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Safeguard INDECOM’s Independence: Reform the INDECOM Act
On May 27, 2020, Minister of Justice the Honourable Delroy Chuck tabled a motion in Parliament regarding amendments to the INDECOM Act, 2010. This action follows a recent ruling of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council – Jamaica’s highest court of appeal – on...
read moreJustice Services For Victims Of Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) has now established services directed to victims of gender-based violence. The Justice Services for Victims of Gender-Based Violence framework provides affected persons with key redress and legal services free of cost to help them navigate...
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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,...
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...
Setting The Record Straight: JFJ Children’s Home Programme
A significant amount of misrepresentation and falsehoods have been in the media concerning the sexual and reproductive rights pilot programme implemented by JFJ in six children’s homes between November, 2013 and May, 2014. JFJ wishes to set the record straight. The...
JFJ Press Release: JFJ’s Statement on Armadale and Tivoli Incursion Anniversaries
Thursday, May 22, 2014, Kingston, Jamaica – To the families who lost seven daughters and to the girls who endured immeasurable anguish during the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Center tragedy five years ago, there is nothing that will fill the hole in your hearts on...
Child Rights, Safety & Justice
JFJ/Observer Column Article – JFJ Rolls out Children’s Home Programme
Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) has been advocating for improvements in the situation of children in state care for over a decade. The focus has primarily been on lobbying both locally and internationally for changes in policy, legislation and implementation. The...
read moreJFJ Press Release: JFJ’s Statement on Armadale and Tivoli Incursion Anniversaries
Thursday, May 22, 2014, Kingston, Jamaica – To the families who lost seven daughters and to the girls who endured immeasurable anguish during the Armadale Juvenile Correctional Center tragedy five years ago, there is nothing that will fill the hole in your hearts on...
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