by JFJAdmin | Oct 26, 2020 | General Human Rights Issues, Governance and Transparency, Highlighted Stories, Impact & Initiatives, Issues, NIDS
OCTOBER 26, 2020 – On September 29, 2020, the Government of Jamaica indicated that fresh legislation to establish the National Identification System (NIDS) would be tabled, debated, and passed by the end of the year. We welcome the restarting of public discourse...
by JFJAdmin | Oct 7, 2020 | Jobs & Opportunities
Jamaicans for Justice is a non-profit human rights and social justice organization that works to create a more just and equitable society. We provide redress and legal services to hundreds of persons each year who face injustice, conduct research and advocacy on...
by JFJAdmin | Sep 29, 2020 | General Human Rights Issues, Highlighted Stories, Issues, Policing and Public Security
September 29, 2020 – Jamaicans for Justice sends our condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of two members of Jamaica’s security forces shot and killed in the line of duty on Sept. 25 and Sept. 26. Private Reneil King, 21, was shot in a Jamaican Defence...
by JFJAdmin | Sep 25, 2020 | General Human Rights Issues, Governance and Transparency, Highlighted Stories, Impact & Initiatives, Programme Areas
Jamaicans for Justice welcomes the Sept. 18th decision, Everton Douglas et al vs The Minister of National Security et al, delivered by Supreme Court judge, Mr. Justice Bertram J. Morrison, as a historic victory for Jamaican human rights. On July 9, 2020,...
by JFJAdmin | Sep 9, 2020 | Access to Justice, Highlighted Stories, Impact & Initiatives, Issues
By datejie green Mercia Frazer’s son, Mario Deane, was fatally beaten in Montego Bay police custody on August 3, 2014. She has been waging a fight for justice through Jamaica’s courts and bureaucracy for more than six years. This summer she saw the first...
