00:000.5 percent of perpetrators are convicted, those who are actually doing physical harm,
00:07committing crimes.
00:09Startling statistics from police being referenced at the inaugural solidarity dinner hosted
00:14by the Coalition Against Domestic Violence on Wednesday.
00:18I stand in solidarity with all of the victims of domestic violence, acknowledging their
00:24courage and strength.
00:27Delivering the keynote address, Justice Frank Seepersad said youth education is vital in
00:33tackling domestic and gender-based violence.
00:37Family members and neighbors cannot continue to turn a blind eye, and intervention is required
00:48to stop the cycle.
00:51Seepersad called for one-stop survival centers for victims and a national registry to expose
00:57domestic and gender-based violence offenders.
01:01Amendments are also required to the firearms legislation, as no domestic violence offender
01:12should be allowed to retain or to obtain a firearm.
01:19Anselm Gibbs, TV6 News.
