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Grenada urged to adopt access to information law and strengthen human rights legal framework
In May 2025, the UN Human Rights Council reviewed Grenada during the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The UPR is a UN process that reviews the human rights records of all member states.
During the review, states urged Grenada to abolish the death penalty, enact comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation, and repeal laws criminalising same-sex relations. While no specific recommendations were made regarding protections for human rights defenders or journalists, several proposals could strengthen civic freedoms. These included:
- Developing and adopting an access to information law consistent with international standards.
- Becoming a party to optional protocols to human rights treaties that allow individual complaints.
- Continuing to align national legislation with international human rights obligations.
Grenada advances plan to remove oath to King Charles amid push for constitutional amendment
On 24th July 2025, the government and opposition in Grenada reached a bipartisan agreement to amend the Oath of Allegiance (Bill No. 1 and 2, 2025), replacing the pledge to “His Majesty King Charles III, His Heirs and Successors” with allegiance to Grenada itself. The proposal forms part of a wider constitutional reform initiative reflecting regional calls for sovereignty, reparations for slavery, and the removal of the British monarch as head of state.
The initiative was introduced by Citizens for Constitution Reform (CCR), a civil society group founded in 2024 by Francis Alexis, former Attorney General and chair of previous constitutional reform committees. Supported by legal and academic figures including Ruggles Ferguson and Wendy Grenade, the CCR conducted consultations with civil society and submitted a draft bill to the Grenada Bar Association for review before its formal introduction in Parliament.
While many see the reform as a symbolic step toward national identity, critics, including a former attorney general and the Monarch League, have labelled it unconstitutional, arguing that such a change requires a referendum.
At the time of writing, the bill had not yet been tabled for debate.
Peaceful Assembly
African Liberation Day march
On 25th May 2025, dozens of people commemorated African Liberation Day with a march through St. George’s, carrying placards denouncing neocolonialism, exploitation, and Western imperialism. During a ceremony at the Esplanade Mall, Ras Ruan, representing the Rastafarian Organisation for Centralisation, called for unity and resistance against “forces of division” while activist Mother Mutaru urged stronger cooperation among Rastafarian communities across the Caribbean.
Despite heavy rain, the march concluded as a symbolic expression of Pan-African solidarity and sovereignty, echoing historic demands for freedom and self-determination.