Stating that no other single matter has so clearly exposed the fragility of women’s rights here, the GHRA yesterday called for the widespread indignation at the incidents surrounding ex-Local Government Minister Nigel Dharamlall to be harnessed to reorder power relationships affecting females.
Dharamlall possibly avoided a charge of rape after the complainant eventually decided to issue a `No Further Action’ statement to the police.
Contending that sexual violence towards younger females was at epidemic levels here, the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) said in a statement that the Dharamlall incident is a “wakeup call to all organizations who provide ‘technical’ support services to victims of sexual violence to adopt a more robust, rights-based approach to their work”.
