Attorney General Reginald Armour and members of his ministry met with stakeholders on Thursday to discuss the working draft of the Sexual Harassment Bill, 2022.
Monday 8 March 2021
A WOMAN’S CRY:
Errieka Wright shouts out her rage, sorrow and frustration at the violence and abuse meted out to women, as she joined with hundreds at an International Women’s Day march on Monday at Woodford Square in Port of Spain. Photo by Ayanna Kinsale
HUNDREDS of women (plus male allies) on Monday marched through Port of Spain on the occasion of International Women s Day (IWD) to demand the right to walk and travel free from the fear of assault and harassment, in an event termed, Walkout for Women.
While the murders of Andrea Bharatt, 23, and Ashanti Riley, 18, ignited candlelight vigils nationwide nightly, women are still victims such as Karen Rauseo-Karim, 53, murdered last Tuesday in Princes Town, plus a 34 year old woman shot and wounded in Princes Town on Thursday.
JANELLE DE SOUZA and LAUREL V WILLIAMS
It is time men stop men committing acts of violence against women and girls, an alliance of non-governmental organisations demanded on Saturday, joining the national outcry over the murder of 22-year-old Andrea Bharatt.
In a joint statement, the Alliance for State Action to end Gender-based Violence says it is not enough to grieve for those who have gone missing, been kidnapped or been killed. But the “whole of society,” especially men, is obligated to act.
The organisation, a coalition which includes the Institute of Gender and Development Studies, CAISO Sex and Gender Justice, Coalition against Domestic Violence, Caribbean Male Action Network, Silver Linings and others, offered its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Bharatt.