Prime Minister Mark Phillips, who is currently performing the duties of President, has assured a regional human rights body that the Government of Guyana does not practice discrimination and abides fully by the country’s constitution in this regard.
Phillips made this declaration when he met on Tuesday with a visiting delegation from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on Camp Street, Georgetown, a release from OPM stated.
In his remarks, the Prime Minister pointed to Guyana’s constitutional commitments to safeguarding the rights of all citizens equally. “I can assure you that we have a constitution – the Guyana Constitution – and enshrined in our constitution is the respect for rights of all majorities and minorities in the Guyanese society.
