09 February 2022

On 5 February 2022, the Trinidad and Tobago coast guard opened fire on a boat carrying some 40 people fleeing Venezuela, wounding a woman and killing her nine-month-old baby. The country’s coast guard stated its personnel had opened fire in “self-defence” to prevent being rammed by the boat. Human rights activists as well as the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) have called for an investigation into the incident. The IACHR called on Trinidad and Tobago to undertake a “prompt and thorough investigation into the death of a migrant baby from Venezuela by shooting during a National Guard operation… to punish those responsible, and to make full reparations to family members.”
Trinidad and Tobago has opposed migration from Venezuela and actively sought to deter boats from arriving, sometimes using methods that have been ruled illegal. In one case in late 2020, authorities detained 16 Venezuelan children who were subsequently deported by boat. The country’s Supreme Court, however, ordered their return to the island. However, because of the pandemic, the group was placed in quarantine in a “shelter.”
In February 2021, Prime Minister Keith Rowley said that Venezuelan nationals along with any other migrants that reside in Trinidad and Tobago would be vaccinated against COVID-19. But observers have expressed concerns about the implementation of this policy. Thairis Mejías, director of Hermandad Sin Fronteras, said: “There will be many questions surrounding the vaccination campaign, and how irregular migrants will be treated in the country.”
According to the UNHCR, in 2020, there were 3,179 refugees, 19,926 asylum seekers, and 4,663 “displaced” Venezuelans in Trinidad and Tobago. By mid-2021, the figures rose to 3,458 refugees, 21,089 asylum seekers and 4,663 displaced Venezuelans. UNHCR has provided access to an asylum process with more than 8,500 asylum-seekers receiving UNHCR documentation in 2021. According to UNHCR’s December 2021 data, it had registered people of concern from 40 different countries, 86 percent of whom were Venezuelan and 6 percent Cubans. Out of the total population of concern, 22.3 percent were children.
During its review for the third cycle of the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in December 2021, Trinidad and Tobago received several recommendations, including: “take all necessary steps to end instances of individuals being remanded in pretrial custody or immigration detention for extended periods (Ireland) (para. 109.66)” and “adopt the necessary measures to guarantee the effective protection of migrants, asylum seekers or those who require international protection, ensuring that the principle of non-refoulement and their access to health and education services is observed (Mexico) (para. 109.99).”
- Clarín, “La Guardia Costera de Trinidad y Tobago Mató a un Bebé Venezolano en Una Balsa de Inmigrantes,” 6 February 2022, https://www.clarin.com/mundo/guardia-costera-trinidad-tobago-mato-bebe-venezolano-balsa-inmigrantes_0_oOlFzxgSHl.html
- UNHCR, “UNHCR Trinidad & Tobago Fact Sheet, November - December 2021,” 25 January 2022, https://reliefweb.int/report/trinidad-and-tobago/unhcr-trinidad-tobago-fact-sheet-november-december-2021
- Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard, “Media Information: Incident at Sea Whilst Intercepting Persons Attempting to Enter Trinidad and Tobago Illegally,” 6 February 2022, https://www.facebook.com/ttcgservicebeforeself/photos/pcb.4871745009545983/4871744886212662
- Al-Jazeera, “Venezuela Demands Probe After Baby Dies in Migrant Boat Incident,” 8 February 2022, https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/8/baby-killed-mother-injured-after-trinidad-officers-fire-on-boat
- Daniels, J. P. “Infant Killed After Coast Guard Opens Fire on Boat Carrying Venezuelan Migrants,” The Guardian, 7 February 2022, https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/07/venezuela-immigrants-killed-trinidad-tobago-coast-guard
- Daniela, L. “Cuatro Hechos que Reflejan Las Arbitrariedades Cometidas por Trinidad & Tobago a Migrantes Venezolanos,” El Diario, 8 February 2022, https://eldiario.com/2022/02/08/arbitrariedades-trinidad-y-tobago-migrantes-venezolanos/
- IACHR, “Twitter 8 February 2022,” https://twitter.com/CIDH/status/1491066888415506434
- Jackelin, D. “Qué Pasó con los 16 Niños Venezolanos que Fueron Deportados de Trinidad y Tobago?” El Diario, 27 November 2020, https://eldiario.com/2020/11/27/16-ninos-venezolanos-deportados-trinidad-y-tobago/
