{"id":8309,"date":"2013-03-27T11:53:18","date_gmt":"2013-03-27T18:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/humanium.org\/en\/?page_id=8309"},"modified":"2025-12-06T16:22:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T16:22:35","slug":"st-kitts-and-nevis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/st-kitts-and-nevis\/","title":{"rendered":"Children of St Kitts and Nevis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Realizing Children&#8217;s Rights in&nbsp;St Kitts and Nevis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Shutterstock_2257431481.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63608\" style=\"width:200px;height:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Shutterstock_2257431481.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Shutterstock_2257431481-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Shutterstock_2257431481-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Shutterstock_2257431481-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Shutterstock_2257431481-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Shutterstock_2182547113.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63609\" style=\"width:200px;height:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Shutterstock_2182547113.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Shutterstock_2182547113-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Shutterstock_2182547113-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Shutterstock_2182547113-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Shutterstock_2182547113-350x350.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>St. Kitts and Nevis has ratified a significant number of international instruments for the protection of children\u2019s rights. Despite this, an absence of recent data about young people in the country, combined with a history of punitive treatment and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/abuse\/\">corporal punishment<\/a> towards young offenders undermines the protection of children across the country. This is exacerbated by archaic provisions failing to protect the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/lgbtq-children\/\">LGBT<\/a> community.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d243863.38184140713!2d-62.83668626074322!3d17.249551051549435!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x8c12196ec68a720d%3A0xdee99ac69a1d86e8!2sSt%20Kitts%20%26%20Nevis!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sfr!4v1688830379788!5m2!1sen!2sfr\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Population<\/strong>: 53.19 million&nbsp;<br><strong>Pop. ages0-14:<\/strong> No data available&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Life expectancy<\/strong>:&nbsp;71.3 years&nbsp;<br><strong>Under-5 mortality rate<\/strong>:&nbsp;15\u2030<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Saint Kitts and Nevis at a glance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1242361885-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63615\" style=\"width:301px;height:199px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1242361885-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1242361885-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1242361885-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1242361885-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1242361885-2048x1357.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1242361885-830x550.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1242361885-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1242361885-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1242361885-480x318.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Saint Kitts and Nevis, or its official name, The Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, is a small two-island country of the Lesser Antilles situated in the eastern Caribbean Sea. Basseterre, the country\u2019s capital, is located on the island of Saint Kitts.&nbsp;In 1493, upon Christopher Columbus\u2019 second voyage, he renamed Saint Kitts and Saint Christopher after his patron saint. The island\u2019s name was later shortened to Saint Kitts by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/united-kingdom\/\">English<\/a> settlers arriving in 1623 when the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/united-kingdom\/\">English<\/a> colony was established. Later, in 1625, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/europe-caucasus-france\/\">French<\/a> arrived, and the island fell under French colonial rule led by Pierre B\u00e9lain sieur d\u2019Esnambuc.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the 17<sup>th<\/sup> century, the island was divided between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/europe-caucasus-france\/\">French<\/a> and the English. In 1783, after the signing of the Peace of Paris Treaty, the island was restored to Great Britain (Momsen, 2021). Saint Kitts and Nevis gained independence in 1983 and has since been an independent member of the Commonwealth with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/united-kingdom\/\">British<\/a> monarch as its head of State (Momsen, 2021).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christopher Columbus sighted the neighbouring island and named it Nevis in 1493, after the clouds on its Peak, <em>las nieves <\/em>(the snows). The island was formed as a result of volcanic activity, and it was later occupied by English settlers in 1628 (Momsen, 2021).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saint Kitts, the first island, is 68 square miles large (176 square kilometres). It has a volcanic mountain range down its centre known as Mount Liamuiga (formerly known as Mount Misery). Nevis, the second island, is located 2 miles (3 kilometres) across the Narrows channel from Saint Kitts and is 36 square miles large (93 square kilometres) and is surrounded by coral reefs (Momsen, 2021).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Status of children\u2019s rights<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Saint Kitts and Nevis has committed to several international instruments for the protection of children\u2019s rights. In 1990, the government ratified the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/convention\/text\/\">Convention on the Rights of the Child<\/a> (CRC). Saint Kitts and Nevis is also party to other international human rights instruments such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/convention-on-the-elimination-of-all-forms-of-discrimination-against-women\/\">Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women<\/a> (CEDAW) which was ratified in 1985, the Optional Protocol in 2006 and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in 2020.