Current Version
| Region | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | Sep 1, 2020 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Pursuant to rule 7(1) of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Sentencing Guidelines) Rules (2019), adopted by Saint Kitts and Nevis under Statutory Rules and Orders No. 26 (2019), Practice Direction 8E No. 1 (effective 1 September 2020) includes under Section 5(j) the crime of murder motivated by the victim’s sexual orientation among the exceptionally serious crimes that could lead to the imposition of life imprisonment for the perpetrator. |
| Sources | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 244) |
Revision History (3)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | Illegal in some contexts |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Sep 1, 2020 |
| Description | People believe that lesbians are lesbians because of being raped. | Pursuant to rule 7(1) of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Sentencing Guidelines) Rules (2019), adopted by Saint Kitts and Nevis under Statutory Rules and Orders No. 26 (2019), Practice Direction 8E No. 1 (effective 1 September 2020) includes under Section 5(j) the crime of murder motivated by the victim’s sexual orientation among the exceptionally serious crimes that could lead to the imposition of life imprisonment for the perpetrator. |
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| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/03/21/paradise-lost | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 244) |
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Description | No | People believe that lesbians are lesbians because of being raped. |
| Sources | No | https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/03/21/paradise-lost |