Entry #19348: Hate crime protections in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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RegionSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
IssueHate crime protections
StatusProtected in some contexts
Start DateOct 1, 2010
End DateSep 1, 2020
DescriptionUntil September 2020, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines did not provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

However, the Code for Prosecutors (2010) states that a prosecution is more likely to be in the public interest if "the offence was motivated by any form of discrimination against the victim's ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, age, religion or belief, political views, sexual orientation or gender identity; or the suspect demonstrated hostility towards the victim based on any of those characteristics."
Sourceshttps://www.oas.org/juridico/PDFs/mesicic4_svg_cod_pros.pdf
https://rhrntools.rutgers.international/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Discriminatory-laws-impacting-LGBT-persons-in-the-Caribbean.pdf

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ValueNo protectionsProtected in some contexts
Start Date(unknown)Oct 1, 2010
DescriptionUntil September 2020, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines did not provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity.Until September 2020, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines did not provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

However, the Code for Prosecutors (2010) states that a prosecution is more likely to be in the public interest if "the offence was motivated by any form of discrimination against the victim's ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, age, religion or belief, political views, sexual orientation or gender identity; or the suspect demonstrated hostility towards the victim based on any of those characteristics."
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Until September 2020, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines did not provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. identity. However, the Code for Prosecutors (2010) states that a prosecution is more likely to be in the public interest if "the offence was motivated by any form of discrimination against the victim's ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, age, religion or belief, political views, sexual orientation or gender identity; or the suspect demonstrated hostility towards the victim based on any of those characteristics."
Sourceshttps://rhrntools.rutgers.international/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Discriminatory-laws-impacting-LGBT-persons-in-the-Caribbean.pdfhttps://www.oas.org/juridico/PDFs/mesicic4_svg_cod_pros.pdf
https://rhrntools.rutgers.international/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Discriminatory-laws-impacting-LGBT-persons-in-the-Caribbean.pdf
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https://rhrntools.rutgers.international/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Discriminatory-laws-impacting-LGBT-persons-in-the-Caribbean.pdf https://www.oas.org/juridico/PDFs/mesicic4_svg_cod_pros.pdf https://rhrntools.rutgers.international/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Discriminatory-laws-impacting-LGBT-persons-in-the-Caribbean.pdf

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End Date(none)Sep 1, 2020
DescriptionSaint Vincent and the Grenadines does not provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity.Until September 2020, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines did not provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines does not provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Until September 2020, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines did not provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

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StatusNo protections
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionSaint Vincent and the Grenadines does not provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Sourceshttps://rhrntools.rutgers.international/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Discriminatory-laws-impacting-LGBT-persons-in-the-Caribbean.pdf