UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE CRITICIZES GUYANA GOVERNMENT

On March 31st, 2000; a release issued at the end of the 68th session of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, said that Guyana was not living up to its human rights obligations with respect to Amerindian peoples. The United Nations Committee said, also, that it "regretted the delay in amending the Amerindian act and was concerned that members of the indigenous Amerindian minority did not enjoy fully the right to equality before the law". It further called on the Guyana government to ensure that there are effective measures of protection to enable members of indigenous Amerindian communities to participate in decisions that effect them. n.b.This bleak assesssment came after the committee's review of Guyana's second periodic report on the measures it has taken to implement the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

Site Index