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Affirming the (Constitutional) Belonging of sexual minorities in Saint Lucia: The ECSC Propels a Commonwealth Caribbean Renaissance
*Image credit: inclusivv (formerly civic dinners) On July 29, 2025, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (“the ECSC”) [1] delivered its judgment in the landmark decision of Randall Theodule & Ors v The Attorney General of Saint Lucia [2025] ECSC J0729-1 (“the ECSC decision”), where it declared sections 132 and 133 of Saint Lucia’s Criminal Code, Cap. 3.01 of the Revised Edition of the Laws of Saint Lucia (“sections 132 and 133 of the Criminal Code”) unconstitutional. Crucial

Amanda Janell DeAmor Quest
Dec 15, 20258 min read


Spotlighting Female Genital Mutilation: An Insidious International Human Rights Crisis
*Image credit: The Desert Flower Foundation The practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is one of the most egregious manifestations...

Amanda Janell DeAmor Quest
Aug 26, 20256 min read


Time to take playing seriously
*Image credit: UNICEF. International Day of Play (“IDP”) passed on June 11, 2025, to very little fanfare. However, this relative...

Amanda Janell DeAmor Quest
Jun 22, 20252 min read


Infrastructural development for Indigenous communities must honor tradition
Indigenous peoples across the Caribbean face several challenges in post-colonial societies that cling to a violent colonial past founded...

Amanda Janell DeAmor Quest
Apr 3, 20252 min read


On black hair, grooming policies and “respectability politics” in post-colonial Jamaica
*Image Credit- Comrade Sister: Women in the Black Panther Party (ACC Art Books, 2022). It has been over three years since the outcome of...

Amanda Janell DeAmor Quest
Jun 11, 20247 min read
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