Belize C.C.P.R 124 session: The Power of Political Pressure
October 16th, 2018 Belize got decriminalization decision On August 10th, 2016, but we did not get government to respect the decision in full. The result, is that the Government of Belize has tempered its effort with a partial appeal, not for legal reasons, but a political one. At the 124 session of the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in Geneva, the Belize delegation struggled to address the question posed by The Human Rights Council on LGBT issues in the first session. They mentioned work on anti-discrimination, but fail to mention that the cabinet note that was given to them for refinement has been stuck at the Attorney General Office for many months. Granted, the Deputy Solicitor General left in the middle of the process. They mentioned that there was a comprehensive legal review of the immigration act, that the International Organization on Migration was helping with the review, but failed to tell the committee if a deadline was set on finalizatio...