- Swissinfo, “Venezolanos Residentes en Trinidad y Tobago Serán Vacunados Contra COVID-19,” 20 February 2021, https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/coronavirus-trinidad-y-tobago_venezolanos-residentes-en-trinidad-y-tobago-ser%C3%A1n-vacunados-contra-covid-19/46387012
- Swissinfo, “Venezolanos no Registrados en Trinidad y Tobago Temen que No Serán Vacunados,” 21 February 2021, https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/trinidad-y-tobago-venezuela_venezolanos-no-registrados-en-trinidad-y-tobago-temen-que-no-ser%C3%A1n-vacunados/46388600
- UNHCR, “Refugee Data Finder,” accessed on 9 February 2022, https://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/download/?url=r9bBD0
- Human Rights Council, “Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Trinidad and Tobago,” 20 December 2021, https://undocs.org/A/HRC/49/16
- Trindad and Tobago Coastguard Searching a Vessel During a Patrol in 2011 (Andrea De Silva, Reuters, "Venezuela demands probe after baby dies in migrant boat incident," Al-Jazeera, 8 February 2022, https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/8/baby-killed-mother-injured-after-trinidad-officers-fire-on-boat)
13 August 2020

Trinidad and Tobago adopted a series of measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, including health-related measures, employment benefits, food handouts, and temporary extension of residence permits and certificates. However, most asylum seekers and irregular migrants, mainly from Venezuela, did not benefit from these measures, aside from receiving primary health care (see 9 May Trinidad and Tobago update on this platform). Instead, officials in the country have used the pandemic to spread fear about the dangers of migrants, particularly those from Venezuela. While it is estimated that 40,000 Venezuelans were residing in Trinidad and Tobago in 2019, the country has not instituted an official asylum policy and no legislation protecting migrants and asylum seekers is in place.
In May 2019, the government embarked on a nationwide exercise to register all Venezuelan nationals who are in the country, regardless of their immigration status. The registration process began on 31 May and ended on 14 June 2019. Venezuelans with valid work permits and those in the process of obtaining legal immigration status did not have to undergo the registration process. Following the two-week procedure, only 16,500 Venezuelans were registered, a fraction of the total population. Those registered can remain in the country temporarily and work legally for one year. Venezuelan migrant children remain still barred from going to school. In response, some Trinidadians have set up support groups.
In July 2019, shortly after the registration procedure ended, the country’s national security minister called for ramped up deportations of undocumented people “in the same manner as the United States.” In a press conference on 25 July 2020, the minister claimed that “illegal immigrants,” “boat people,” and those that “trafficked them” present health risks and issued a hotline number for people to make reports. On 27 July, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service circulated fliers on Facebook stating that “illegal immigration” could cause a “new wave of Covid-19” and called people to report “suspicious activity.” The following day, 167 Venezuelan nationals were deported from Trinidad and Tobago after having completed a compulsory quarantine period, as requested by the Venezuelan government.
Louise Tillotson, a Carribean researcher at Amnesty International said: “It’s no secret that Trinidad and Tobago’s authorities criminalise irregular entry, contrary to international human rights standards. But to deport Venezuelan refugees back to the human rights and humanitarian emergency that they were fleeing, in the middle of the pandemic, is an outrageous violation of the obligations that Trinidad and Tobago has committed to under international law. No one should be forced back to a place where they are at risk of serious human rights violations.” The local NGO, Carribean Centre for Human Rights, has called on the government to help Venezuelan women and children who may have been trafficked to the country by giving them access to fair and efficient asylum procedures rather than sending them back automatically.
While it is unclear if any specific measures have been taken in the country to protect immigration detainees, some measures have been implemented in prisons. On 3 April, the attorney general announced the release of 388 prisoners of the 3,959 total population. Only those incarcerated for minor infractions are eligible for release and they have to go through a medical test before being released.
