Guyana has put off pronouncing on a slew of recommendations, including calls to abolish the death penalty and accede to international instruments against torture as well as to repeal laws that discriminate against persons on the basis of their sexual orientation.
Guyana’s human rights record was reviewed by the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva on Wednesday under the framework of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The recommendation section of the draft report on the UPR of Guyana was adopted by the Working Group yesterday. Deputy Permanent Representative of Venezuela
