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Domestic Violence Act Application Forms A Guide to the Juvenile Justice Act 2018UNICEF has kindly given permission for the electronic version of their guide to be made available on our site as a means of public education Please click here to access the guide Sexual Offences HandbookHelp & Shelter has kindly given permission for the electronic version of their Sexual Offences Act Handbook to be made available on our site as a means of public education |
Children’s Legal AidThe Children’s Legal Aid Project (latterly Children’s Legal Aid), funded by UNICEF under agreement between the Clinic and the Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sport, was launched in September 2007 to provide legal aid services directly to children (persons under 18) who need assistance with criminal and/or civil matters. It was intended that the project would “tie in” with a reformed system of juvenile justice to be established by new legislation and with a national children’s help line. The legislation has not as yet been passed, nor has a help line as yet been established, but it is hoped that there will be developments in relation to both these initiatives in the not too distant future. UNICEF continued to support Children’s Legal Aid until mid-July 2012 and with effect from 1 November 2012, legal aid services to children came under ‘general’ legal aid. They continue to be provided absolutely free. Children may approach Children’s Legal Aid directly or be referred by government ministries and agencies, NGOs that provide non-legal assistance to children such as Help & Shelter and Red Thread, friends or relatives. Children may approach the Clinic directly or be referred by government ministries and agencies, NGOs that provide non-legal assistance to children such as Help & Shelter and Red Thread, friends or relatives. Click on the following links for newspaper articles about children’s legal aid
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GAWL's The Law & You VThe Guyana Association of Women Lawyers has recently published The Law and You V, which consolidates and updates the previous volumes I, II, II, and IV, and adds new topics. Protection from Domestic Violence (GAWL 2022)This factsheet tells you about the law relating to domestic violence, and how to apply for a protection Booklets about the Revised Constitution of Guyana 2001The Women and Gender Equality Commission has kindly given permission for the electronic version of their booklets on the Revised Constitution of Guyana 2001 to be made available on our website as a means of public education. Red Thread's Household Guide to the Domestic Violence ActRed Thread Women's Development Organisation has kindly given permission for their Household Guide to the Domestic Violence Act to be accessed from our website. |