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government has not signed or ratified the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/protocol-child-soldier\/\">Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/protocol-child-sale\/\">on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography<\/a>. Despite this, the government has demonstrated its commitment to protecting children through the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention) Act No. 2 of 2008, Electronic Crimes Act No. 6 of 2012 and the Customs (Control and Management) Act. Saint Kitts and Nevis has ratified all key international child labour conventions including the International Labour Organization (ILO) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/minimum-age-convention\/\">Minimum Age Convention<\/a>, 1973 (No. 138) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/child-labour-convention\/\">Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention<\/a>, 1999 (No. 182).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saint Kitts and Nevis is a member of the Organization of American States (OAS) and is bound to the Inter-American System of Human Rights. In 1995, the government ratified the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence against Women (known as the <em>Bel\u00e9mdo Par\u00e1 Convention). <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nationally, the government has taken steps to protect children from violence, neglect, abuse, exploitation and children in conflict with the law through passing and implementing national laws such as: the Child Care and Adoption Bill, Domestic Violence Bill, Child Justice Bill, Child Maintenance Bill, and the Guardianship, Custody and Access Bill (UNICEF, 2021).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Addressing the needs of children&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=3212&amp;action=edit#_ftn1\">[1]<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Right to education&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1286206048-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63612\" style=\"width:315px;height:210px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1286206048-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1286206048-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1286206048-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1286206048-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1286206048-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1286206048-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1286206048-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1286206048-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1286206048-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1286206048-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Saint Kitts and Nevis was the first country in the Caribbean to introduce universal secondary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/right-to-education\/\">education<\/a> in 1968, a milestone which paved the way for the country to achieve a 98% literacy rate. Universal primary education was a national priority in the government\u2019s aim to seek equal opportunities for boys and girls. By the mid-1980s, education was made free and compulsory from ages five to sixteen (UNICEF, 2017). In 2016, the school enrolment rates were high, with secondary school enrolment rates for girls (100%), higher than for boys (96%) (UNICEF, 2021).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regionally, there are four legal frameworks that guide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/right-to-education\/\">educational<\/a> development and standards in the region, namely: (1) Regional Policy on Gender Equality and Social Justice 1995; (2) Education for All in the Caribbean: A plan of Action for 2000-2015; (3) The Regional Framework for Action on Children 2012-2015 and (4) The Montego Bay Declaration. Nationally, education is governed by the Education Act 2005 which regulates early childhood to tertiary education (UNICEF, 2017).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government places importance on education, with 16% of the national budget invested in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/right-to-education\/\">education<\/a> sector. Across Saint Kitts, there are seventeen public primary schools and six high schools. In Nevis, there are seven public primary schools and two high schools (Ministry of Community Development, Gender Affairs and Social Services, 2021).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In government schools in Saint Kitts, children are offered free meals under the School Meals Programme and in Nevis, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-childrens-access-to-food-in-the-united-kingdom\/\">school meals<\/a> cost $25 USD per week. For families who cannot afford to pay the fee, an application process exists, where, if successful, social services and local businesses provide financial support (Ministry of Community Development, Gender Affairs and Social Services, 2021). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the Student Education Learning Fund, managed by the Ministry of Education, provides textbooks free of charge to students, and these books must be returned at the end of the school year (Ministry of Community Development, Gender Affairs and Social Services, 2021).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Right to health&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Health is responsible for the organization of all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/fundamental-rights-2\/health\/\">health<\/a> services in the country. The country does not have national health insurance, but for children below the age of 18 and adults over the age of 62, all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/fundamental-rights-2\/health\/\">health<\/a> care is free. Health care is also free for all expectant mothers (Pacific Prime, n.d).