Vulnerable groups being strengthened for better rights advocacy

By Stabroek News On In Guyana News |
From left: SASOD’s Social Change Coordinator, Chelauna Providence; Commonwealth consultant, Gordon Floyd; Guyana consultant, Kesaundra Alves; Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Guyana, Ambassador Robert Kopecky; Caribbean consultant, Deborah Nurse; SASOD’s Project Coordinator, John Quelch; and SASOD’s Managing Director, Joel Simpson, after the opening session.
From left: SASOD’s Social Change Coordinator, Chelauna Providence; Commonwealth consultant, Gordon Floyd; Guyana consultant, Kesaundra Alves; Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Guyana, Ambassador Robert Kopecky; Caribbean consultant, Deborah Nurse; SASOD’s Project Coordinator, John Quelch; and SASOD’s Managing Director, Joel Simpson, after the opening session.

Several civil society organisations (CSOs) are now better equipped to advocate for marginalised groups following the conclusion of a two-day conference on human rights policies.

The conference, hosted by the Society against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD),