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JFJ Hosts Free Virtual Training on Working With Victims of Gender-Based Violence
Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) and the University of the West Indies' (UWI) Equal Rights and Justice for All Project - with support from the European Union – will stage a free virtual training on Working with Victims of...
read more2738 Signatures From Individuals and Organizations: Open Letter Demanding Sexual Harassment Bill Reform Delivered to Parliament
At the sitting of the Joint Select Committee for the Sexual Harassment Bill, Jamaicans for Justice delivered copies of the open letter, which had amassed 2738 signatures from individuals and organisations as at 1pm on July 2,...
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JFJ calls for consultative process in redrafting of NIRA
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...
Human Rights Advocates Endorse Margarette May Macaulay
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...
JFJ Wins Landmark Case: Court Rules That Full Investigations Into Police Misconduct Necessary Prior to Promotions
Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) welcomes the decision by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council handed down on 25 March, 2019 which held that the Police Service Commission in discharging its statutory functions has a duty to conduct investigations or to instruct that...
Court Rules that Hospitals Cannot Hold Loved Ones’ Bodies Ransom to Force Compliance
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...
Reform INDECOM Act: Response to Court of Appeal Decision on INDECOM’s Powers
On March 16, 2018 the Court of Appeal ruled that the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) had no statutory authority to charge, arrest and prosecute members of the security forces who commit unlawful acts, such as extrajudicial killings. The court...
Death of Desrine Morris in Police Custody
Desrine Morris, a 51-year-old resident of Jones Town in Kingston, was taken from her home by police officers around 11:00 am on March 1, 2018, allegedly to be brought before a Judge that day. It is publicly reported that she died while in the custody of the police at...
One Fix For National ID Bill
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,...
Child Rights, Safety & Justice
Make Rhetoric a Reality: JFJ Calls for Action on Support for Foster Families
Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) welcomes the announcement by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information to review the government’s support for foster parents and implement improved monitoring measures.[i] While public announcements are easy to make, only their...
read moreA comprehensive response to the controversy surrounding JFJ’s pilot project ‘Healthy Sexual Growth and Development in Marginalised Youth: Rights, Responsibilities and Life Skills’
There has been a significant amount of misrepresentation, speculation, implication, half truths and untruths concerning the project ‘ Healthy Sexual Growth and Development in Marginalised Youth: Rights, Responsibilities and Life Skills.’ The Jamaicans for Justice...
read moreJFJ Press Release: Answering CDA’s concern
Friday, June13, 2014, Kingston, Jamaica – JFJ has been conducting educational training in youth environments for the last 10 years. JFJ approached six private residential child care facilities with the programme outline and content. Administrators and their...
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