This year marks 20 years since JFJ was formed, and what an eventful 20 years it has been! Our two decades of activism and advocacy has impacted change across all levels of society.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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 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 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…