GEORGETOWN, Guyana | Three of five women’s rights activists who participated in a solidarity stand at the Georgetown Seawall on Tuesday evening were detained by police and taken to the Brickdam Police Station, where they say they were informed they would be charged with unlawful assembly.

The detained women have been identified as Shirlina Nageer, Salima Bacchus-Hinds, and Romola Lucas. The group had been displaying signs calling for accountability, including one that read, Accountability Now! Edghill Must Go To Jail!”

Speaking from the police station, one of the detainees said the women were told their signs were illegal and that they required permission to assemble.One detainee said the group had been standing peacefully for about an hour before police intervened.