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There were high rates of murder and police killings in socially excluded inner-city communities.

Jamaican Government projects welcome but there is a vital need for real change - 21 July 2009

A new Amnesty International report evaluates the Jamaican Government's plans to tackle deep rooted violence, serious human rights violations and impunity.

Jamaica: Public Security Crisis - Facts & figures and Case Studies - 21 July 2009

Jamaica has extremely high rates of violent crime. According to police statistics, in 2008 alone there were 1,611 murders in Jamaica – in a population of only 2.

Jamaica: Amnesty welcomes government projects but warns of vital need for real change - 21 July 2009

Amnesty International today welcomed initiatives by the Jamaican Government to tackle the country’s public security crisis but warned that success will only be m

Summit of the Americas fails to address human rights - 20 April 2009

The Declaration of Commitment of Port of Spain fails to lay out a clear human rights framework for progress in the areas of human prosperity, energy security and env

Amnesty International puts human rights on Americas Summit agenda - 16 April 2009

An Amnesty International delegation has arrived in Trinidad and Tobago to take part in the Summit of the Americas.

China, Iran and Jamaica go against trend on executions - 28 November 2008

The execution of a Chinese scientist on Friday is the latest in a series of executions that are going against the global trend towards a moratorium on the death pena

Jamaica: More executions will not reduce crime - 26 November 2008

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
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