The most serious human rights abuses that have occurred in Guyana have involved complaints by suspects and detainees of mistreatment on the part of the security forces, unlawful killings by the police, and poor prison and jail conditions, the 2013 US Report on Human Rights has said.
According to the report, other human rights problems included lengthy pretrial detention; allegations of government corruption, including among police officials; excessive government influence over the content of the national television network and continued restrictions on radio licensing; sexual and domestic violence against women; abuse of minors; and laws that discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons.
It noted that there were no independent and transparent procedures for handling allegations of killings and other abuses by
