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31 May 2023
JAMAICA
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Title:
Jamaica. General Logistics Planning Map.
Source:
World Food Programme. Logistics Cluster.
Date of Document:
4 October 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Jamaïque. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Title:
Jamaica. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
16 May 2023
Accessed Date:
18 May 2023
Title:
Présentation de la Jamaïque
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
31 August 2021
Accessed Date:
18 May 2023
Title:
Country Background Note. Jamaica. Version 3.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
September 2019
Accessed Date:
14 April 2020
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Jamaica: Medical and healthcare issues. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
March 2020
Accessed Date:
9 April 2021
Title:
Jamaica. BTI 2022 Country Report.
Date of Document:
February 2022
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Jamaica. Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas, 2019.
Source:
United States. Social Security Administration.
Date of Document:
March 2020
Accessed Date:
9 April 2021
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
9 December 2021
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Caribbean COVID-19 Food Security & Livelihoods Impact Survey Jamaica Summary Report
Source:
Caricom Caribbean Community et al.
Date of Document:
May 2022
Accessed Date:
26 April 2023
Title:
Jamaica. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2022.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
20 March 2023
Accessed Date:
26 April 2023
Title:
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Jamaica. Addendum: Information received from Jamaica on follow-up to the concluding observations.
Code:
CCPR/C/JAM/CO/4/Add.1
Date of Document:
7 August 2018
Accessed Date:
14 April 2020
Title:
Jamaica. Freedom in the World 2022.
Accessed Date:
17 May 2023
Title:
Services available to individuals with mental illness, including persons with bipolar disorder; recourse and complaints mechanisms available to patients receiving psychiatric care, particularly those treated at the psychiatric ward (Ward 21) of ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 March 2018
Accessed Date:
15 April 2019
Title:
Concluding observations on the fourth periodic report of Jamaica
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Committee.
Date of Document:
22 November 2016
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: Jamaica
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/36/JAM/1
Date of Document:
18 August 2020
Accessed Date:
9 April 2021
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/36/JAM/2
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
27 February 2020
Accessed Date:
9 April 2021
Title:
Summary of Stakeholders' submissions on Jamaica
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/36/JAM/3
Source:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Date of Document:
14 February 2020
Accessed Date:
9 April 2021
Title:
Jamaica. 2022 Annual Report of the Special Rapporteur on Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights (REDESCA) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
Source:
Organization of American States. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Date of Document:
6 March 2023
Accessed Date:
18 May 2023
Title:
Jamaica. Chapter IV.A: Human Rights Development in the Region. Annual Report 2022.
Source:
Organization of American States. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Date of Document:
6 March 2023
Accessed Date:
17 May 2023
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
The Jamaican Nationality Act (amended 1999)
Accessed Date:
15 January 2013
Title:
Chapter II. Citizenship. Jamaica 1962 (rev. 2015).
Accessed Date:
7 February 2018
Title:
Jamaica. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
18 May 2023
Source:
Jamaica. Electoral Commission of Jamaica.
Accessed Date:
26 April 2023
Title:
Registration procedures. Voter Information.
Source:
Jamaica. Electoral Commission of Jamaica.
Accessed Date:
14 April 2020
Title:
The Jamaican Nationality Act Regulations
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
The national identification and registration act, 2020
Source:
Government of Jamaica
Accessed Date:
26 April 2023
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
About parliament; Election results. Jamaica: House of Representatives.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Accessed Date:
18 May 2023
Title:
About parliament; Election Results. Jamaica: Senate.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
Accessed Date:
18 May 2023
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Jamaica. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2019.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Date of Document:
7 December 2018
Accessed Date:
8 April 2019
Title:
Gender-based violence (GBV), including domestic violence; implementation of the National Strategic Action Plan to Eliminate Gender-based Violence (NSAP-GBV); state protection and support services available (2018–April 2023)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 April 2023
Accessed Date:
26 May 2023
Title:
The Sexual Offences Act, 2009
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Title:
The Domestic Violence Act (amended 2004)
Accessed Date:
7 November 2012
Title:
Jamaica. Caribbean Gender Based Violence Laws.
Source:
United Nations. UN Women.
Accessed Date:
20 February 2015
Title:
Women's Health Survey 2016: Jamaica
Source:
Statistical Institute of Jamaica et al.
