Jamaica

Jamaica: Condemn Homophobic Remarks

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:09:31 -0800

(New York) - 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.

Letter to Prime Minister Golding

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:34:40 -0800

Attention: Prime Minister Golding
Jamaica House
1 Devon Road
Kingston 6
Jamaica, West Indies

Dear Prime Minister Golding,

UN: Open AIDS Meeting to All

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0700

(New York) - 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.

Reply to Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0700

We write on behalf of Human Rights Watch to thank you for your response to our letter of February 27, 2008, expressing our concern regarding a violent homophobic attack on a group of men in Mandeville in January 2008 and the disappearance of one of the victims of the attack.

Letter from Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:00:00 -0800

Dear Ms. Schleifer,

I refer to your letter of 27th February regarding the violent attack on a group of men at a house in Mandeville.

This is clearly a criminal act and is to be condemned and prosecuted.

The matter is being investigated by the Police with a view to apprehending the perpetrators and placing them before the Court.

Yours sincerely,

Bruce Golding
Prime Minister

Letter to Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:00:00 -0800

We write on behalf of Human Rights Watch to express our concern that Jamaican police have again failed to protect individuals from homophobic violence and to investigate recent abuses against men suspected of being gay by members of the Jamaican community. We urge you to direct the police forces to duly investigate these cases of abuse and violence and to bring to justice those found responsible.

Jamaica: Shield Gays from Mob Attacks

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:00:00 -0800

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.

Convention Against Torture Claim Approved for Gay Jamaican

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:56:23 -0700

Following testimony by Human Rights Watch, an immigration judge in New Jersey granted a gay Jamaican man’s request to stay in the United States under the Convention Against Torture (CAT), permitting him to remain in the country. The September 20 decision was based on evidence that the man was likely to be tortured because of his sexual orientation if he was returned to Jamaica.

Courageous Jamaican and Montréal AIDS Activists Recognized

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:00:00 -0700

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.

Letter to Dr. Hon. Peter David Phillips, Jamaican Minister of National Security

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:00:00 -0700

As you know, Human Rights Watch has documented an atmosphere of homophobic intolerance and violence in Jamaica, and a pattern of indifference or reluctance to investigate such violence on the part of the police.