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 | 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 | May 28, 2020 | COVID-19, Governance and Transparency, Highlighted Stories, Issues
May 27, 2020 – Jamaicans for Justice seeks clarity on the protocols surrounding the Government’s implementation of geofencing technology in its COVID-19 response. The Prime Minister revealed in a virtual press conference on May 18, 2020, that his administration was...
by JFJAdmin | Apr 22, 2020 | COVID-19, General Human Rights Issues, Governance and Transparency, Health & Human Rights, Highlighted Stories, Issues
April 21, 2020 – Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) commends the government for its swift and thorough response to COVID-19; recognising the dynamic nature of this situation, which highlights a difficult balance that our leaders must strike. While many important measures...
by JFJAdmin | Apr 1, 2020 | COVID-19, Governance and Transparency, Health & Human Rights
On March 13, 2020, the Government of Jamaica declared the entire island a “disaster area” in accordance with S.26 of the 2015 Disaster Risk Management Act; a response to the concerns surrounding the threat that is the novel COVID-19 virus. A declaration of such kind...
by Lloyd Grant | Sep 17, 2019 | General Human Rights Issues, Governance and Transparency, Highlighted Stories, Impact & Initiatives, Issues, Policing and Public Security, Policy and Advocacy, Redress and Legal
Court Rules That Full Investigations Into Police Misconduct Necessary Prior to Promotions On March 25, 2019, Jamaica’s highest Court of Appeal, The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council delivered a landmark judgement in a case filed by Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ)...
