by JFJAdmin | Jun 5, 2020 | Access to Justice, General Human Rights Issues, Highlighted Stories, Issues, Policing and Public Security
MAY 30, 2020 – Jamaicans for Justice is deeply concerned by the news of the killing of Susan Bogle – a disabled woman from the August Town community – allegedly in her bed by a member of the JDF on May 27, 2020. This incident has once again put the spotlight on...
by JFJAdmin | May 26, 2020 | Access to Justice, General Human Rights Issues, Highlighted Stories, Issues, Policing and Public Security
by Kathrina Dabdoub May 23, 2020 marks ten years since a State of Emergency (SOE) was declared, and over 1,000 members of the Jamaica security forces were deployed in and around the communities of Tivoli Gardens and Denham Town. In the aftermath,...
by Lloyd Grant | Mar 3, 2020 | Access to Justice, Child Rights, Safety and Justice, Highlighted Stories, Impact & Initiatives, Issues, Redress and Legal, Research
Through Jamaicans for Justice’s (JFJ) work over the past decade, it has become clear that there is a significant deficit in the human and administrative resources available to children who come into contact with the law, specifically in their ability to procure and...
by Lloyd Grant | Sep 17, 2019 | Access to Justice, General Human Rights Issues, Highlighted Stories, Issues, Policy and Advocacy, Redress and Legal
Victims of Coral Gardens Massacre still await compensation over two years after PM’s promise Attorneys-at-Law at Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) have been working assiduously to secure financial compensation from the government for the victims of the 1963 Coral Gardens...
