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Latest reform date
The CRDV is a central repository of data on domestic violence which has been collected by various governmental agencies and key civil society organization. This database will drive evidence based policy and programming to respond to, and reduce domestic violence in Trinidad and Tobago.
General Objectives
The Central Registry will allow the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to present a more reliable and comprehensive view on the incidence of domestic violence/gender-based violence in Trinidad and Tobago.
Beneficiaries
All citizens, particularly victims of GBV
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Type
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Main Priority Measure
E.53 - Policies and care services
Develop and strengthen policies and universal care services based on the highest human rights standards, from a gender equality and intergenerational perspective, in order to share the delivery of services between the State, the private sector, civil society, families and households and between men and women and facilitate dialogue and coordination between all the parties involved.
E.56 - Protection against harassment and sexual harassment
Establish mechanisms for preventing sexual and other forms of harassment and violence against women and men, especially in the workplace and educational settings, as well as for filing relevant complaints and punishing such practices.
E.57 - Eradication of all forms of violence
Enforce existing policies and adopt, on the one hand, preventative and punitive measures, and on the other measures for protecting and caring for women in order to eradicate all forms of violence, including forced sterilization and stigma against women in public and private spheres and especially the gender-motivated violent murder of girls and women, and ensure effective and universal access to fundamental services for all victims and survivors of gender-based violence, with special attention to women in high-risk situations, such as older women, pregnant women, women with disabilities, culturally diverse groups, sex workers, women living with HIV/AIDS, lesbian, bisexual and transgender women, Afro-descendent, indigenous and migrant women, women living in border areas, asylum-seekers and victims of trafficking.
E.63 - Gender statistics
Strengthen the capacity of countries to prepare and disseminate the gender statistics needed for the formulation of public policies on gender equality and the empowerment of women.