The UN committee dealing with women’s matters has expressed concern about the “high prevalence“ of violence against women here, the disadvantaged state of those in the hinterland and rural areas and the general lack of data which prevents the assessing of trends.
On July 27, 2012, the Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) were released following CEDAW’s 52nd session during which a delegation from Guyana led by Human Services Minister Jennifer Webster presented Guyana’s seventh