THE Indian Arrival Committee (IAC) is calling upon all Guyanese, especially those of Indo-Guyanese origin, to lend their full support to the United Nations in its global call for the observance of the organisation’s activity ‘End Violence Against Women.’The IAC welcomes this initiative and is pleased that this not just a one day activity, but in fact one that is spread over 16 days to give full ventilation to all types of violent acts committed against women all across the planet.

The IAC also recognises that abuse of women, globally, is not physical alone, but also can be psychological; the organisation understands that psychological abuse of women is just as damaging as physical abuse, and in many cases much more damaging, because psychological abuse can linger in the minds of women for years.

The IAC is calling upon males in Guyana to respect the females because objectification of women, for example treating them as a sexual object in a meat market, can lead to all kinds of abuse of these women.

The IAC, as part of its social work agenda, focuses on issues and concerns of Indo Guyanese women, such as domestic abuse.

The IAC wishes to recognise November 25 to December 10, 2014, as the period of ‘End Violence Against Women.’