With the death of 15-year-old Alicia Ali, whose body was found on the seawalls two months ago, Roxanne Myers decided that she had had enough and even though she has been working for years to address the issue of violence on the whole, she knew more had to be done.
For the past two weeks Myers and other concerned citizens—mainly women—have been standing with placards in front of magistrates’ courts and police stations with the sole aim of bringing attention to the rampant sexual assault of women and children and the weak investigative skills of the Guyana Police Force. It is not new and while some may see it as a futile exercise Myers and those who join her in the hot midday sun every Wednesday with their placards know that remaining silent and caring only for those close to you is not the answer.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the group will spend the remainder of this month in an attempt to get their message over: that is enough is not being done for victims of sexual violence and that things must change to save the women and
