by Lloyd Grant | Sep 17, 2019 | Child Rights, Safety and Justice, Education and Outreach, Highlighted Stories, Impact & Initiatives, Issues
In a jam-packed ceremony on Thursday, July 18, Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), launched our “Child Protection Laws” Pocketguide for Educators and Childcare Professionals”. The guide was developed over the past year by JFJ in partnership with the Ministry of Education,...
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 JFJAdmin | Aug 24, 2019 | Impact & Initiatives, Issues, Policing and Public Security, Policy and Advocacy
Since 2000, over 3,300 Jamaicans have been killed by state security forces. Jamaica faces a crisis on two fronts: a crisis of high crime, and crisis of violence and abuse by security forces (disproportionately impacting poor Jamaicans). We can no longer be quiet about...
by Lloyd Grant | Apr 17, 2019 | Governance and Transparency, Highlighted Stories, Issues, Policy and Advocacy
Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) recognises the significance of Friday’s landmark ruling by the Constitutional Court. Through this judgment the learned judges of the Supreme Court have presented us with a stark reminder that the Constitution of Jamaica is the supreme...
by Lloyd Grant | Apr 4, 2019 | Governance and Transparency, Highlighted Stories, Issues
The Jamaica Human Rights Network, which includes the undersigned organisations and individuals, writes in support of Jamaica’s nomination of globally renowned jurist Margarette Macaulay for a second term as a member of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights...
