This is an open message to the global village; the Family of Humanity, especially those who are responsible for the press, to inform and alert you about a series of most troubling occurrences of Human rights violations taking place on a daily basis in the Caribbean Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
As a law abiding, peace loving citizen, I have found myself unfortunately compelled to disclose this information, as hundreds of thousands of others like myself are literally existing under siege and are living in constant fear from the callous and incessant rampages of arrogant criminal gang elements, deadly mosquitoes, flood waters which comes at just the whisper of rain, kidnappers, rapists, robbers...the list goes on and on.
A recent international poll on crime and violence against the person has pitted tiny Trinidad and Tobago as the ninth most dangerous place to live on earth!
What rubs even more salt onto this gaping wound is the tragic fact that the government of the country, specifically the so-called People's National Movement (PNM) has shown, and continues to show scant and contemptuous regard for its citizenry; being either unwilling or unable to ease the mounting plights of its peoples.
In so doing, this morally vacuous regime is directly responsible for the violation of the basic rights of the people, enshrined in a Constitution which the PNM continues to make a mockery of without fear of retribution...
Our Constitutional laws clearly state:
4.- It is hereby recognized and declared that in Trinidad and Tobago there have existed and shall continue to exist without discrimination by reason of race, origin, colour, religion or sex, the following fundamental human rights and freedoms, namely:-
a. the right of the individual to life, liberty, security of the person and enjoyment of property and the right not to be deprived thereof except by due process of law; -
(citizens, especially those of a particular ethnic majority, are living under siege, tyranny and oppression, as kidnappers and other hooligan elements target this "naturally passive" and more "civil minded" class of persons who are reviled by these underachieving masses; a legacy of failure that is essentially the PNM grassroots base, primarily comprised of arrogant individuals such as these...)
b. the right of the individual to equality before the law and the protection of the law;
( the police service is in shambles, with almost unthinkable levels of corruption and delinquency within its ranks, to the point where a significant number of officers are veritable criminals themselves....
After getting billions of dollars for "National Security", should a citizen call the nearest station to report the potential or imminent harm to life and limb, one would be met with the usual code of affairs by the police...they have no vehicles!)
c. the right of the individual to respect for his private and family life;
(the government has purchased a host of "surveillance" equipment which was claimed to be used in the purpose of combating organised crime and the drug trade...which has spiraled to unprecedented levels in the past few years...with the addition of a "blimp" which they claim is used for similar purposes.
The results are clearly contradictory.
In actuality, it has been very plausibly suggested that these arrays of high tech equipment are rather turned on the citizens and those in the opposition, to illegally monitor any threats of resistance by the people against this fascist like PNM regime!)
d. the right of the individual to equality of treatment from any public authority in the exercise of any functions;
(with the public services of the country being a tragedy of Oedipal proportions, the average person continues to suffer horrendously for just about everything that they are entitled to as a citizen.
These include, but are certainly not limited to, the acquisitions of one's passport, birth certificate, driver's license, basic healthcare, a reliable water service and the ability to get government contracts, just to name a few...
In chilling retrospect, the only way to obtain such "luxuries" without falling into desperation is to pay a bribe to the relevant authorities involved...
This is not a case of some few random, isolated events, but rather the order of the day in the public services of Trinidad And Tobago!)
e. the right to join political parties and to express political views;
(those who caucus for opposition parties, especially during the times of general elections, are literally threatened and harassed by the same criminal elements that are the stalwarts of the ruling regime, to the reprehensible point where many turn away from the polls, for fear of their very lives!)
f. the right of a parent or guardian to provide a school of his own choice for the education of his child or ward;
(The Ministry of Education continues to fail miserably in the deliverance of proper educational facilities and services to the nation's children.
