{"id":25550,"date":"2025-01-16T17:57:44","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T17:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25550"},"modified":"2025-01-16T17:57:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T17:57:45","slug":"final-public-consultation-on-new-harassment-protection-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/final-public-consultation-on-new-harassment-protection-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Public Consultation on New Harassment Protection Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Saskia Warrick<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Social Security and Human Services held its final public consultation earlier today on the new draft bill aimed at providing robust protections against harassment and sexual harassment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This proposed legislation brings the country closer to formalizing legal safeguards while considering Guyana\u2019s unique cultural context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The draft bill, which has undergone several revisions, seeks to clearly define harassment and establish mechanisms for addressing it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, highlighted how the bill draws inspiration from international models but is adapted to address Guyana\u2019s specific needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Persaud emphasized the importance of ensuring that the law respects local sensibilities while offering protection to individuals from various forms of harassment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deputy Chief Parliamentary Counsel, Joann Bond, outlined a key feature of the bill\u2014a tribunal designed specifically to handle sexual harassment complaints. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This tribunal aims to provide an accessible and fair process for addressing grievances, ensuring that victims have a proper avenue for seeking redress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bill defines harassment as conduct that causes harm or creates a reasonable belief that harm may occur, including actions such as stalking, following, or watching a person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new legislation is a significant step forward in strengthening the country\u2019s legal framework for protecting citizens from harassment, ensuring a safer environment for all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick The Ministry of Social Security and Human Services held its final public consultation earlier today on the new draft bill aimed at providing robust protections against harassment&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25528,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25550","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\/25550","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=25550"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25551,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25550\/revisions\/25551"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}