Reported drop in domestic violence cases needs further investigation

By Thandeka Percival On In Guyana News |
A participant engages the panel at the launching of the 2015 Violence Against Women campaign by The NGO Caribbean Development Foundation yesterday. (Photo by Keno George)
A participant engages the panel at the launching of the 2015 Violence Against Women campaign by The NGO Caribbean Development Foundation yesterday. (Photo by Keno George)

The total number of reported cases of domestic violence fell by more than 2,000 between 2013 and 2014.

This is according to statistics provided by lecturer in the Gender Affairs Department of the University of Guyana Audrey Benn at the launching of the 2015 Violence Against Women campaign by The NGO Caribbean Development Foundation (NCDF). The data provided by Benn showed