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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In 1996, the Domestic Violence Act was passed, which provides "protection in cases involving domestic violence by the granting of a protection order, to provide the police with powers of arrest where a domestic violence offence occurs and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto."<ref>[http://mola.gov.gy/information/laws-of-guyana/488-chapter-1109-domestic-violence Ministry of Legal Affairs: Chapter 11:09 - Domestic Violence]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||