Access to legal aid ‘woefully inadequate’ in Guyana – -UNDP needs assessment finds

Recognising legal aid as being essential to ensuring access and fair representation within the justice system, a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report has found that most jurisdictions in the Carib-bean have legal aid only for the most serious offences, while noting that the system is overwhelmed.

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