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...
by JFJAdmin | Sep 17, 2019 | Anti-Discrimination and Vulnerable Groups, Child Rights, Safety and Justice, Education and Outreach, General Human Rights Issues, Highlighted Stories, Impact & Initiatives, Issues, Policing and Public Security
JFJ rolls out Human Rights training for the next generation of Jamaican Police Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) has been engaged for over a decade in the training of law enforcement officers at all levels. We do this to broaden their understanding of human...
by Lloyd Grant | May 16, 2019 | General Human Rights Issues, Highlighted Stories, Impact & Initiatives
Over 120 JCF recruits received human rights training from Jamaicans for Justice Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) has been engaged for over a decade in the training of law enforcement officers at all levels. We do this to broaden their understanding of human rights,...
by Lloyd Grant | Apr 26, 2019 | Education and Outreach, General Human Rights Issues, Highlighted Stories, Impact & Initiatives
Jamaicans for Justice, one of the leading human rights organisations in Jamaica, is pleased to announce that we are launching a project called “Mainstreaming Justice: Redress for Marginalized Groups and Establishing National Human Rights Indicators in...
by JFJAdmin | Nov 8, 2017 | General Human Rights Issues, Governance and Transparency, Issues, Policy and Advocacy
Jamaica is about to adopt a new national identification law. It will require all citizens to enrol in a national database. Persons who do not enrol could be prosecuted and will not be able to access government services. The database would capture people’s biometric,...
by JFJAdmin | May 20, 2015 | General Human Rights Issues
12 May 2015, Kingston Jamaica – On May 13, 2015 Jamaica’s human rights record will be examined for the second time in Geneva by the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). We, Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), J-FLAG,...
