• US: Obama Statement for LGBT Rights
    May 9, 2012
    Press release
    US President Barack Obama and Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller should be commended for their statements during their election campaigns on behalf of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) people.
  • Jamaica: Ensure Voting Access for People With Disabilities
    Dec 22, 2011
    Press release
    Jamaican authorities should take prompt action to ensure that people with disabilities can vote in the elections on December 29, 2011, Human Rights Watch said today.
  • Human Rights and HIV Activist Robert Carr Mourned
    May 10, 2011
    Press release
    Human Rights Watch mourns the death of Dr. Robert Carr, an international human rights and HIV/AIDS activist who worked tirelessly to defend the health and human rights of people living with HIV, or at risk from the disease.
  • Jamaica: Investigate Killings in Tivoli Gardens
    Jun 4, 2010
    Press release
    Jamaican authorities should conduct prompt, thorough, and impartial investigations into alleged extrajudicial killings by state security forces in the Tivoli Gardens section of Kingston.
  • Jamaica: Condemn Homophobic Remarks
    Feb 19, 2009
    Press release
    Jamaica's leaders should condemn the comments of a governing-party member of parliament who called for gay organizations to be outlawed and demanded life imprisonment for homosexual conduct, Human Rights Watch said today in a Letter to Prime Minister Bruce Golding.
  • UN: Open AIDS Meeting to All
    Jun 5, 2008
    Press release
    The United Nations General Assembly should reverse its decision to exclude three human rights and sexual health nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) from its June 10 high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS, a coalition of human rights groups and international AIDS organizations said today.
  • Jamaica: Shield Gays from Mob Attacks
    Jan 31, 2008
    Press release
    A homophobic mob attack in Jamaica that left one man severely injured and another missing and feared dead shows yet again that authorities must take urgent action against violence and hatred, Human Rights Watch said today. This incident is the latest in a string of homophobic mob violence over the last year, including an attack on mourners in a church.
  • Courageous Jamaican and Montréal AIDS Activists Recognized
    Sep 27, 2006
    Press release
    Gareth Williams, a leading AIDS activist and voice for the rights of sexual minorities in Jamaica and the English-speaking Caribbean, is the recipient of the 2006 International Award for Action on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights, the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network and Human Rights Watch announced today. Stella, a Montréal-based support and information group organized by and for sex workers, is the recipient of the Canadian award.
  • Jamaica: Investigate Murder of Alleged Lesbians
    Jul 26, 2006
    Press release
    As fears arise that two women were murdered because of their alleged lesbian relationship, Jamaican authorities must immediately investigate the crime, Human Rights Watch said in a letter sent to the Jamaican government today. It should also act to combat the continuing climate of violent homophobia.
  • AIDS: Success in Fight Threatened by Rights Abuses
    Jul 17, 2006
    Press release
    Ongoing rights abuses are undermining efforts to fight the HIV pandemic and threatening the few, hard-won successes, Human Rights Watch said today, a month before the XVI International AIDS Conference opens in Toronto.