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JFJ Clarifies Involvement in the Case of the 5-Year-Old Instructed to Cut Her Hair to Attend School
Jamaicans for Justice wishes to clarify our involvement in the case of the 5-year-old instructed to cut her dreadlocked hair to attend Kensington Primary. JFJ was not party/claimant on the current matter and did not argue the full case before the Constitutional Court...
read moreJFJ Calls for Law Reform to Combat Unjust School Rules
On July 31, 2020, The Supreme Court of Jamaica ruled against the family of a girl who was told to cut her locks in order to attend classes at Kensington Primary School. The Court has NOT yet produced a written judgement, so we cannot comment on the specific...
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ADVOCATING FOR PATIENTS’ RIGHTS IN THE PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
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’ rights and within the realm of the right to health.
ARMADALE: STILL SEEKING ANSWERS 10 YEARS LATER
In the interest of public accountability and transparency, The JFJ legal and advocacy teams have continued to supported efforts to unearth documents that will clarify the actions of the government and their agents after the Armadale tragedy and to aid in advocacy to bring visibility to it.
JFJ WINS LANDMARK CASE FOR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY
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) against the Police Service Commission (PSC) challenging the promotion of an officer, involved in dozens of alleged unlawful killings, to the senior ranks of the police force.
JFJ LAUNCHES CHILD PROTECTION LAWS POCKETBOOK
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, Youth & Information, with support from the Justice Undertakings for Social Transformation (JUST) – a Canadian government-funded programme implemented by the Ministry of Justice and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Jamaica.
PAYDAY DELAY: Victims of Coral Gardens Massacre still await compensation over two years after PM’s promise
Two years after an apology and promise of compensation from the Jamaican Government, Attorneys-at-Law at Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) are still working assiduously to secure financial compensation from the government for the victims of the 1963 Coral Gardens Massacre.
CREATING A FORCE FOR GOOD: Training Police Recruits in Human Rights
In 2019 Jamaicans for Justice trained over 996 police recruits in human rights prior to deployment in the fields. Learn more about our police training initiative.
Forum on Addressing Police Violence in Jamaica
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...
Child Rights, Safety & Justice
School Boards Complying with Students’ Rights, According to New JFJ Research
In Jamaica, secondary school students have the legal right to elect representatives to school boards and vote in decisions. New research by Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) reveals that many school boards comply with the law. 71% of student representatives voted freely in...
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JFJ Welcomes Announced Prohibition of Corporal Punishment In Schools
Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) welcomes the government’s announcement to prohibit the use of corporal punishment in educational institutions. Such a measure, if robustly implemented, will advance the welfare of all children by affirming in law that violence ought never...
read moreJFJ Welcomes Announced Prohibition of Corporal Punishment In Schools
Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) welcomes the government’s announcement to prohibit the use of corporal punishment in educational institutions. Such a measure, if robustly implemented, will advance the welfare of all children by affirming in law that violence ought never...
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