Press Release
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
Press Release
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
Report
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
Press Release
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
Report
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
Press Release
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
Report
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
Report
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
Press Release
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
Report
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
Press Release
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
Press Release
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