Calls intensify for probe into flogging of Rupununi teens

Several non-governmental organizations have made calls for an investigation to be done into the events following the flogging of two teenage girls from Awarewanau primary school in Deep South Rupununi.

In a letter published in yesterday’s edition of Stabroek News, the organizations which included Help & Shelter, Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association, Red Thread, ChildLink and the Guyana Women Lawyers Association expressed their outrage at the dismissal of the charges against the two teachers involved in the incident.

Early last month, a video had surfaced showing what was described as an extreme application of the