- Loop News, “8 Things to Know About the Venezuelan Migrant Registration Process,” 26 May 2019, https://www.looptt.com/content/8-things-know-about-venezuelan-migrant-registration-process
- BBC, “The Displaced: When 40,000 Desperate Venezuelans Hit a Tiny Island,” 16 September 2019, https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-latin-america-49690353/the-displaced-when-40000-desperate-venezuelans-hit-a-tiny-island
- Amnesty International, “Trinidad and Tobago: Deportation of 165 Venezuelans Violates International Law,” 6 August 2020, www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/08/trinidad-tobago-deportation-165-venezuelans-violates-international-law/
- KPMG, “Trinidad and Tobago: Government and Institution Measures in Response to Covid-19,” 17 April 2020, https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home/insights/2020/04/trinidad-and-tobago-government-and-institution-measures-in-response-to-covid.html
- A. Ramdass, “Don’t Send Back Trafficked Venes,” Trinidad Daily Express, 24 July 2020, https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/don-t-send-back-trafficked-venes/article_2e4d9396-ce13-11ea-b4f9-b75d7a372a82.html
- Stabroek News, “Trinidad: 388 Low-Risk Prisoners Targeted for Release,” 3 April 2020, www.stabroeknews.com/2020/04/03/news/regional/trinidad/trinidad-388-low-risk-prisoners-targeted-for-release/
- Global Detention Project, Immigration Detention in Trinidad and Tobago, March 2017, https://www.globaldetentionproject.org/countries/americas/trinidad-and-tobago
- Migrants and Asylum Seekers Waiting to be Registered During the Two Week Registration Period in T&T in 2019, (Looptt, "8 Things To Know About the Venezuelan Migrant Registration Process," 26 May 2019, https://www.looptt.com/content/8-things-know-about-venezuelan-migrant-registration-process)
09 May 2020

Trinidad and Tobago reportedly operates one dedicated immigration detention centre, the Aripo Detention Centre in Arima, which has a total capacity of 150 places. In recent years, the country has cracked down on Venezuelan migrants and asylum seekers who have fled violence and economic hardship in their country. The Covid-19 pandemic reached the Carribean in March 2020, and it is expected that the outbreak will increase further in the coming weeks. As of 8 May, the country had recorded a total of 116 cases and 8 deaths.
As a response to Covid-19, the government implemented confinement measures for all the “non-essential labour force” from 29 March until 15 April. This was later extended to 30 April. The government had announced, on 22 March, the closure of its borders to all international flights for an indefinite period and visas for non-citizens are currently suspended until further notice. The government also introduced a series of financial and economic measures to provide income, food and rental fee support to nationals and permanent residents who have been financially affected by the Covid-19 crisis. Most Venezuelan migrants and refugees as well as other non-nationals, will not benefit from these measures, but are entitled to public primary health care.
According to the International Detention Coalition, the government is keeping migrants and asylum seekers in immigration detention centres with a history of poor healthcare and sanitation, disregarding the risks for detainees in contracting Covid-19. Amnesty International has also begun a petition urging the governments of the USA, Mexico, Canada, Curacao and Trinidad and Tobago to release migrants and asylum seekers from immigration detention so they can be protected from Covid-19 infection.
UNHCR implemented several measures aimed at ensuring protection for persons of concern during this pandemic. Three hotlines have been established to provide assistance and information. In the first month, the hotline received 1,111 queries from persons of concern requesting information on cash (51%) or food (16%) assistance. A cash-based intervention was put in place and 215 applications have already been approved. Also, through an implementing partner in the country, Living Water Community, UNHCR is providing food to around 200 families. Other measures such as a public information campaign, ensuring education access and providing medical and psychosocial health services have been set up by UNHCR and their implementing partners.
On 3 April, the general prosecutor announced the release of 388 prisoners out of the country’s 3,959 total prison population. Only those sentenced for “minor” infractions were released and a medical examination prior to release is conducted on the prisoners. Following the suspension of visits to prisoners on 31 March, alternatives such as electronic communications and video calls were organised in the Golden Grove women’s prison. Each prisoner will get 10 minutes every two weeks to speak with their family.
While the country has taken measures to protect prisoners, including release and suspension of visits, the GDP has been unable to find reports indicating that authorities have adopted any measures to assist migrants in detention.
