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A Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) police officer stands guard in the Half Way Tree neighborhood in Kingston, Jamaica on May 18, 2019. - The JCF is the official police force of Jamaica. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP) (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)

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Six Police Officers Charged Over Killing of Matthew Lee in Jamaica

Reacting to the announcement that the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), Jamaica’s independent police oversight body, presented charges against six…

August 16, 2019

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Jamaica: Amnesty International supporters take half a million actions to end impunity for unlawful police killings

Accompanied by relatives of people killed by police across the Americas, Amnesty International today delivered 64,331 letters and signatures to…

March 15, 2018

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Waiting in vain: Unlawful police killings and relatives’ long struggle for justice

Jamaican authorities and local police are promoting a culture of fear amongst women and their families in marginalized communities to…

November 22, 2016

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Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms

On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…

February 22, 2016

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Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016

International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…

February 18, 2016

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Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International

International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…

February 18, 2016

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State of the World 2014/2015

This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up…

February 25, 2015

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Annual Report: Jamaica 2013

Jamaica Head of state Queen Elizabeth II, Head of government Portia Simpson Miller High levels of gang-related murders and killings…

May 20, 2013

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Jamaica Must Tackle Shocking Wave of Police Killings, says Amnesty International

The killing of 21 people by Jamaican police in just six days must be subject to a thorough inquiry, Amnesty…

March 7, 2012

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Annual Report: Jamaica 2011

Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Patrick Linton Allen Head of government: Bruce Golding Death penalty: retentionist Population:…

June 20, 2011

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Jamaica urged to bring to justice those guilty of gang operation killings

The Jamaican authorities must bring to justice those responsible for human rights violations, including the killing of 74 people in…

May 24, 2011

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Jamaica urged to bring to justice those guilty of gang operation killings

The Jamaican authorities must bring to justice those responsible for human rights violations, including the killing of 74 people in…

May 24, 2011