Mediators in East Berbice-Corentyne underwent two days of intense refresher training aimed at strengthening and sharpening their skills. The training was facilitated by the Judicial Reform and Institutional Strengthening (JURIST)…
… says method can cut backlog of cases, deliver timelier justice EVEN as government remains committed to ensuring that mediation is utilised in the judicial process, there are attorneys within…
Survivors of rape and sexual abuse have accused police officers and medical examiners of being dismissive and rough when interacting with them—causing them to relive their trauma, perceiving them to…
The problems faced by the justice system in its management of sexual offences and the treatment of complainants are multi-faceted and therefore require a multi-sectoral solution. Chairman of the Sexual…
RAPE victims have complained of being re-traumatised during the encounters with police who do not believe them, insensitive doctors who examine them and defence attorneys who ask humiliating questions, reported…
ATTORNEY General Faris Al-Rawi said an in-house court is coming for the Maximum Security Prison (MSP), Arouca, in “short measure.” He was speaking yesterday at the launch of Model Guidelines…
ATTORNEY General Faris Al-Rawi says 15,000 DNA kits are en route to TT and regulations to bring DNA legislation to life will be laid in the Parliament this Friday. He…
By mid-year, a court will be set up in Antigua and Barbuda that will specifically handle all sexual offences. This was disclosed by Dr. Penny Reedie, director of the JURIST…
