Delivered at St Kitts and Nevis' Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Thank you, Mr Vice-President.
The United Kingdom welcomes St Kitts and Nevis' continued engagement with the Universal Periodic Review process and thanks the delegation for its constructive national report.
We welcome steps taken to strengthen legislative and institutional frameworks, including in social protection, criminal justice cooperation and environmental governance, and encourage continued progress in line with international human rights standards.
We recommend St Kitts and Nevis to:
Conduct a review of the legal framework governing freedom of expression and media freedom, including defamation, to ensure full consistency with international human rights standards.
Adopt and begin implementing a time-bound plan to improve detention conditions in line with international human rights law, in particular to ensure minimum guarantees of humane treatment for persons in their custodial care.
Take concrete steps towards the abolition of the death penalty, including maintaining the existing de facto moratorium and consider legislative reform.
Thank you,