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are eleven healthcare centres in Saint Kitts, six in Nevis and four hospitals in total, of which two are referral hospitals and the other two are district hospitals. The country does not have any private hospitals or clinics (Pacific Prime, n.d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Right to clean water and sanitation&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a UNICEF July 2021 report, 99% of people living in Saint Kitts and Nevis have access to clean drinking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/water\/\">water<\/a> from an improved water source and 92% of people have access to basic sanitation services (UNICEF, 2021).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The island frequently experiences water scarcity and drought presents a critical hazard with half the island receiving less than 50 inches of rainfall per year. The southeastern part of the island, particularly Charleston and Butlers Manning remains the most affected (OCHA, 2022).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Right to identity&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to the country\u2019s unique socio-political history, under Section 92 of the Constitution, persons born before September 1983 were granted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/united-kingdom\/\">British<\/a> nationality and those born after September were citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis (Ministry of Community Development, Gender Affairs and Social Services, 2021). The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/identity\/\">birth registration<\/a> process begins at the hospital and all information is passed on to the Registrar of Births to ensure that an official record is made for the child\u2019s birth. Once the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/identity\/\">name<\/a> is registered, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/identity\/\">identity<\/a> of the child is preserved (Ministry of Community Development, Gender Affairs and Social Services, 2021).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At birth, children born out of or in wedlock adopt the surname of their father. Paternity can be declared and proved in numerous ways in accordance with the Status of Children Act. This statute also enforces Section 15 of the Constitution, by granting children born out of wedlock equal legal rights and protections (Ministry of Community Development, Gender Affairs and Social Services, 2021).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Risk factors \u2192 Country-specific challenges<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Violence<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Under Section 49 of the Education Act, \u201ccorporal punishment may be administered where no other punishment is considered suitable or effective\u201d (Ministry of Community Development, Gender Affairs and Social Services, 2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/abuse\/\">Corporal punishment<\/a> is permitted on the palms of the hands of students and no more than four strokes are administered to students on the same day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The instrument that is allowed to be used and recommended by the Chief Education Officer is an 18-inch leather strap. The person who issues the punishment must be the same gender as the student and during this process, another member of staff, of the same gender must be present (Ministry of Community Development, Gender Affairs and Social Services, 2021).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/abuse\/\">corporal punishment<\/a> has significantly decreased over time, from 55% in 2014 to 39% in 2019 (UNICEF, 2021). Although corporal punishment still exists, often, it is used as a measure of last resort, typically teachers make students clean or write lines as a disciplinary measure. In 2017, with support from UNICEF, the Ministry of Education launched the Effective Schools Framework which aims to provide a safe and healthy learning environment for all children. The framework seeks to train positive behaviour management techniques to be used within schools to reward positive behaviour (Ministry of Community Development, Gender Affairs and Social Services, 2021).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Discrimination&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In Saint Kitts and Nevis there are strict laws against buggery and indecency laws that discriminate against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/lgbtq-children\/\">lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community (LGBT).<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1882429048-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63613\" style=\"width:306px;height:204px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1882429048-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1882429048-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1882429048-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1882429048-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1882429048-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1882429048-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1882429048-230x153.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1882429048-350x233.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1882429048-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1882429048-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Similar laws exist across other Eastern Caribbean countries such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/antigua-and-barbuda\/\">Antigua and Barbuda<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/barbados\/\">Barbados<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/dominica\/\">Dominica<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/grenada\/\">Grenada<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/americas\/st-lucia\/\">St. Lucia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/st-vincent\/\">St. Vincent and the Grenadines<\/a>. These laws are relics of colonialism and discriminate against the LGBT community. Civil society organizations and activists in Saint Kitts and Nevis have been working to advance the rights of the LGBT by raising awareness and exposing the human rights violations faced by the community (Human Rights Watch, 2018).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the 41<sup>st<\/sup> Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Saint Kitts and Nevis was urged to decriminalize same-sex relationships. The country is yet to act on this recommendation: Section 56 and 57 of The Offences Against the Person Act outlaws same-sex relationships in violation of international human rights law and have a damaging impact on the lives of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/lgbtq-children\/\">LGBT<\/a> persons (Human Rights Watch, 2021).