EU envoy renews call for abolishing death penalty, decriminalising same sex intimacy

Jernej Videtič

Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Guyana Jernej Videtič last evening called once more for government to abolish the death penalty, decriminalise same sex intimacy and to strengthen efforts to combat domestic abuse and trafficking in persons.

“The European Union has a strong commitment to gender equality, the empowerment of women and girls, and the eradication of gender-based violence,” Ambassador Videtič also said last evening at a reception hosted by EU at the National Cultural Centre to celebrate “Europe Day.”

He told the gathering that the EU has supported a number of initiatives in this area in Guyana in recent years,