53rd SESSION OF THE UPR WORKING GROUP
Statement Norway
on the on the human rights situation in Trinidad og Tobago
delivered by Mr Martin TORBERGSEN
Minister Counsellor, Human Rights
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9 November 2026
Thank you Vice President,
Norway warmly welcomes Trinidad and Tobago’s participation in the UPR and thanks the delegation for the presentation of its national report.
We recognize efforts and progress since its last revue, including to strengthen protection against gender-based violence by reforming and improving the Domestic Violence Act. At the same time, Norway remains concerned by certain human rights challenges relating to access to justice, discrimination, pre-trial detention, prison conditions, and capital punishment.
Norway recommends that Trinidad and Tobago:
- establish a de jure moratorium on the death penalty, with a view to its abolition, and ratify the Second Optional Protocol to the ICCPR;
- ratify the Convention against Torture and strengthen safeguards against ill-treatment, including by improving prison conditions and reducing excessive use of pre-trial detention;
- strengthen the prevention of and response to gender-based violence, including ensuring access to justice and survivor-centered services;
- decriminalize consensual same-sex sexual relations and strengthen legal protections against discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity.
Thank you.