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Amnesty International
Report 2011

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Jamaica: Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee for the 103rd ...
9 September 2011

Amnesty International is submitting this briefing to the Human Rights Committee ahead of its examination of Jamaica's third periodic report on the implementation ...

Report       AMR 38/004/2011

Jamaica: Tivoli killings one year on – Facts and Figures
23 May 2011

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL MEDIA BRIEFING AI index: AMR 38/003/2011. EMBARGO: Monday 23 May 2011 at 05:01 GMT (00:01Hs Jamaica). Jamaica ...

PressItem       AMR 38/003/2011

Jamaica urged to bring to justice those guilty of gang operation ...
23 May 2011

New report says authorities have failed to prosecute anyone for 74 killings in Kingston last year during a two-month state of emergency.

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Case study of a killing: 'Young man, aren't you dead yet?' ...
23 May 2011

The mother of Sheldon Gary Davis tells how he was killed by Jamaican security forces while in their custody, during the 2010 state of emergency.

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Jamaica: A long road to justice? Human rights violations under the ...
23 May 2011

On 23 May 2010, a state of public emergency was declared in Kingston and St Andrew parishes in Jamaica. The violence witnessed under the state of emergency was ...

Report       AMR 38/002/2011

Jamaica urged to bring to justice those guilty of gang operation ...
20 May 2011

The Jamaican authorities must bring to justice those responsible for human rights violations, including the killing of 74 people in Kingston during a state of emergency ...

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Jamaica: Amnesty International welcomes commitment to investigate ...
17 March 2011

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AMR 38/001/2011. 17 March 2011. Jamaica: Amnesty International welcomes commitment ...

Public Statement       AMR 38/001/2011

Suggested recommendations to States considered in the ninth round ...
1 September 2010

In this document Amnesty International makes recommendations to the governments of various States about the ratification of international human rights standards ...

Document       IOR 41/023/2010

Jamaica violence investigation must be thorough | Amnesty ...
27 May 2010

Dozens of people have been killed in the capital city of Kingston during a security operation to arrest an alleged drug dealer.

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Jamaica: Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review: Ninth ...
19 April 2010

In this submission, Amnesty International provides information under sections B, C and D as stipulated in the General Guidelines for the Preparation of Information ...

Report       AMR 38/001/2010