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government has not signed or ratified the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/1966-international-covenant\/civil-political-rights\/\">International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights<\/a> (ICCPR), which would place an obligation on the government to uphold civil and political rights, necessitating greater protection of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/lgbtq-children\/\">LGBT<\/a> community (UNICEF, 2017). In a series of interviews with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/lgbtq-children\/\">LGBT<\/a> community conducted by Human Rights Watch, interviewees expressed feelings of rejection, harassment, stigmatization, ostracization, and the fear of physical violence. The buggery and indecency laws prohibit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/lgbtq-children\/\">LGBT<\/a> persons from reporting any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/abuse\/\">abuse<\/a> that they face (Human Rights Watch, 2018).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gender-based violence&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1067962313-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63614\" style=\"width:313px;height:207px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1067962313-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1067962313-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1067962313-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1067962313-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1067962313-2048x1356.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1067962313-830x550.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1067962313-230x152.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1067962313-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/shutterstock_1067962313-480x318.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Between 2010 and 2014, there were 521 reported cases of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/abuse\/\">child abuse<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/abuse\/\">neglect<\/a> in Saint Kitts and Nevis. A majority of these crimes were committed against girls and were classed as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/abuse\/\">sexual<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/abuse\/\">emotional abuse<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/abuse\/\">neglect<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/abuse\/\">child abandonment<\/a>. In a 2014 social survey conducted by UNICEF, it was found that approximately 40% of people interviewed did not feel it was \u201ctheir business\u201d to report, 80% feared negative consequences with reporting or embarrassment in stepping forward and almost half of those interviewed did not believe that child <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/abuse\/\">sexual abuse<\/a> justifies reporting (UNICEF, 2017).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Adolescent pregnancy<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Although very limited data exists on the number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/adolescents-sexuality\/\">pregnant adolescents<\/a> in the country, it remains a focus for the government. Since 1996, adolescent pregnancy rates have been declining from 36% in 1996 to 12.7% in 2014. This decline has been attributed to the introduction of the \u201cmorning after pill\u201d, and despite abortions being illegal, they are still accessible (UNICEF, 2021).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Saint Kitts, the legal age of majority is eighteen and the age of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/adolescents-sexuality\/\">sexual consent<\/a> is sixteen. The law requires that below the age of majority, parental consent is required for medical decisions. Therefore, in order to access contraceptives and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/adolescents-sexuality\/\">sexual and reproductive health<\/a> services, adolescent girls require parental consent (UNICEF, 2021).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite an increase in sexually active adolescents, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/right-to-education\/\">schools<\/a> do not provide any form of contraception and sexual and reproductive education is limited, however, health services distribute condoms. Schools allow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/adolescents-sexuality\/\">pregnant adolescent<\/a> girls to continue their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/right-to-education\/\">education<\/a> for as long as possible and give them the opportunity to return after giving birth (UNICEF, 2021).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1997, the Department of Gender Affairs set up the \u2018Project Viola\u201d programme in order to support adolescent mothers attending public schools. This programme assisted in financially covering the costs of day-care, while mothers attended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/right-to-education\/\">school<\/a> (UNICEF, 2021).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Juvenile justice&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the broader Eastern and Southern Caribbean (ESC) region, historical trends showcase a punitive culture geared towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/juvenile-law\/\">retributive justice<\/a> rather than rehabilitative. Countries throughout the region favour punishing offenders for wrongdoing, despite evidence suggesting this approach increases the likelihood of re-offending (Barnes-Ceeney et al, 2021).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St. Kitts and Nevis\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/violence\/\">homicide<\/a> rate of 41.8 per 100,000 people is almost seven times higher than the global average. High rates of insecurity stifle economic development and present physical and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/childrens-mental-wellbeing\/\">mental health<\/a> risks to affected communities (Barnes-Ceeney et al, 2021).