Date of Document:
June 2018
Author:
Carol Watson Williams
Accessed Date:
14 April 2020
Title:
The Child Care and Protection Act (amended 2016)
Accessed Date:
26 April 2023
Title:
Eighth periodic report submitted by Jamaica under article 18 of the Convention, due in 2016
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
18 September 2020
Accessed Date:
9 April 2021
Title:
Stress test. The Impact of the Pandemic on Domestic and Community Violence
Source:
Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI)
Date of Document:
April 2021
Accessed Date:
26 April 2023
Title:
Report on follow-up to the concluding observations of the Human Rights Committee. Addendum. Evaluation of the information on follow-up to the concluding observations on Jamaica
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Committee
Date of Document:
29 April 2021
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
The Sexual Harassment Act, 2021
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Gender-based violence in primary schools: Jamaica
Source:
Center for Universal Education at Brookings
Date of Document:
22 January 2021
Accessed Date:
12 May 2022
Title:
Civil Society Organizations Advancing Gender Equality: Methods & Tools
Source:
UNESCO; Institute for Gender and Development Studies (RCO)
Author:
Joan Andrea Hutchinson et al.
Accessed Date:
12 May 2022
Title:
Jamaica. 2021 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor.
Source:
United States. Department of Labor.
Date of Document:
28 September 2022
Accessed Date:
26 April 2023
Title:
Country programme document: Jamaica
Source:
United Nations Children's Fund
Date of Document:
27 December 2021
Accessed Date:
2 May 2023
Title:
Concluding observations on the initial report of Jamaica
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Date of Document:
20 May 2022
Accessed Date:
2 May 2023
Title:
Treatment of sexual minorities, including legislation, state protection and support services (2013-December 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 February 2016
Accessed Date:
26 February 2016
Title:
The Jamaican LGBT Community Experience and Needs Assessment Survey Results: Research Findings
Date of Document:
December 2019
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Management Report on an Awareness, Attitude & Perception Survey About Issues Related to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) People in Jamaica
Date of Document:
July 2019
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Source:
The Jamaica Partnership to Eliminate All Forms of HIV-related Stigma and Discrimination
Date of Document:
June 2021
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Jamaica. State-Sponsored Homophobia 2019: A world survey of sexual orientation laws
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
March 2019
Author:
Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
23 April 2019
Title:
Jamaica: Types of criminalisation
Source:
Human Dignity Trust
Accessed Date:
18 May 2022
Title:
Social Services Audit and Evaluation
Source:
Equality For All Foundation Jamaica Ltd.
Date of Document:
August 2021
Accessed Date:
2 May 2023
Title:
A Legal Analysis of the Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Landscape in Jamaica
Source:
Equality For All Foundation Jamaica Ltd.
Date of Document:
August 2021
Author:
Christopher Harpe
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Jamaica. Our Identities Under Arrest: A global overview on the enforcement of laws criminalizing consensual same-sex sexual acts between adults and diverse gender expressions
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
15 December 2021
Editor:
Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Brief of Amicus Curiae. Petition Alleging Violations of the Human Rights of Mr. Gareth Henry and Request for a Declaration That Jamaica is in Breach of its Obligations under the American Convention on Human Rights and the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man. Case No. P-1850-11
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
11 March 2019
Accessed Date:
2 May 2023
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Jamaica. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2022, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2022
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Jamaica: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2022.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
19 July 2022
Accessed Date:
2 May 2023
Title:
Crime and Violence in Jamaica: IDB Series on Crime and Violence in the Caribbean
Source:
Inter-American Development Bank
Date of Document:
June 2016
Author:
Anthony D. Harriott; Marlyn Jones
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
OSAC Country Security Report. Jamaica.
Source:
United States. Overseas Security Advisory Council.
Date of Document:
25 October 2021
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Guns Out. The Splintering of Jamaica's Gangs.
Source:
Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI)
Date of Document:
February 2020
Accessed Date:
2 May 2023
Title:
The One Order gang, including activities and state response (2013 - May 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 April 2016
Accessed Date:
14 February 2017
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Jamaica: Fear of organised criminal groups. Version 4.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
July 2022
Accessed Date:
2 May 2023
Title:
Criminality and Resilience: Rocky Point, Jamaica
Source:
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Date of Document:
February 2020
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Actioning Social Interventions in Jamaica's National Consensus on Crime
Source:
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime; University of the West Indies
Date of Document:
June 2021
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Jamaica Success in Gang Case but Violence Continues
Date of Document:
10 March 2023
Accessed Date:
18 May 2023
Title:
Jamaica Bets on Security Overhaul to Stem Bloodshed, Improve Anti-Crime Fight
Date of Document:
1 April 2021
Accessed Date:
18 May 2023
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Update: The Jamaican Legal System and Legal Research
Date of Document:
June 2020
Author:
Jeanne Slowe; Claudette Solomon
Accessed Date:
9 April 2021
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Jamaica: Actors of Protection. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2019
Accessed Date:
14 April 2020
Title:
Requirements and procedures to lodge a complaint against a police officer; requirements and procedures to obtain a police report; alternative mechanisms available for lodging a complaint against a police officer; effectiveness of complaint...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 February 2015
Accessed Date:
26 February 2015
Title:
Jamaica: Time for stronger police accountability. Amnesty International submission for the UN Universal Periodic Review, 36th session of the UPR working group, November 2020.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
1 August 2020
Accessed Date:
9 April 2021
Title:
Jamaica. Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 2022. Volume II: Annual Report of the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression.
