Gov’t urged to take leadership on human rights

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IACHR Commissioners at the Guyana hearing (left to right) Rosa Maria Ortiz, rapporteur with responsibility for children’s rights, Jose De Jesus Orozco Henriquez, President of the IACHR, and Dinah Shelton, rapporteur responsible for Guyana
IACHR Commissioners at the Guyana hearing (left to right) Rosa Maria Ortiz, rapporteur with responsibility for children’s rights, Jose De Jesus Orozco Henriquez, President of the IACHR, and Dinah Shelton, rapporteur responsible for Guyana

The Inter-American Com-mission on Human Rights (IACHR) has expressed concern that Guyana is relying on the popular vote to protect human rights and has urged the government to take a leadership role.

This is according to reports on an IACHR public hearing on violence and discrimination against children in Guyana, which was held in Washington, DC on Monday.

The IACHR, which is an organ of the Organisation of American States (OAS), is concerned with the