{"id":26997,"date":"2025-03-18T15:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26997"},"modified":"2025-03-18T15:16:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:16:01","slug":"ministry-of-human-services-to-establish-first-forensic-interview-unit-in-guyana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/ministry-of-human-services-to-establish-first-forensic-interview-unit-in-guyana\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Human Services to Establish First Forensic Interview Unit in Guyana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Celestine Chacon<\/em><br><em>February 17, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is set to establish the first forensic interview unit in Guyana, a significant step in enhancing the protection of vulnerable children in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement was made by Minister Dr. Vindhya Persaud during a recent press conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The state-owned forensic interview unit will provide a dedicated and safe space for investigating cases of child abuse, where victims can share their experiences in a secure environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Persaud emphasized the Ministry&#8217;s commitment to addressing major social issues such as domestic violence, child abuse, and other societal concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne of the major initiatives we are working on this year through the Inter-American Development Bank project is setting up our own forensic interview unit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve already sent a few officers for preliminary training in India, and we\u2019re equipping the Region 3 Hope and Justice Centre with the necessary equipment,\u201d Minister Persaud stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, forensic interviews for sexual abuse cases are conducted in collaboration with Child Advocacy Centres, Childlink, and Blossom Inc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the Ministry is working on introducing new legislation called the &#8220;Protection of Children International Measures,&#8221; aligning with the Hague Convention to further safeguard children\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Persaud added that if all goes according to plan, the new legislation will be presented to the National Assembly soon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative follows the recent enactment of the Hague Convention legislation, which focuses on inter-country adoption.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Celestine ChaconFebruary 17, 2025 The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is set to establish the first forensic interview unit in Guyana, a significant step in enhancing the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25530,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26997","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\/26997","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=26997"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26998,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26997\/revisions\/26998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}