by JFJAdmin | Sep 8, 2020 | Access to Justice, Highlighted Stories, Impact & Initiatives, Issues, Policing and Public Security, Policy and Advocacy
A studio portrait of Mario Deane in his twenties. Photo courtesy of Mercia Frazer. By Tori Tulloch Since the police-involved death of thirty-one-year-old Mario Deane in 2014, the journey of his case through the criminal...
by JFJAdmin | Aug 21, 2020 | Education and Outreach, Highlighted Stories, Impact & Initiatives, Issues
Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) and the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition (CVC), with support from the European Union (EU), host a virtual sensitization session entitled “Workplace Discrimination: The Laws, Gaps and What’s To...
by JFJAdmin | Aug 3, 2020 | Child Rights, Safety and Justice, Highlighted Stories, Issues
Jamaicans for Justice wishes to clarify our involvement in the case of the 5-year-old instructed to cut her dreadlocked hair to attend Kensington Primary. JFJ was not party/claimant on the current matter and did not argue the full case before the Constitutional Court...
by JFJAdmin | Aug 1, 2020 | Child Rights, Safety and Justice, Highlighted Stories, Issues
On July 31, 2020, The Supreme Court of Jamaica ruled against the family of a girl who was told to cut her locks in order to attend classes at Kensington Primary School. The Court has NOT yet produced a written judgement, so we cannot comment on the specific...
by JFJAdmin | Jul 28, 2020 | Education and Outreach, Highlighted Stories, Issues, Women's Rights
Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) and the University of the West Indies’ (UWI) Equal Rights and Justice for All Project – with support from the European Union – will stage a free virtual training on Working with...
