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People in Jamaica's inner cities have for decades been caught between the reign of fear exercised by criminal gangs and violent policing. Far-reaching reforms to ...
Jamaica has extremely high rates of violent crime. According to police statistics, in 2008 alone there were 1611 murders in Jamaica – in a population of only 2.
A new Amnesty International report evaluates the Jamaican Government's plans to tackle deep rooted violence, serious human rights violations and impunity.
Amnesty International today welcomed initiatives by the Jamaican Government to tackle the country’s public security crisis but warned that success will only be
Jamaica’s crime epidemic must be solved with reforms to the police and the justice system, not with more death, said Amnesty International after the Jamaican Hou