PCC Rep. Say, “Draft Report is A Contradiction unto Itself”

As Orozco mentioned, there are several recommendations in the draft report that he finds satisfactory. However, he pointed out at least nine recommendations that he believes are not beneficial for Belize. Orozco argues that the report contradicts itself and the mandate of the PCC.

 

Caleb Orozco, LGBT Representative, P.C.C.

“Anthony Chanona’s chairmanship was tone deaf from begging to the end. A part of the problem with that tone deaf approach is that white national Christian ideology views permeate the thematic chair process, and it allowed it to undermine the commission’s legislative commitment to address the social, economic disparity among citizens and its responsibility for a comprehensive review. There are about nine of them in all, I have not completely reviewed the area of Senate and Parliament, but there are nine very bad areas I am concerned about. Forty-two and forty-three are interesting. Forty-two speaks of the inherent right of the religious sector to manage their own schools. That to me is a significant threat to the fundamental rights and freedom of young people. Twenty-eight, twenty-nine, forty-two, forty-three, not only undermines, are examples of where they make with one hand and say they give you with one hand. How will you tell me you have a right to education and healthcare and then at the same time create a system that undermines access to the very thing we have. The documents offer an aspirational opportunity to bring change while undermining that change. The document is a contradiction unto its own self and the mandate of the PCC.”