Guyana’s human rights record will today be reviewed before the United Nations in Geneva and questions on a number of issues including the death penalty, abolition of corporal punishment in schools, decriminalisation of consensual same-sex relations and inviting the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture to visit, will be raised.
“What progress has the Government of Guyana made with the extension of an invitation to the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, as well as an open invitation to UN Special Procedures Mandate holders to visit Guyana,” is one of the questions submitted by the United Kingdom. The UK will also ask Guyana to provide an update on the status of national consultations on the abolition of the death penalty, abolition of corporal punishment in schools, decriminalisation of consensual same-sex relations and discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) persons,
