by JFJAdmin | Jun 18, 2020 | Access to Justice, General Human Rights Issues, Health & Human Rights, Highlighted Stories, Issues
Noel Chambers died after spending 40 years in prison without ever standing trial. He was deemed “unfit to plead” – meaning the Court found that he was not mentally fit to stand trial. He was detained “at the Governor General’s...
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, Health & Human Rights, Highlighted Stories, Impact & Initiatives, Issues, Policy and Advocacy, Redress and Legal
Since 2018, Jamaicans for Justice has noted a marked increase in the number of complaints received involving violations of the rights of patients as they engage with the public health sector. This has prompted us to take a closer look into the area of patients’...
by JFJAdmin | Sep 4, 2018 | Health & Human Rights, Issues, Redress and Legal
Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) welcomes the ruling handed down by the Supreme Court on August 28, 2018 in the matter of Nadine Evans v The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) where the Court establishes that hospitals cannot refuse to issue a certificate of...