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2012, the New Horizons Co-ed Rehabilitation Centre (NHRC) was established as a part of the government\u2019s comprehensive strategy to provide rehabilitative care to children who had committed criminal offences in an effort to assimilate them back into society. This centre acted as a facility to ensure children were separated from adults in prison. Conditions within the facility are adequate and the country has ended the practice of solitary confinement (CRIN, 2015).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2013, the government passed the Child Justice Act (CJA). Under this Act, important provisions initiated the establishment of the Child Justice Committee. This Committee comprised a magistrate and two social workers to review cases of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/juvenile-law\/\">juvenile delinquency<\/a>, assign youth to diversion programs and advocate for juveniles in conflict with the law to ensure successful rehabilitation and reintegration. The Child Justice Act increased the age of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/juvenile-law\/\">criminal responsibility<\/a>, from eight to twelve years old (Barnes-Ceeney et al, 2021).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An August 2021 report by USAID identified <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/children-and-addictions\/\">substance abuse<\/a>, gang affiliation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/poverty\/\">poverty<\/a>, corruption, the role of parents and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/right-to-education\/\">education<\/a> system as drivers of delinquent behaviour (Barnes-Ceeney et al, 2021).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite longstanding punitive practices, St. Kitts and Nevis is beginning to approach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/juvenile-law\/\">juvenile justice<\/a> with more restorative and rehabilitative approaches. Reintegration and diversion strategies still require greater funding. Probation Officers also require greater training and monitoring to ensure compliance with appropriate standards and stricter monitoring (Barnes-Ceeney et al, 2021).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Written by Vanessa Cezarita Cordeiro&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Internally proofread by Aditi Partha<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Last updated on 7 August 2022&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References:&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Barnes-Ceeney, K., Morse, B., Bhat, R., Aziz, A. (2021, August). \u201cEvaluation of juvenile justice sector reform implementation in St. Kitts and Nevis endline country report.\u201d Retrieved from USAID, accessed on 2 August 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.crin.org\/en\/library\/publications\/saint-kitts-and-nevis-childrens-rights-references-universal-periodic-review.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CRIN. (2015, November 11). \u201cSaint Kitts and Nevis: Children\u2019s rights references in the Universal Periodic Review.\u201d Retrieved from Child Rights International Network, accessed on 1 August 2022.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/easterncaribbean\/media\/916\/file\/Situation-Analysis-of-Children-in-Saint-Kitts-and-Nevis-2017%20.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UNICEF. (2017). \u201cSituation analysis of children in Saint Kitts and Nevis.\u201d Retrieved from UNICEF Office for the Eastern Caribbean Area, accessed on31 July 2022.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.org\/easterncaribbean\/media\/2936\/file\/GenU%20St.%20Kitts%20fact%20sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UNICEF. (2021, July). \u201cGeneration unlimited: the well-being of young people in St. Kitts and Nevis fact sheet.\u201d Retrieved from UNICEF Office for the Eastern Caribbean Area, accessed on 1 August 2022.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reliefweb.int\/report\/saint-kitts-and-nevis\/saint-kitts-nevis-country-profile-may-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OCHA. (2022, July 13). \u201cSaint Kitts and Nevis: country profile.\u201d Retrieved from UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, accessed on 1 August 2022.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Atlantic-Ocean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Momsen, J.D. (2021, March 10). \u201cSaint Kitts and Nevis.\u201d Retrieved from Encyclopaedia Britannica, accessed on 1 August 2022.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacificprime.com\/country\/americas\/saint-kitts-and-nevis-health-insurance-pacific-prime-international\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pacific Prime. (n.d). \u201cSaint Kitts and Nevis medical insurance.\u201d Retrieved from Pacific Prime, accessed on 1 August 2022.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Ministry of Community Development, Gender Affairs and Social Services. (2021, November). \u201cSecond periodic report on the Convention of the Rights of the Child by Saint Kitts and Nevis.\u201d Retrieved from United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, accessed on 1 August 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/report\/2018\/03\/21\/i-have-leave-be-me\/discriminatory-laws-against-lgbt-people-eastern-caribbean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Human Rights Watch. (2018, March 21). \u201c\u2019I have to leave to be me,\u2019 discriminatory laws against LGBT people in the Eastern Caribbean.\u201d Retrieved from Human Rights Watch, accessed on 2 August 2022.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2021\/07\/08\/saint-kitts-and-nevis-universal-periodic-review-outcome-statement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Human Rights Watch. (2021, July 8). \u201cSaint Kitts and Nevis Universal Periodic Review outcome statement.\u201d Retrieved from Human Rights Watch, accessed on 2 August 2022.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> This article by no means purports to give a full or representative account of children\u2019s rights in Saint Kitts and Nevis; indeed one of many challenges is the scant updated information on the children in Saint Kitts and Nevis, much of which is unreliable, not representative, outdated or simply non-existent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Realizing Children&#8217;s Rights in&nbsp;St Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts and Nevis has ratified a significant number of international instruments for the protection of children\u2019s rights. 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