A/HRC/43/51/Add.3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 270. JOL 15/07/2019 Case no: VCT 1/2019 State reply: none to date Concerns that the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) has not entered into force because it has not acquired the minimum number of 11 ratifications. 271. The Special Rapporteur applauds the Government for ratifying the Escazú Agreement on 26 September 2019 and requests a reply to the letter VCT 1/2019 with information on the measures the Government plans to take to implement the Agreement. At the time of writing, twenty-two of the thirty-three countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region have signed the treaty and five have ratified it. The treaty will enter into force with 11 ratifications Suriname 272. JOL 15/07/2019 Case no: SUR 1/2019 State reply: none to date Concerns that the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) has not entered into force because it has not acquired the minimum number of 11 ratifications. 273. The Special Rapporteur regrets that no response was received to the letter raising concerns for the lack of entry into force of the Escazú Agreement and that Suriname has not yet signed nor ratified the said agreement. The Special Rapporteur urges Suriname to ratify the Escazú agreement and requests information regarding steps taken towards its ratification and the timeline foreseen for this. At the time of finalization of this report twenty-two out of thirty-three countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have signed the Escazú Agreement and five have ratified it. The treaty will enter into force with 11 ratifications. Trinidad and Tobago 274. JOL 15/07/2019 Case no: TTO 1/2019 State reply: none to date Concerns that the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (Escazú Agreement) has not entered into force because it has not acquired the minimum number of 11 ratifications. 275. The Special Rapporteur regrets that no response was received to the letter raising concerns for the lack of entry into force of the Escazú Agreement and that Trinidad and Tobago has not yet signed nor ratified the said agreement. The Special Rapporteur urges Trinidad and Tobago to ratify the Escazú agreement and requests information regarding steps taken towards its ratification and the timeline foreseen for this. At the time of finalization of this report twenty-two out of thirty-three countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have signed the Escazú Agreement and five have ratified it. The treaty will enter into force with 11 ratifications. United States of America 276. JAL 15/07/2019 Case no: USA 6/2019 State reply: 22/07/2019 Allegations received concerning the remarks made by the U.S. President’s National Security Adviser, Mr. John R. Bolton, and the U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, against the International Criminal Court (ICC), which appear to constitute serious threats to, and interference with, the independence of the Court and its judges, prosecutors and staff. 277. 42 PR: 22/03/19