Source:
Organization of American States. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Date of Document:
6 March 2023
Accessed Date:
17 May 2023
Title:
Jamaica. World Press Freedom Index 2023.
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
Accessed Date:
18 May 2023
Title:
Jamaica. International Religious Freedom Report for 2022.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
15 May 2023
Accessed Date:
17 May 2023
Title:
The Freedom of Thought Report: Jamaica
Source:
Humanists International
Date of Document:
7 October 2021
Accessed Date:
12 May 2022
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Combined twenty-first to twenty-fourth reports submitted by Jamaica under article 9 of the Convention, due in 2016
Source:
Government of Jamaica
Date of Document:
21 May 2019
Accessed Date:
2 May 2023
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined twenty-first to twenty-fourth periodic reports of Jamaica
Code:
CERD/C/JAM/CO/21-24
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Date of Document:
13 December 2022
Accessed Date:
2 May 2023
Title:
Government of Jamaica. Written Responses: Constructive Dialogue with The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Source:
Government of Jamaica
Date of Document:
December 2022
Accessed Date:
2 May 2023
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement - (No items in this section)
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 May 2022:
Title:
Jamaica. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
11 May 2022
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/jamaica/
Accessed Date:
12 May 2022
Title:
Présentation de la Jamaïque
Source:
France. Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères.
Date of Document:
31 August 2021
URL:
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-pays/jamaique/presentation-de-la-jamaique/
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Jamaica. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 April 2022
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/jamaica/
Accessed Date:
18 May 2022
Title:
Jamaica. Freedom in the World 2021.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/country/jamaica/freedom-world/2021
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Fourth Annual Report of the Special Rapporteurship on Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights (Redesca) of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (Iachr), 2020
Source:
Organization of American States. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Date of Document:
30 March 2021
Author:
Soledad García Muñoz
URL:
https://www.oas.org/en/iachr/docs/annual/2020/Chapters/redesca-en.PDF
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Chapter IV. Human Rights Development in the Region. Annual Report 2020.
Source:
Organization of American States. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Date of Document:
16 April 2021
URL:
https://www.oas.org/en/iachr/docs/annual/2020/Chapters/IA2020cap.4A-en.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Jamaica. U.S. Visa: Reciprocity and Civil Documents by Country.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Jamaica.html
Accessed Date:
12 May 2022
Source:
Jamaica. Electoral Commission of Jamaica.
URL:
https://ecj.com.jm/voter-id-card-renewal/
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
About parliament; Election results. Jamaica: House of Representatives.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
URL:
https://data.ipu.org/content/jamaica?chamber_id=13430
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
About parliament; Election Results. Jamaica: Senate.
Source:
Inter-Parliamentary Union. Parline.
URL:
https://data.ipu.org/content/jamaica?chamber_id=13431
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Child Care and Protection Act
URL:
http://moj.gov.jm/sites/default/files/laws/Child%20Care%20and%20Protection%20Act_0.pdf
Accessed Date:
11 January 2017
Title:
Jamaica: Tier 2. Trafficking in Persons Report 2021.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
1 July 2021
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-trafficking-in-persons-report/jamaica__trashed/
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Jamaica: Fear of organised criminal groups. Version 3.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
August 2019
URL:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/824431/Jamaica-Org-Crim-Groups-CPIN-v3.0-August_2019.pdf
Accessed Date:
27 April 2020
Title:
Jamaica Bets on Security Overhaul to Stem Bloodshed, Improve Anti-Crime Fight
Date of Document:
1 April 2021
URL:
https://insightcrime.org/news/jamaica-security-overhaul/
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Jamaica. Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 2020 Volume II: Annual Report of the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression.
Code:
OEA/Ser.L/V/II. Doc.28
Source:
Organization of American States. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Date of Document:
30 March 2021
URL:
http://www.oas.org/en/iachr/docs/annual/2020/Chapters/rele-en.PDF
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Jamaica. International Religious Freedom Report for 2020.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
12 May 2021
URL:
https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-report-on-international-religious-freedom/jamaica__trashed/
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Jamaica. Human rights in the Americas: Review of 2019.
