Jamaica: Further information on Forcible Return of Asylum Seekers, Six Haitian nationals

Index Number: AMR 38/001/2001
Date Published: 14 December 2001
Categories: Americas, Jamaica

The six Haitian nationals had their applications for asylum rejected by the Jamaican authorities on 7 December. They reportedly had no access to a full and fair refugee determination procedure. Amnesty International has longstanding concerns about human rights violations in Haiti, and fears their lives may be in danger if they are returned.