ECADE urges the eastern Caribbean to stand up for human rights

Kenita Placide – ECADE

“Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in the EC remain among the most vulnerable and at risk for marginalisation simply for expressing their authentic selves,” says Executive Director of The Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality (ECADE), Kenita Placide.

“Seventy years ago, the world came together to establish through the UDHR, that we should not penalise people for who they love, for how or where they were born. Further, it established that the most vulnerable and marginalised among us must be provided the necessary protection and support. We are way behind in recognising that these inalienable and indivisible rights belong to all.”

ECADE is founded on, and works with, human rights organisation across the eastern Caribbean to advance the principles of the UDHR which states that: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights” and “All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law”.

ECADE takes the opportunity to call on governments of the Caribbean to stand for human rights by adopting the relevant human rights in various stages of ratification across the EC.

As UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet states in her 2018 message, “We are born ‘free and equal,’ but millions of people on this planet do not stay free and equal. Their dignity is trampled and their rights are violated on a daily basis.

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6 Comments

  1. Pragmatik
    December 13, 2018

    Black people in the caribbean should welcome such progressive movements. Seeing as you all hate republicans and Trump you all would love to have somebody like Hillary Clinton in office who supports abortion and all this LGBTQXYZ homo nonsense.

    You all love Obama who made his mark as president by putting a stain on the institution of marriage by setting the stage for the legalization of same sex marriage nation wide. He did barely anything for black people yet he made so much effort to push the gay agenda.

    But you all still love him and the demorats despite being diametrically opposed on social issues. Only complete ignorance of politics can make people act so foolishly

  2. Channel 1
    December 11, 2018

    Sexual perversion & fantasy are NOT human rights.

    Folks, BEWARE of entities such as ECADE.

    NB: Investigative journalists out there, find out who are the persons/groups funding these organisations.

    • carltymas
      December 11, 2018

      One should not be so harsh Channel 1. You could’ve simply said that sexual activities which are non-threatening and geared towards minors are not necessarily something to be dictated in a law book.
      I, for one, would not engage in the practice or encourage another to but I would not discourage another from feeling the way he feels as long as it doesn’t infringe on another’s right to safety, thought, expression and ownership. I am against the hostile treatment towards people of the LGBTQ community and the inhumane subtleties tossed their way especially in the Caribbean. They are human beings too, they have parents, are sisters, brothers, receptionists, football players, Doctors, Lawyers, Construction workers et al. So they deserve equal rights to not be discriminated against and receive protection. And yes (we do have them)

      • Channel 1
        December 11, 2018

        @carltymas – Learn this and learn this well – The truth is a very abrasive & offensive thing. The truth is also absolute (not influenced by our opinions) and exclusive (excludes anything contrary to it).

        There is absolutely nothing wrong in offending people with statements of truth.

      • Dixie Normas
        December 11, 2018

        so channel 1 calling you a hate full uninformed individual with limited intelligence is ok i take it!

      • carltymas
        December 11, 2018

        Channel 1, why is this “abrasive and offensive” truth? because the “written word” says so? The WRITTEN WORD asked that we treat persons cruelly because of there sexual desires (adding— what does not pose a risk to the lives of others especially minors)? The truth also speaks on fornication, adultery, lusting and other forms of sexual gratifications as being abrasive and offensive but we choose to remain one way with the issue of sexual indulgence. How many times do we see they degrade and unmarried couple but will verbally abuse a homosexual? Again, my pleas are not for the laws to be written but simply, we treat these people as human beings and protect their rights to be treated as such.

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