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31 March 2021
BARBADOS
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Accessed Date:
16 October 2012
Title:
Présentation de la Barbade
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
15 December 2020
Accessed Date:
3 March 2021
Title:
Barbados. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
25 February 2021
Accessed Date:
16 March 2021
Title:
Barbados. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas, 2019.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
March 2020
Accessed Date:
3 March 2021
Source:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Date of Document:
10 March 2021
Author:
Woodville K. Marshall et al.
Accessed Date:
16 March 2021
Title:
Barbados. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
11 March 2020
Accessed Date:
17 March 2020
Title:
Barbados. Freedom in the World 2020.
Accessed Date:
3 March 2021
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/29/BRB/1
Date of Document:
4 January 2018
Accessed Date:
5 March 2019
Title:
Compilation on Barbados
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/29/BRB/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
2 November 2017
Accessed Date:
5 March 2019
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Barbados
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/29/BRB/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
25 October 2017
Accessed Date:
5 March 2019
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Barbados Citizenship Act (amended 1982)
Accessed Date:
16 October 2012
Title:
Barbados. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
4 March 2021
Title:
Immigration Act, Cap. 190 (last amended 1979)
Accessed Date:
4 March 2021
Title:
Chapter II: Citizenship. Barbados's Constitution of 1966 with Amendments through 2007.
Source:
Barbados; Comparative Constitutions Project
Accessed Date:
4 March 2021
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Barbados. Election for Barbadian House of Assembly of 24 May 2018.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
5 March 2019
Title:
Barbados. Senate.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Date of Document:
27 June 2018
Accessed Date:
5 March 2019
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined fifth to eighth periodic reports of Barbados
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
24 July 2017
Accessed Date:
8 January 2018
Title:
Domestic Violence (Protection Orders), Cap. 130A
Accessed Date:
28 November 2013
Title:
Country Gender Assessment: Barbados
Source:
Caribbean Development Bank
Date of Document:
January 2016
Author:
Caroline F. Allen et al.
Accessed Date:
13 December 2016
Accessed Date:
5 March 2020
Title:
Domestic violence, including legislation; recourse and support services available to victims (2015-January 2017)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 March 2017
Accessed Date:
23 March 2017
Title:
Domestic Violence (Protection Orders) (Amendment) Act
Accessed Date:
5 March 2019
Title:
Sexual Offenses (Amendment) Act, 2016
Accessed Date:
5 March 2020
Title:
Information received from Barbados on follow-up to the concluding observations on its combined fifth to eighth periodic reports
Code:
CEDAW/C/BRB/FCO/5-8
Date of Document:
31 March 2020
Accessed Date:
4 March 2021
Title:
Barbados. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
4 March 2021
Title:
Treatment of sexual minorities, including legislation, state protection and support services; social attitudes towards bisexuality (2013-November 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 December 2015
Accessed Date:
15 December 2015
Title:
Barbados. State-Sponsored Homophobia 2019.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
March 2019
Author:
Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
27 March 2019
Source:
Human Dignity Trust
Accessed Date:
16 March 2021
Title:
“I Have to Leave to Be Me”: Discriminatory Laws against LGBT People in the Eastern Caribbean
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
21 March 2018
Author:
Francisco Berreta
Accessed Date:
5 March 2020
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Barbados and Eastern Caribbean. 2020 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
25 March 2020
Accessed Date:
4 March 2021
Title:
Barbados: Tier 2 Watch List. Trafficking in Persons Report 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
25 June 2020
Accessed Date:
4 March 2021
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Update: Guide to Caribbean Law Research
Date of Document:
December 2018
Accessed Date:
4 March 2021
10.
Police and Security Forces - (No items in this section)
11.
Media Freedoms - (No items in this section)
Title:
Barbados. International Religious Freedom Report for 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
10 June 2020
Accessed Date:
4 March 2021
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race - (No items in this section)
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement - (No items in this section)
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 March 2020:
Title:
Barbados. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bb.html
Accessed Date:
24 March 2020
Title:
Barbados. Freedom in the World 2019.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/barbados/freedom-world/2019
Accessed Date:
5 March 2020
Title:
Barbados. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Barbados.html
Accessed Date:
5 March 2020
Title:
Barbados. Criminalization of Homosexuality.
Source:
Human Dignity Trust
Date of Document:
25 October 2015
URL:
http://www.humandignitytrust.org/uploaded/Map/Country_Reports/Barbados.pdf
Accessed Date:
4 January 2017
Title:
Barbados and Eastern Caribbean. 2019 Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
10 May 2019
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/Content/Report/39eccc68-bc11-4959-92bf-15f4aecd8629
Accessed Date:
5 March 2020
Title:
BARBADOS: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2019.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 June 2019
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-trafficking-in-persons-report-2/barbados/
Accessed Date:
12 August 2019
Title:
Barbados. International Religious Freedom Report for 2018.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
21 June 2019
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2018-report-on-international-religious-freedom/barbados/
Accessed Date:
4 July 2019
Source:
France. Ministère des Affaires Étrangères.
URL:
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/IMG/gif/Barbade.gif
Accessed Date:
13 February 2013
Title:
Présentation de la Barbade
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
15 December 2020
URL:
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-pays/barbade/presentation-de-la-barbade/
Accessed Date:
3 March 2021
Title:
Barbados. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas, 2019.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
March 2020
URL:
https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/ssptw/2018-2019/americas/barbados.html
Accessed Date:
3 March 2021
Source:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Date of Document:
10 March 2021
Author:
Woodville K. Marshall et al.
URL:
https://www.britannica.com/place/Barbados
Accessed Date:
16 March 2021
Title:
Immigration Act, Cap. 190 (last amended 1979)
URL:
https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/73348/74895/F481009506/BRB73348.pdf
Accessed Date:
4 March 2021
Title:
Chapter II: Citizenship. Barbados's Constitution of 1966 with Amendments through 2007.
Source:
Barbados; Comparative Constitutions Project
URL:
https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Barbados_2007.pdf?lang=en
Accessed Date:
4 March 2021
Title:
Information received from Barbados on follow-up to the concluding observations on its combined fifth to eighth periodic reports
Code:
CEDAW/C/BRB/FCO/5-8
Date of Document:
31 March 2020
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/CEDAW/C/BRB/FCO/5-8
Accessed Date:
4 March 2021
Title:
Barbados. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
URL:
https://www.genderindex.org/wp-content/uploads/files/datasheets/2019/BB.pdf
Accessed Date:
4 March 2021
Title:
Update: Guide to Caribbean Law Research
Date of Document:
December 2018
URL:
https://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Caribbean1.html
Accessed Date:
4 March 2021
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