Tag: Rodje Malcolm

JFJ Delivers Open Letter with 2,730 Signatures to Parliament Demanding Legal Reform on Sexual Harassment Bill

July 3, 2020

A wave of anger surged on social media recently, after Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck made a casual (and at the same time pointed) remark regarding the #MeToo movement at a parliamentary committee meeting examining proposed Sexual Harassment legislation. Minister Chuck’s observations, captured on a television news report, were: “We don’t want the situation that now happens … More JFJ Delivers Open Letter with 2,730 Signatures to Parliament Demanding Legal Reform on Sexual Harassment Bill

JFJ Now Providing Legal Services for Victims of Gender-Based Violence

June 21, 2020

The strictures of COVID-19, as explained below, has resulted in the fact that family members are spending much more time at home, together. That should be a good thing, right? Not if a family member is abusive. Women and girls are particularly at risk – so, too, are children. The human rights lobby group Jamaicans … More JFJ Now Providing Legal Services for Victims of Gender-Based Violence

Following the Killing of Susan Bogle by a Soldier, JFJ calls for Investigations and Reform

May 31, 2020

Here is a press release from human rights lobby group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) on a deeply concerning matter. Let us hope that we will hear more on this from the security forces. I have not seen any statement to date. May 30, 2020: Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is deeply concerned by the news of … More Following the Killing of Susan Bogle by a Soldier, JFJ calls for Investigations and Reform

An Important Privy Council Ruling on the Promotion of Police Personnel Allegedly Involved in Misconduct

March 31, 2019

This news received very little coverage in local media – whose recent headlines have primarily involved politics, crime and the annual school athletics battle at the National Stadium. Nevertheless, this is a very important ruling by the Privy Council (which is still Jamaica’s highest court of appeal) in support of an appeal by Jamaicans for … More An Important Privy Council Ruling on the Promotion of Police Personnel Allegedly Involved in Misconduct

Jamaicans for Justice Statement on Scheduled Ending of States of Public Emergency (Dated December 12)

December 23, 2018

Now, something else to catch up on. It’s an issue that has been gnawing away at the political landscape for the past two weeks, although many of the underlying issues have been around for much longer than that (I am thinking of the terrible conditions in our police lock-ups, for example). Since the December 11 … More Jamaicans for Justice Statement on Scheduled Ending of States of Public Emergency (Dated December 12)

Jamaicans for Justice at Work, Part 1: University Hospital of the West Indies

September 20, 2018

I have always had the deepest respect for Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), the human rights lobby group founded in 1999 by the “likkle but tallawah” Dr Carolyn Gomes. The group has, over the years, faced many challenges – including the perception by Jamaicans (and all too often, human beings in general) that human rights are … More Jamaicans for Justice at Work, Part 1: University Hospital of the West Indies

Jamaicans for Justice, Amnesty International to Attend Hearing at IACHR on Monday

October 20, 2017

Please note: This will be live-streamed on Monday lunchtime in Jamaica. Why don’t you listen in? 19 October 2017 On Monday 23 October, Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) and Amnesty International will attend a hearing at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Montevideo, Uruguay, to raise concerns about ongoing allegations of unlawful killings by … More Jamaicans for Justice, Amnesty International to Attend Hearing at IACHR on Monday

Jamaicans for Justice Welcomes Plan to Reform Policing Legislation

November 23, 2016

Security issues have been weighing heavily on us recently, and our relatively new Minister of National Security is seeking to find a way to make fundamental changes. “Band-aids” are easy to apply, but soon fall off. As I have noted in this blog many times before, serious and long-term reform is needed, and the sooner … More Jamaicans for Justice Welcomes Plan to Reform Policing Legislation

Justice Demands Action: JFJ Responds to the Tabling of the West Kingston Commission of Enquiry Report

June 21, 2016

The human rights lobby group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) has been very closely following the proceedings of the West Kingston Commission of Enquiry since last year. The Final Report was released on June, 2016 and it can be found online here: Volume 1 (Body of Report) http://www.japarliament.gov.jm/index.php/reports/general-reports/1665-report-western-kingston-commission-of-enquiry-2016  and Volume 2 (Appendices) http://www.japarliament.gov.jm/index.php/reports/general-reports/1668-report-western-kingston-commission-of-enquiry-2017 Here is JFJ’s press release, dated June … More Justice Demands Action: JFJ Responds to the Tabling of the West Kingston Commission of Enquiry Report

Make Rhetoric a Reality: Jamaicans for Justice Calls for Action to Support Foster Families

June 16, 2016

The plight of our children – especially those in state care – seems to have been an afterthought, over many political administrations. They are simply not a priority. Out of sight, out of mind, perhaps, to our politicians (perhaps Members of Parliament should be obliged to do monthly tours of the homes in their constituencies – … More Make Rhetoric a Reality: Jamaicans for Justice Calls for Action to Support Foster Families