- International Detention Coalition, “Key Developments on Immigration Detention & Alternatives: Covid-19,” accessed on 21 April 2020, https://idcoalition.org/covid-19/key-developments/
- Global Detention Project, “Immigration Detention in Trinidad and Tobago,” https://www.globaldetentionproject.org/countries/americas/trinidad-and-tobago
- Response for Venezuelans: Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela, “Covid-19 Situation: Carribean,” April 2020, https://data2.unhcr.org/en/documents/download/75272
- UNHCR, “Trinidad and Tobago: Covid-19 Response,” April 2020, https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/75964_0.pdf
- WorldoMeter, “Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic,” accessed on 8 May 2020, https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
- Amnesty International, “Americas: Release Migrants and Asylum Seekers from Detention During Covid-19 Pandemic,” https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/release-migrants-and-asylum-seekers-from-detention-during-covid-19/
- Stabroek News, “Trinidad: 388 Low-Risk Prisoners Targeted for Release,” 3 April 2020, www.stabroeknews.com/2020/04/03/news/regional/trinidad/trinidad-388-low-risk-prisoners-targeted-for-release/
- R. Dowlat-Rostant, “Virtual Prison Visits Get Going,” 7 April 2020, http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/virtual-prison-visits-get-going-6.2.1093817.6234ef193f
- National Security Minister Stuart Young speaks to Venezuelan nationals detained at the Aripo Immigration Detention Centre during his visit to the facility on 2 April 2019, ("T&T National Security Minister tells detained Venezuelans: Amnesty coming," 3 April 2020, https://www.stabroeknews.com/2019/04/03/news/regional/trinidad/tt-national-security-minister-tells-detained-venezuelans-amnesty-coming/)
Last updated: March 2017
Trinidad and Tobago Immigration Detention Profile
- Introduction
- Laws, Policies, and Practices
- Detention Infrastructure
- PDF Version of 2017 Profile
INTRODUCTION
With large reserves of oil and gas, Trinidad and Tobago is one of the wealthiest countries in the Caribbean and enjoys an above-average per capita income for the region.[1] This status has helped make the country an important transit and destination country as well as a major tourist destination. Its economic success has been used as an excuse to crackdown on what officials describe as “alarming” numbers of “illegal immigrants,” who allegedly number in the hundreds of thousands and threaten the country’s national security.[2]
Citing the restrictive policies pushed by U.S. President Donald Trump, the country’s National Security Minister has said that Trinidad and Tobago needs to ramp up deportations and “to operate in the same manner as the United States.”[3] People can be subject to criminal penalties for various immigration violations, including six-month prison sentences for re-entry after expulsion.
The country opened a dedicated administrative immigration detention facility in 2009, which is called the “Immigration Detention Centre" (or IDC) as well as the “Aripo Detention Centre.” The National Security Minister explained the decision to open the facility as a deterrence measure: "Strengthening the nation's capacity to detain illegal immigrants and other aliens subjected to deportation is a key component of the comprehensive strategy to deter illegal immigration into Trinidad and Tobago."[4]
Among those who are frequently subject to immigration controls are Cubans who, since a 2016 U.S. order blocking their access to the country, have been forced to find new migratory routes.[5] Other nationalities of unauthorized immigrants frequently cited by officials are Guyanese, Venezuelans, Ghanaians, and Jamaicans.
LAWS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES
Trinidad and Tobago adopted the Immigration Act in 1976, which was last amended in 2005. This law provides grounds for immigration-related detention. Foreign nationals can be detained under the provisions of section 14 of the Immigration Act for a hearing before a Special Inquiry Officer to determine whether they are permitted to enter Trinidad and Tobago or should be detained prior to removal. A detention order can be issued by the Minister, the Chief Immigration Officer, or a Special Inquiry Officer. During the hearing, the person can be assisted by an attorney and is provided free interpretation services.[6] There is no judicial review of this decision.[7] Detainees held at the Immigration Detention Centre are either awaiting final determination of their status or execution of a deportation order.[8]
Non-governmental sources report that asylum seekers are also placed in administrative detention.[9] While the country is a party to 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol, it has not adopted implementing legislation nor established a national refugee status determination (RSD) procedure.[10] As a result, UNHCR and its local NGO partner (Living Water Community[11]) have the responsibility for identifying and providing assistance to asylum seekers and refugees. However, transfer of RSD from UNHCR to the government began in June 2014 after the adoption of the National Policy to Address Refugee and Asylum Matters.[12] The first phase included the creation of an ad hoc Refugee Unit in 2015. In 2014, 161 new asylum applications were registered by UNHCR and the Living Water Community.[13]
Government sources report that Trinidad and Tobago has a population of more than 100,000 undocumented migrants,[14] which would represent more than 10 percent of its entire population of some 1.4 million. However, according to the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, there were only 49,900 international migrants in the country as of 2015.[15]
