The Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD) reaffirmed its opposition to beating children in local schools when it appeared before a parliamentary select committee this week to press for the government to comply with the United Nations children’s rights standards on corporal punishment.
SASOD said in a press release issued yesterday that it held discussions on Wednesday with the Parliamentary Special Select Committee on Guyana’s Com-mitment to the United Nations Human Rights Council to abolish corporal punishment. The meeting followed written submissions the local organisation