Rape reports surge

Rights of the Child commissioner Nicole Cole during a protest in April to raise awareness about sexual violence

On average, there has been just over one reported rape a day for the first seven months of the year, according to the latest statistics released by the Guyana Police Force, which recorded 243 reports up to the end of July.

According to the force, this number represents a 68% increase and Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum credits the rise in reports