Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary Carl Singh yesterday admonished magistrates to handle domestic violence cases in a timely manner to save lives, while emphasising that the key objectives of the court are to help improve victim safety and enhance offender accountability.
Justice Singh, who said domestic violence is at an all-time high in Guyana, was at the time addressing magistrates, judges, lawyers, state and police prosecutors and members of women’s rights groups at the start of a two-day colloquium on Gender,
