{"id":16140,"date":"2024-01-31T18:35:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T18:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=16140"},"modified":"2024-01-31T18:35:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T18:35:41","slug":"70-persons-benefit-from-restorative-justice-training-to-modernize-guyanas-justice-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/70-persons-benefit-from-restorative-justice-training-to-modernize-guyanas-justice-system\/","title":{"rendered":"70 Persons Benefit from Restorative Justice Training to Modernize Guyana\u2019s Justice System"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Around 70 individuals are currently participating in a comprehensive two-day training program focused on restorative justice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative aims to modernize Guyana\u2019s justice system, reduce prison overcrowding, and provide an alternative to imprisonment for non-serious crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, emphasized the importance of these individuals as pioneers who will play a crucial role in executing and developing the restorative justice program in their communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Josiah-Justice-Workshop-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted that they would directly impact the lives of tens of thousands of people benefiting from restorative justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Restorative justice is viewed as a holistic process, and efforts are underway to train officers and raise awareness about the process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The training participants include police, prison and probation officers, NGO representatives, and Toshaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, noted that some hinterland communities lack court and detention facilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By training Toshaos, the justice system can be extended to these hinterland areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Josiah-Justice-Workshop-2.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>She emphasized the importance of promoting key leaders in Indigenous communities to understand how restorative justice will be dispensed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Restorative justice involves the active participation of the victim, perpetrator, and a mediator or community member to resolve situations without resorting to the court system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funding from the Inter-American Development Bank\u2019s (IDB) Support for the Criminal Justice System Programme has significantly contributed to enhancing restorative justice in Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Legal Affairs Ministry passed an act in 2022, established a center, and facilitated training through the IDB\u2019s support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative marks a significant step forward in transforming and modernizing Guyana\u2019s justice system to better serve its communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around 70 individuals are currently participating in a comprehensive two-day training program focused on restorative justice. The initiative aims to modernize Guyana\u2019s justice system, reduce prison overcrowding, and provide an&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16141,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16140"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16144,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16140\/revisions\/16144"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}