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
27 February 2020
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/AMR0113532020ENGLISH.pdf
Accessed Date:
9 April 2021
Title:
Domestic violence, including legislation, state protection and support services available (2010-2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 January 2014
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=455061&pls=1
Accessed Date:
29 January 2014
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Jamaica: Women fearing domestic violence. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
January 2017
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/587350/Jamaica_-_Women_fearing_DV.pdf
Accessed Date:
27 February 2017
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. Jamaica: Sexual orientation and gender identity. Version 2.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
February 2017
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/594901/Jamaica_-_SOGI_-_CPIN_-_v2_0.pdf
Accessed Date:
27 February 2017
Title:
Jamaica – Gun Facts, Figures and the Law
Source:
The University of Sydney. Sydney School of Public Health; GunPolicy.org
Editor:
Alpers Philip; Michael Picard
URL:
http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/jamaica
Accessed Date:
9 April 2021
Title:
Klansman Trial Reveals Jamaica's Sophisticated Gang Dynamics
Date of Document:
16 November 2021
URL:
https://insightcrime.org/news/klansman-trial-reveals-jamaicas-sophisticated-gang-dynamics/
Accessed Date:
9 May 2022
Title:
Caribbean COVID-19 Food Security & Livelihoods Impact Survey Jamaica Summary Report
Source:
Caricom Caribbean Community et al.
Date of Document:
May 2022
URL:
https://docs.wfp.org/api/documents/WFP-0000139857/download/
Accessed Date:
26 April 2023
Title:
The national identification and registration act, 2020
Source:
Government of Jamaica
URL:
https://japarliament.gov.jm/attachments/article/339/The%20National%20Identification%20and%20Registration%20Act,%202020.pdf
Accessed Date:
26 April 2023
Title:
Gender-based violence (GBV), including domestic violence; implementation of the National Strategic Action Plan to Eliminate Gender-based Violence (NSAP-GBV); state protection and support services available (2018–April 2023)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 April 2023
URL:
https://irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/country-information/rir/Pages/index.aspx?doc=458808
Accessed Date:
26 May 2023
Title:
Stress test. The Impact of the Pandemic on Domestic and Community Violence
Source:
Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI)
Date of Document:
April 2021
URL:
https://www.capricaribbean.org/sites/default/files/public/documents/report/stress_test_the_impact_of_the_pandemic_on_domestic_and_community_violence.pdf
Accessed Date:
26 April 2023
Title:
Jamaica. 2021 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor.
Source:
United States. Department of Labor.
Date of Document:
28 September 2022
URL:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ilab/resources/reports/child-labor/jamaica
Accessed Date:
26 April 2023
Title:
Country programme document: Jamaica
Source:
United Nations Children's Fund
Date of Document:
27 December 2021
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/E/ICEF/2022/P/L.11
Accessed Date:
2 May 2023
Title:
Concluding observations on the initial report of Jamaica
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Date of Document:
20 May 2022
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/CRPD/C/JAM/CO/1
Accessed Date:
2 May 2023
Title:
Social Services Audit and Evaluation
Source:
Equality For All Foundation Jamaica Ltd.
Date of Document:
August 2021
URL:
https://www.equalityjamaica.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Social-Services-Audit.pdf
Accessed Date:
2 May 2023
Title:
Brief of Amicus Curiae. Petition Alleging Violations of the Human Rights of Mr. Gareth Henry and Request for a Declaration That Jamaica is in Breach of its Obligations under the American Convention on Human Rights and the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man. Case No. P-1850-11
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
11 March 2019
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/media_2021/03/202102LGBT_Jamaica_Amicus.pdf
Accessed Date:
2 May 2023
Title:
Guns Out. The Splintering of Jamaica's Gangs.
Source:
Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI)
Date of Document:
February 2020
URL:
https://www.capricaribbean.org/sites/default/files/public/documents/report/guns_out_the_splintering_of_jamaica039s_gangs.pdf
Accessed Date:
2 May 2023
Title:
Jamaica Success in Gang Case but Violence Continues
Date of Document:
10 March 2023
URL:
https://insightcrime.org/news/jamaica-success-in-gang-case-but-violence-continues/
Accessed Date:
18 May 2023
Title:
Jamaica. World Press Freedom Index 2023.
Source:
Reporters Without Borders
URL:
https://rsf.org/en/country/jamaica
Accessed Date:
18 May 2023
Title:
Combined twenty-first to twenty-fourth reports submitted by Jamaica under article 9 of the Convention, due in 2016
Source:
Government of Jamaica
Date of Document:
21 May 2019
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/CERD/C/JAM/21-24
Accessed Date:
2 May 2023
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined twenty-first to twenty-fourth periodic reports of Jamaica
Code:
CERD/C/JAM/CO/21-24
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Date of Document:
13 December 2022
URL:
https://undocs.org/en/CERD/C/JAM/CO/21-24
Accessed Date:
2 May 2023
Title:
Government of Jamaica. Written Responses: Constructive Dialogue with The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Source:
Government of Jamaica
Date of Document:
December 2022
URL:
https://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/15/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=INT%2FCERD%2FCOB%2FJAM%2F50905&Lang=en
Accessed Date:
2 May 2023
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