Trinidad’s treatment of detainees from Africa has been criticized because the country has at times kept them in immigration detention for very long periods of time, which in some cases has extended beyond three years.[16] These extended lengths of detention are lawful as the Immigration Act does not provide a maximum length of detention. However, the U.S. Department of State reported that the average length of detention for the Immigration Detention Centre was one week to two months in 2014.[17]
The Immigration Act criminalizes unauthorized enter or residence for any person who has been already removed or otherwise lawfully sent out of Trinidad and Tobago. This irregular re-entry is punishable by up to six months imprisonment and a fine of 1,500 USD.[18]
DETENTION INFRASTRUCTURE
The Immigration Detention Centre (IDC) was opened in 2009 on the Eastern Main Road in Aripo, Arima. The IDC, also know as the Aripo Detention Centre, is managed by the Immigration Division under the authority of the Ministry of National Security. Although it was initially intended for short-term detention only it is now used as a long-term immigration facility to detain unauthorized migrants prior to their removal.[19]
In 2013, the IDC had a maximum capacity of 150, with separate facilities for men and women.[20] In 2014, 131 foreign nationals were held at the facility, with Jamaicans reportedly making up the largest portion, followed by Guyanese and Africans.[21]
Concerns have been raised regarding the conditions at the Aripo facility. Squalid conditions have spurred protests and attempted suicides, according to the Emancipation Support Committee.[22] During Trinidad and Tobago’s UN Universal Periodic Review in 2011, countries urged the government to “Take prompt, appropriate, efficient measures towards the improvement of the living conditions in prisons and detention centres, including the inmates’ access to food, medical care and social services.”[23] Recommendations were also made on the need to strengthen the protection safeguards, in particular the mechanisms that allow the detection of migrants with special needs for international protection.[24]
In February 2016, an NGO submission prior to the 25th UPR session highlighted that the Immigration Act remained insufficient with regard to the protection of migrant rights and that “lengthy administrative detention, unfavorable detention conditions, detention of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees, lack of access to by NGOs suggest that reform of the immigration system is imperative.” They also urged independent monitoring of the detention centre.[25]
[1] Central Intelligence Agency, “Trinidad and Tobago Profile”, The World Factbook, 2015. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/td.html
[2] Jamaica Observer, "110,000 illegal immigrants in Trinidad," 15 October 2014, http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/110-000-illegal-immigrants-in-Trinidad; Gail Alexander, "Clampdown on illegals," Trinidad and Tobago Guardian, 6 February 2016, http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/2016-02-05/clampdown-illegals.
[3] Carolyn Kissoon, "T&T must deport illegal migrants," Daily Express, 15 November 2016, http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20161115/news/8216tt-must-deport-illegal-migrants8217.
[4] Daily Express Trinidad, “Detention Center Opens in Aripo,” 12 November 2009.
[5] Mario Penton, " Hundreds of Cuban migrants seeking U.S. entry stranded across the Americas,” 19 January 2019, http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article127315479.html.
[6] Ministry of National Security, Immigration Act, Section 24 (2), “Nature of hearing”, Laws of Trinidad and Tobago. http://www.immigration.gov.tt/Portals/0/Documents/Immigration%20Act.pdf
[7] Ministry of National Security, Immigration Act, Section 30, “Jurisdiction of Court”, Laws of Trinidad and Tobago. http://www.immigration.gov.tt/Portals/0/Documents/Immigration%20Act.pdf
[8] Ministry of National Security, Immigration Act, Section 16, “Detention pending inquiry, examination, appeal or deportation”, Laws of Trinidad and Tobago. http://www.immigration.gov.tt/Portals/0/Documents/Immigration%20Act.pdf
[9] Living Water Community, Submission to the Working Group on the UPR 25th session, Paragraphs 30, February 2016. https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G16/033/25/PDF/G1603325.pdf?OpenElement
[10] UNHCR, Universal Periodic Review, “Submission by the UNHCR for the OHCHR’ Compilation Report on Trinidad and Tobago”, March 2011. http://www.refworld.org/pdfid/4d886a9f2.pdf
[11] United States Department of State, 2014 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Trinidad and Tobago, 25 June 2015. http://www.refworld.org/docid/559bd53128.html
[12] UNHCR, Submission for the Universal Periodic Review of Trinidad and Tobago prior to the 25th session, p. 2. Published in March 2016. https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G16/044/41/PDF/G1604441.pdf?OpenElement
[13] Statistical Yearbook 2014, Table 10, Asylum applications and refugee status determination by country/territory of asylum and level in the procedure, 2014. http://www.unhcr.org/54cf9bc29.html
[14] The Daily Observer, “Trinidad Migration: Government issues warning to illegal migrants”, December 2014. http://antiguaobserver.com/trinidad-migration-government-issues-warning-to-illegal-migrants/
[15] United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2015). Trends in International Migrant Stock: The 2015 Revision (United Nations database, POP/DB/MIG/Stock/ Rev.2015). See www.unmigration.org.
