committees

The Committee on Human Rights, Equality and Diversity

12th Republican Parliament

9 November 2020 - Present
Secretary: Khisha Peterkin; Brian Lucio
Email: jschumanrights@ttparliament.org

Meetings

10 Jan 2025 10:00 AM
21st Meeting - YouTube

An inquiry into Equality in the Workplace the Impact of Gender on the Parity of Work Opportunity

Venue: 9:30 a.m. (in camera), 10:00 a.m. (in public) Virtual Meeting
Type: Open to the Public
14 Jun 2024 10:00 AM
20th Meeting -


Venue: 10:00 a.m. (in camera) Linda Baboolal Meeting Room
Type: In Camera
5 Apr 2024 10:00 AM
19th Meeting - YouTube

An inquiry into the Prevalence of Child Labour in Trinidad and Tobago

Venue: 9:30 a.m. (in camera), 10:00 a.m. (in public) Linda Baboolal Meeting Room
Type: Open to the Public
12 Mar 2024 09:00 AM
18th Meeting -
Venue: 9:00 a.m. (in camera) J. Hamilton Maurice Meeting Room
Type: In Camera
2 Feb 2024 10:00 AM
17th Meeting - YouTube

A follow-up inquiry on the recommendations of the Second Report of the 11th Parliament into the Challenges Faced by Persons with Disabilities with Specific Focus on Access to Services and Employment

Venue: 9:30 a.m. (in camera), 10:00 a.m. (in public) Dr. Linda Baboolal Meeting Room
Type: Open to the Public
8 Dec 2023 10:15 AM
16th Meeting - YouTube

Inquiry into addressing the effects of period poverty in Trinidad and Tobago

Venue: 9:30 a.m. (in camera), 10:15 a.m. (in public) Linda Baboolal Meeting Room
Type: Open to the Public
26 May 2023 10:00 AM
15th Meeting - YouTube

Follow-Up Inquiry on the Recommendations of the 18th Report of the Committee, 11th Parliament, into the Treatment of Migrants with specific focus on the Rights to Education, Employment and Protection from Sexual Exploitation

Venue: 9:30 a.m. (in camera), 10:00 a.m. (in public) Virtual Meeting
Type: Open to the Public
14 Apr 2023 10:00 AM
14th Meeting - YouTube

An Inquiry into right to quality education with specific focus on the review and updating of the primary and secondary school curriculum to include entrepreneurship and sport related subjects

Venue: 9:30 a.m. (in camera), 10:00 a.m. (in public) Virtual Meeting
Type: Open to the Public
3 Mar 2023 10:00 AM
13th Meeting - YouTube

An examination of the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Report by the Independent Investigation Team appointed by the Cabinet of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to Investigate Reports of Child Abuse at Children’s Homes 

Venue: 9:30 a.m. (in camera), 10:00 a.m. (in public) Virtual Meeting
Type: Open to the Public
9 Dec 2022 10:10 AM
12th Meeting - YouTube

An examination of the Implementation of the Recommendations of the Report by the Independent Investigation Team appointed by the Cabinet of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to investigate reports of Child Abuse at Children's Home

Venue: 9:30 a.m. (in camera), 10:00 a.m. (in public) Virtual Meeting
Type: Open to the Public
4 Nov 2022 10:00 AM
11th Meeting -

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Venue: 10:00 a.m. (in camera) Virtual Meeting
Type: In Camera
1 Jul 2022 10:00 AM
10th Meeting - YouTube

An inquiry into the role of the State in preserving the cultural heritage of the Indigenous Peoples (First Peoples) of Trinidad & Tobago

Venue: 9:30 a.m. (in camera), 10:00 a.m. Virtual Meeting
Type: Open to the Public
11 Mar 2022 09:30 AM
9th Meeting -


Venue: 9:30 a.m. (in camera) Virtual Meeting
Type: In Camera
11 Feb 2022 10:00 AM
8th Meeting - YouTube

An inquiry into the Discrimination Faced by persons with Mental Illnesses and the Ability to Access Quality Mental Health Care

Venue: 9:30 a.m. (in camera); 10:00 a.m. (in public) Virtual Meeting
Type: Open to the Public
14 Jan 2022 10:00 AM
7th Meeting - YouTube

Inquiry into the human rights of socially displaced persons in Trinidad and Tobago with specific focus on their treatment and relocation from Port of Spain public spaces

Venue: 9:30 a.m. (in camera); 10:00 a.m. (in public) Virtual Meeting
Type: Open to the Public
5 Nov 2021 10:00 AM
6th Meeting - YouTube

Inquiry into the human rights of socially displaced persons in Trinidad and Tobago with specific focus on their treatment and relocation from Port of Spain public spaces

Venue: 9:30 a.m. (in camera); 10:00 a.m. (in public) Virtual Meeting
Type: Open to the Public
9 Apr 2021 10:30 AM
5th Meeting - YouTube

Inquiry on the Right to Equal Access to Education with Specific Focus on the Underachievement of Schools in the Port-of-Spain and Environs District with Respect to Performance in Terminal Examinations - SECONDARY SCHOOLS ONLY

  • Ministry of Education;
  • Trinidad and Tobago Unified Teachers Association (TTUTA);
  • Association of Principals of Public Secondary Schools;
  • Association of Government Assisted Public Secondary Schools;
  • Corpus Christi Carmelites; and
  • Holy Ghost Fathers.
Venue: 9:30 a.m. (in camera), 10:30 a.m. (in public) Virtual Meeting
Type: Open to the Public
5 Mar 2021 10:00 AM
4th Meeting - Meeting Summary | YouTube

Inquiry into the Right to Equal Access to Education with specific focus on the Underachievement of Schools in the Port-of Spain and Environs District with respect to Performance in Terminal Examination.

Venue: 9:30 a.m. (in camera), 10:00 a.m. (in public) Virtual Meeting
Type: Open to the Public
8 Jan 2021 09:30 AM
3rd Meeting -


Venue: 9:30 a.m. (in camera) Virtual Meeting
Type: In Camera
4 Dec 2020 09:30 AM
2nd Meeting -


Venue: 9:30 a.m. (in camera) Virtual Meeting
Type: In Camera
18 Nov 2020 11:30 AM
1st Meeting -


Venue: 11:30 a.m. (in camera)
Type: In Camera