• Access to justiceOpen or Close

    We help the poor and marginalised to obtain justice

    We successfully defended a young WaiWai charged with attempted murder. We are currently acting for 2 other individuals charged with murder in order to ensure that they obtain fair trials as guaranteed by the Constitution of Guyana.

  • Amerindian PeoplesOpen or Close

    Amerindian Act
    A Different Kind of Democracy:
    Sarah Broscombe

    To the people of the village of Aishalton in the Guyanese Interior, the political activity in most of the world’s democratic countries would seem far removed from their everyday lives. But over the past year, the villagers have been taking part in a process at the very heart of which is the concept of participatory democracy. Sarah Broscombe describes the stages and outcomes of the Community Development Plan, and the importance of involving Guyana’s indigenous population in the country’s political life.
    Source: http://www.thinkingfaith.org/articles/20101026_1.htm

    Access and Benefit Sharing
    ABS Presentation

    WaiWai
    Village Rules: the WaiWai have made Kanashen into a protected area using Village Rules.
    These Village Rules were gazetted in 2007 and have the force of law.

  • ChildrenOpen or Close

    Letter to the Rights of the Child Commission March 2013.

  • EducationOpen or Close

    We teach citizens what fundamental rights and freedoms they have and how to enjoy them.

    In February and March of 2012 we trained Village Council and Community Members from Santa Rosa and surrounding areas. 2011 we trained nearly 500 Amerindian people on their collective rights under the Amerindian Act. Our training was carried out in Aishalton, Kato, Marurinawa and Sawariwau. In 2010 we trained over 130 citizens on their fundamental rights and freedoms. Our training was carried out in Annai, Lethem, Kamarang and Waratta.

  • Freedom of informationOpen or Close

    Access to information bill: submission to the special select committee

    Access to Information

  • Legal adviceOpen or Close

    Land claims: We are currently advising Amerindian communities on how to obtain legal title to the lands they currently occupy and use.

    We also give Amerindian communities legal advice to enable them to protect their land, resources and culture.

  • WomenOpen or Close

    We believe that women should be treated with dignity in all circumstances. We have written to the Women and Gender Equality Commission about the portrayal of women in the Chronicle newspaper.

    Response from the Women and Gender Equality Commission

    Letter to Women & Gender Equality Commission on Guyana Chronicle article