[16] Jamaica Observer, “Jamaica has highest number of illegal immigrants in Trinidad”, Trinidad's Minister of National Security statement, October 2014. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Jamaica-has-highest-number-of-illegal-immigrants-in-Trinidad-says-Trinidad-s-Minister-of-National-Security
[17] United States Department of State, 2014 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - Trinidad and Tobago, 25 June 2015, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/559bd53128.html
[18] Ministry of National Security, Immigration Act, Section 29 (8), “Execution of deportation”, Laws of Trinidad and Tobago. http://www.immigration.gov.tt/Portals/0/Documents/Immigration%20Act.pdf
[19]Daily Express, “Detention centre opens in Aripo: Illegal immigrants to be kept until sent back home”, November 2009. http://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/Detention_centre_opens_in_Aripo-115318229.html
[20] Office of the National Ombudsman Trinidad and Tobago, 36th Annual Report of the Activities in 2013. Published in July 2014. file:///C:/Users/MPARC/Downloads/OTT%2036th%20Annual%20Report%202013.pdf
[21] The Daily Observer, “Trinidad Migration: Government issues warning to illegal migrants”, December 2014. http://antiguaobserver.com/trinidad-migration-government-issues-warning-to-illegal-migrants/
[22] “Emancipation Committee calls for investigation into Detention Centre”, September 2015. http://www.looptt.com/content/emancipation-committee-calls-investigation-detention-centre
[23] Human Right Council, Universal Periodic Review, “Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review - Trinidad and Tobago”, 19th Session, 14 December 2011. http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G11/173/73/PDF/G1117373.pdf?OpenElement
[24] Human Right Council, Universal Periodic Review, “Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review - Trinidad and Tobago”, 19th Session, 14 December 2011. http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G11/173/73/PDF/G1117373.pdf?OpenElement
[25] Living Water Community, Submission to the Working Group on the UPR 25th session, Paragraphs 30-31, February 2016. https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G16/033/25/PDF/G1603325.pdf?OpenElement
ENFORCEMENT DATA
POPULATION DATA
B. Attitudes and Perceptions
MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION
LEGAL & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
GROUNDS FOR MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION
LENGTH OF MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION
MIGRATION-RELATED DETENTION INSTITUTIONS
PROCEDURAL STANDARDS & SAFEGUARDS
DETENTION MONITORS
> National human rights monitoring bodies
> National Preventive Mechanisms (Optional Protocol to UN Convetion against Torture)
> Non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
> Governmental monitoring bodies
> International detention monitoring
TRANSPARENCY
READMISSION/RETURN/EXTRADITION AGREEMENTS
COVID-19
HEALTH CARE
COVID-19 DATA
Have Populations of Concern Been Included/Excluded From the National Vaccination Campaign?
INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
International Treaties Ratified
Ratio of relevant international treaties ratified
NON-TREATY-BASED INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS
Government Agencies
Ministry of National Security: http://www.nationalsecurity.gov.tt
Immigration Division: http://www.immigration.gov.tt
Office of the Ombudsman: http://www.ombudsman.gov.tt
International Organisations
UNHCR Trinidad and Tobago: http://www.unhcr.org/trinidad-and-tobago.html
IOM Trinidad and Tobago: https://www.iom.int/countries/trinidad-and-tobago
Media
Trinidad Express: http://www.trinidadexpress.com
Covering your World: http://www.cnc3.co.tt