Since 2015, the Rights of the Child Commission (RCC) has been able to help more than 400 juvenile offenders access legal aid through funding from United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and assistance from the Guyana Legal Aid Clinic.
During an interview with this newspaper, RCC Chief Executive Officer Amar Panday and Investigating Officer Andre Gonsalves said that the beneficiaries were able to have their cases reviewed.
Panday explained that in 2015, the RCC had commenced its Youth Empowerment and Personal Development sessions at the Sophia Holding Centre and during its first workshop it would have met 15-year-old Ian Henry, who was charged with murder in 2011.
