A/HRC/29/16 impartiality would be lacking. Thus, the independent investigative arm would prove to be a boost to the Police Complaints Authority. There was a need for more resources for the Authority, which should be considered in the context of how the national economy was doing; there had been increases in resources throughout the years. 102. As regards access to land for indigenous people, the delegation of Guyana noted that some delegations had raised the issue of discrimination, including with respect to Amerindian children. The delegation indicated that if there was discrimination as far as the State was concerned, it was positive discrimination. Most Amerindian communities were located in the vast interior, so the delivery of services was not only costly but also very challenging. Road networks and telecommunication had been improved. In order to ensure that children had access to education, secondary schools were being built with dormitories to cater to a number of communities in those areas, fully funded by the State. In addition, a State-funded scholarship programme was in place for hinterland children, and over 90 per cent of hinterland children were Amerindians. 103. There were gaps that needed to be filled; thus, the Hinterland Education Improvement programme had been established to ensure full access in the hinterland not only to nursery and primary education, which was already covered, but also to secondary education. 104. About 14 years ago there was just one Amerindian doctor; now, with the help of Cuba, hundreds of doctors had been trained, including Amerindian doctors, many of whom had attended secondary schools in their communities, showing a measure of progress. 105. Child protection was a work in progress. The delegation emphasized that the Child Protection Agency was very active and that efforts would continue in that regard. 106. On discrimination against persons with disabilities, the delegation reported that Guyana had not only passed a law on the subject but had also ratified CRPD. Necessary measures were being taken in both public and private institutions, including banks. The State was working with Cuba to establish in Guyana a centre for training persons with disabilities, a project that would benefit not only Guyana but the entire Caribbean community. 107. On the question of discrimination and violence against women, the delegation expressed regret that it could not report any massive improvement. Efforts at the State level on the matter would continue and would be intensified. The plans of action on domestic violence and on sexual offences had been submitted and considered. The plan of action on domestic violence was already in operation. That area required much research in addition to the measures already put in place. 108. The delegation affirmed that, according to one school of thought, some men were not reacting positively to the increased awareness by women of their rights and the increased independence of women. Much work needed to be undertaken with men in that regard. If in the past women had been subservient and had accepted whatever they were told by their male counterparts, that had changed. 109. Guyana was working on parity in education at the tertiary level, where almost two thirds of those attending university were women, a challenge for males both nationally and in the entire Caribbean community. Regarding school drop-out rates, at the nursery and primary levels more schools had to be built, because attendance was high; overall there had been an increase in school attendance. 110. Regarding elections and the need for transparency, the per capita costs of the elections held prior to the most recent ones had been ranked as the second highest in the world, owing to the number of layers of transparency operating. Guyana had sought observers from the Commonwealth, the Organization of American States, the Union of 13