OCTOBER 26, 2020 - On September 29, 2020, the Government of Jamaica indicated that fresh legislation to establish the National Identification System (NIDS) would be tabled, debated, and passed by the end of…
The Disaster Risk Management (Enforcement Measures) (No. 7) Order, 2020 was made available on June 6, 2020 - despite the Order being dated June 1, 2020.
The threat of the COVID19 virus instigated the…
The Disaster Risk Management (Enforcement Measures) (No. 6) Order, 2020 was published on May 7, 2020.
The threat of the COVID19 virus instigated the Government of Jamaica's declaration of the entire island as a…
Following their August 2020 release from detention under State of Emergency, five men challenged the State on the legality of their detention. The Supreme Court ruled, on the 18th of September 2020, that…
In 2016, Amnesty International released a report examining the pattern of unlawful killings by members of the Jamaican Constabulary Force(JCF) and the impact of this violation of the right to life on the…
Noel Chambers died after spending 40 years in prison without ever standing trial. He was deemed “unfit to plead” – meaning the Court found that he was not mentally fit to stand trial. He was detained “at the Governor General’s pleasure”…
May
27, 2020 – Jamaicans for
Justice seeks clarity on the protocols surrounding the Government’s implementation
of geofencing technology in its COVID-19 response.
The Prime Minister revealed in a virtual press conference on May 18, 2020,…
The Disaster Risk Management (Enforcement Measures) (No. 5) Order, 2020 was published on May 6, 2020.
This is the seventh (7th) publication made by the Jamaican Government since March 13, 2020, following the…
April 21, 2020 – Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) commends the government for its swift and thorough response to COVID-19; recognising the dynamic nature of this situation, which highlights a difficult balance that our…
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…