Civil society groups have outlined priority issues for political parties to endorse including constitutional changes to ensure elected representatives are directly accountable to those who elect them, ending river mining and reviewing international contracts in the extractive sector.
A host of recommendations were contained in the ‘Forward Looking Strategies 2015-2020 – Consensus Statement on Priority Issues for 2015 Elections’ document re-leased by the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) and the organisations on Saturday. The document said that following two consultations of civic organisations, a range of recommendations