Access to justice is a challenge for women who are victims of violence, especially those who live in remote areas, given the geography of the country and that law enforcement services are limited.
This was revealed at a forum held at the National Conference Centre at Liliendaal on Friday as the Women and Gender Equality Commission (WGEC) conducted a stakeholders’ review of the progress, gaps and actions of the Beijing Platform for Action since it was implemented some 20 years ago.
The Government of Guyana’s Report on Beijing+20 said that as regards access to justice for gender-based violence, many women, especially those in the interior and rural areas, have not been fully exposed to human rights education, people-friendly information, education and communication materials and are not are not familiar with the operation of the courts. Given the geography of the country, law enforcement’s services in some areas are