Equality Bahamas is calling on Attorney General Carl Bethel to prioritize Bahamian women and finish what was started with the drafting of the marital rape bill.
Written by Eyewitness
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Equality Bahamas is calling on Attorney General Carl Bethel to prioritize Bahamian women and finish what was started with the drafting of the marital rape bill.
In a statement, the organization urged Bethel to move expeditiously, and also criticized Minister of Social Services and Community Development Frankie Campbell.
EB called for Campbell to ‘step out of the shadows’, noting his vocal stance on the issue during the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) session in October 2018.
The group encouraged Campbell to engage his colleagues in dialogue on women’s rights and the importance of enacting laws to expand and protect them.
Further calls were also made to members of the public to speak out against violence in all forms and lobby for better laws that can improve all lives, in a recent press statement.
