Trinidad and Tobago
This country page describes, in brief, data that TJET has compiled on regime transitions, intrastate conflict episodes, and transitional justice mechanisms. For details on the data included on this page, view the FAQ.
For Trinidad and Tobago, TJET has collected information on: three amnesties between 1972 and 1991; and 27 domestic trials starting between 1990 and 2017.
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Country Background
Democratic Transition
TJET records no democratic transitions in Trinidad and Tobago between 1970 and 2020.
Violent Conflict
Based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, TJET records one violent intrastate conflict episode in 1990, involving one armed opposition group fighting against the government.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions. Source: UCDP Dyadic Dataset version 23.1, https://ucdp.uu.se/downloads/index.html#dyadic.
Transitional Justice Data
As of 2020, Trinidad and Tobago ranks 117th out of 174 on TJET’s legacy of violence index. For a full list of country rankings over time, view the index page, and for an explanation of the index, view the Methods & FAQs page.
Amnesties
Trinidad and Tobago had three amnesties between 1972 and 1991. Two were passed after internal armed conflict. One amnesty released political prisoners. One amnesty forgave human rights violations.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Domestic Trials
TJET has compiled data on 27 domestic prosecutions between 1990 and 2017. These include 26 regular human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which three persons were convicted; one intrastate conflict prosecution of opposition members, in which no one was convicted; and one opposition prosecution of state agents or opposition members, in which no one was convicted.
Click on accused records for data on convictions. Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.