Labour, Colin Jordan (right), speaking to labour law specialists at the ILO, Professor Arellano Ortiz and Valerie Van Goethem, after the opening session of of the workshop on Access […]
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Jamaica: Lesbian minister in training reaches out to anti-LGBTQ Christians
Angeline Jackson of Jamaica, an LGBTQ rights activist/author and now Unitarian Universalist intern minister, tells how she learned that a part of her ministry is to reach out to anti-LGBTQ […]
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UN Women Caribbean’s 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗨𝗧𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗛𝗔𝗭𝗘𝗟 𝗕𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡
Those of us engaged in social justice recognise that we stand on the shoulders on giants. We are not the first and hopefully we will not be the last in […]
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𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹, 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗼-𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆
“𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹, 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗼-𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.” – UN Women COVID-19 and Ensuring Safe Transport […]
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Private sector, labour develop workplace GBV policy
The creation of a regional joint policy by the Caribbean Employers’ Confederation (CEC) and the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) to address gender-based violence (GBV) in the workplace is just […]
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Caribbean Police Join Forces Against Gender-Based Violence
Senior Police Officers from Six Caribbean Countries Form a Community of Practice to Combat Gender-Based Violence KINGSTON, Jamaica – Caribbean police forces created a community of practice to improve responses and […]
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The Caribbean Observatory On SRHR And The Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation Hails The Eastern Supreme Court Ruling In Saint Kitts And Nevis As Another Promising Action To Uphold The Sexual Rights Of LGBTQ+ Community
The Caribbean Observatory on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and the Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation (CFPA) applaud the decision made by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court to uphold the […]
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International Youth Day 2022 – Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages
INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 2022 Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages The Caribbean Observatory Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in collaboration with the Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation (CFPA), […]
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The Caribbean Observatory on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights applauds the decision made by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court to uphold the Sexual rights of the LGBTQ+ community in Antigua and Barbuda.
The Caribbean Observatory on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights applauds the decision made by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court to uphold the Sexual rights of the LGBTQ+ community in […]