The government of Trinidad and Tobago lodged its withdrawal...

The government of Trinidad and Tobago lodged its withdrawal from the first Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. In their communication to the Secretary General of the United Nations withdrawing from the Optional Protocol, Trinidad and Tobago cited the UN Human Rights Committee ruling: "The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago cannot accept this attempt to impose upon it obligations under the Optional Protocol to which it has not agreed." This measure was to take effect on June 27, 2000.