Parliament must address the implementation of the Sexual Offences Act during deliberations on the Amendments

Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing our previous letter which put our feedback on the draft Sexual Offences Amendment Bill 2024. In our consideration of the proposed amendments, we recognised that there are several parts of the current legislation which are not adequately enforced. We are deeply concerned about the enforcement of the offence – […]

We are concerned that several parts of the current Sexual Offences Act legislation are not adequately enforced

stabroeknews.com - 28/Jun 06:09

Dear Editor,

Our views on the draft Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill (2024)

stabroeknews.com - 25/Jun 06:07

Dear Editor,

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Breaking Down Sexual Offences Act Last week we started an examination of section 35 of the Sexual Offences Act, Cap 8:03, Laws of Guyana...

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