Groups picket OP for full implementation of Sexual Offences Act

By Stabroek News On In Guyana News |
On International Women’s day, representatives of several groups converged in front of the Office of the President to call for the full implementation of the Sexual Offences Act of 2010. The groups say the failure to fully implement the Act has resulted in hurdles for many women seeking justice. (Photo by Arian Browne)
On International Women’s day, representatives of several groups converged in front of the Office of the President to call for the full implementation of the Sexual Offences Act of 2010. The groups say the failure to fully implement the Act has resulted in hurdles for many women seeking justice. (Photo by Arian Browne)

As the world observed Inter-national Women’s Day yesterday, representatives of various civil society groups picketed the Office of the President (OP) to protest against what they say is the slow movement of the full implementation of the Sexual Offences Act (SOA).

The picketing exercise was preceded by a letter, published in yesterday’s Stabroek News, signed by representatives of seven civil society groups, who asked why three years after the SOA was assented to by the President, it still has