Protests continue for protection of interior rape victims

Protesters yesterday in front of the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs.

Protestors yesterday again withstood the mid-morning heat as they continued to press for better protections for the many victims of sexual abuse in the interior whose plights are often suppressed and forgotten.

The latest protest organised by the Red Thread group saw demonstrators gather outside of the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, at the junction of Thomas and Quamina Streets, since most of the victims of sexual abuse in the interior are indigenous.

It was supported by Guyana Trans United, Help and Shelter, the Global Youth Movement-Guyana, the