Public dialogue soon on capital punishment, decriminalization of gay sex -Luncheon

Guyana will soon be holding public consultations on corporal punishment, capital punishment and the decriminalization of gay sex in keeping with the country’s commitment at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva in 2010, according to Cabinet Secretary Dr Roger Luncheon.

Speaking at his weekly press conference at the Office of the President, Dr Luncheon said that among the more important highlights in Guyana’s submissions in 2010 were the pledges to hold consultations on corporal punishment, capital punishment and decriminalizing same sex unions.

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