A hearing requested by a local group at the IACHR yesterday heard testimonies of gender-based violence here and at the end of the session the Inter-American human rights body called on Guyana to take action.
At its 191st Period of Sessions at the Organisation of American States’ headquarters in Washington, D.C., the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) hosted a thematic hearing requested by the Guyana Equality Forum (GEF). The GEF delegation was led by its Attorney-at-Law, Chandrawattie Persaud, and also comprised GEF member organisations: Blossom Inc., represented by Dr. Ayodele Dalgety-Dean; Guyana Sex Work Coalition, represented by Kinesha Thom; and SASOD Guyana, represented by Twinkle Paul.
Roberta Clarke, Chair of the IACHR Commission presided over the session.
