WGEC demands accountability from Enforcement Agencies

Apr 26, 2025 Letters

Dear Editor,

Today, like many Guyanese especially mothers, fathers and young people, we share the sorrow of the family of Adrianna Younge, a pre-teen who lost her life under suspicious and the most troubling of circumstances, during what was supposed to be a fun-filled day out with her family. The accusations and clear mis-direction by officers of the Guyana Police Force are most worthy of an independent inquiry.

This Commission is only too aware of the honoring in the breach by the Guyana Police Force in incidents involving violence against women and girls. As yesterday also brought the news of the horrific slaughter of the DeCruz women which too revealed a disconnect between reports and appropriate actions by enforcement agencies leading to a tragic end for this family. These deaths, especially that of a child, are chilling in every way and have shocked the communities and the nation as a whole. What is to be done to address these profound failures of law enforcement?

We at the Commission undertake to increase our vigilance, our advocacy and our voices to engage the many factors that underpin the lack of confidence in those who have sworn to serve and protect us all. We call on the administration to continue to make every effort to bring justice to Adriana Younge so those who are directly responsible and or who aided and abetted them in the killing of this child are brought to justice.

Women and Gender Equality Commission

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