Saying “civic space” in Guyana is steadily shrinking, local non-governmental organisation Policy Forum Guyana on Saturday said more people need to find their voices on public issues.
“This race to the bottom in terms of shrinking civil society space should be a matter of concern for all. Freeing civic space from constraints on truth and decency is of benefit to everyone and requires more people finding their voices more routinely on issues in the public domain,” the organisation said in a statement.
Towards this end, Policy Forum argued that government could support the freeing of the civic space through its leadership adopting “a more gracious, less strident and frenzied approach” to governing.
