ADVANCE QUESTIONS TO GRENADA GERMANY Reports about continued stigmatization and discrimination against LGBTI persons persist and no explicit legislation against such discrimination appears to exist what will be done to end criminalization of sexual activity between consenting adults of same sex and bring Grenada in line with its international human rights obligations? What steps is Grenada taking to sign and ratify the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) and its Optional Protocol (OP-CAT)? UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND Could you please elaborate further on the role civil society in Grenada played in the preparation of your national report for this process? Could you please elaborate on what progress is being made on developing awareness of and reducing the incidence of violence against women and child abuse of all kinds? We would be grateful to know if the repealing of all provisions that discriminate against people on the grounds of their sexual orientation, thereby protecting the rights of LGBT persons, will be included in the current constitutional reform changes and what progress has been made on anti discrimination awareness programmes. We would be grateful to know what progress has been made in establishing an independent national human rights institution in Grenada that operates in accordance with the Paris principles designed to guide the practice of such institutions. What progress has the Government of Grenada made since acceding to the Palermo Protocol in 2004 in tackling human trafficking, including in particular specific protection to the victims of trafficking.