Jamaica

Human Rights in JAMAICA

The Wire, March 2003. Vol. 33, No.2.
1 March 2003

1) Guns and greed in Solomon Islands 2) Human rights forgotten in USA's 'war on terrorism' 3) Jamaican justice system on trial: killing of 'Braeton Seven' 4) Freedom ...

Newsletter       NWS 21/002/2003

Jamaica: Visit by innocent man released from Florida's Death Row
3 February 2003

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PRESS RELEASE. AI Index: AMR 38/002/2003 (Public). News Service No: 023. 3 February 2003. Jamaica: Visit by innocent ...

Press Release       AMR 38/002/2003

Jamaica: Further Update on Ill-treatment/torture, Andre West
2 January 2003

Andre West was released without charge on 23 December 2002 from Constant Spring Police Station, Kingston. He had been detained without charge since 8 December.

Urgent Action       AMR 38/001/2003

Jamaica: Braeton Inquest -- Getting away with murder?
3 October 2002

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PRESS RELEASE. AI Index: AMR 38/020/2002 (Public). News Service No: 176. 4 October 2002. Jamaica: Braeton Inquest ...

Press Release       AMR 38/020/2002

Jamaica: Keep state killing out of politics. The death penalty ...
17 September 2002

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PRESS RELEASE. AI Index: AMR 38/019/2002 (Public). News Service No: 165. 18 September 2002. Jamaica: Keep state killing out of politics. ...

Press Release       AMR 38/019/2002

Death Penalty News: September 2002
31 August 2002

1.) Abolition in Turkey, Yugoslavia and Cyprus; 2.) Philippines suspends executions; 3.) Moratorium in Guatemala; 4.) Barbados, Belize - moves to restrict appeals ...

Newsletter       ACT 53/004/2002

Jamaica: Fear for safety.
23 July 2002

Police have beaten and threatened Dave Beckford, the brother of Reagon Beckford, who was killed by police officers in March 2001. Amnesty International is concerned ...

Urgent Action       AMR 38/016/2002

Jamaica/United Kingdom: Human rights must be at heart of crime ...
16 July 2002

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PRESS RELEASE. AI Index: AMR 38/015/2002 (Public). News Service No: 123. 17 July 2002. Jamaica/United Kingdom: Human ...

Press Release       AMR 38/015/2002

Jamaica: Right to defend human rights is legitimate and must be ...
4 July 2002

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PRESS RELEASE. AI Index: AMR 38/014/2002 (Public). News Service No: 116. 5 July 2002. Jamaica: Right to defend ...

Press Release       AMR 38/014/2002

Death Penalty News: June 2002
31 May 2002

1.) Coalition formed to fight death penalty; 2.) UN: "No death penalty for sexual relations"; 3.) AI delegation visits Jamaica, Trinidad; 4.) Japan: Council of ...

Newsletter       ACT 53/003/2002