Human Rights Watch 1 August 2013 Jamaican police should conduct a thorough, impartial and effective investigation into the murder of Dwayne Jones at the hands of a mob in Montego Bay, sometime between July 21 and 22, Human Rights Watch said. Jones, 16, was found dead on July 22 after being attacked at a party he attended dressed in women’s clothing. According to news reports, when someone at the party identified Jones as male, a crowd chased him as he fled. Police found his body on the road, with multiple stab wounds and a gun wound. “Jamaican authorities need to Read the full article…

Human Rights Watch, 29 August 2012 (Washington, DC) – Police should ensure that the investigation into the death of the refugee and asylum advocate Clover Graham is effective, thorough, and impartial. Graham’s body was discovered with her throat slit in St. Catherine, Jamaica, on August 19, 2012. “It is critically important for authorities to act with urgency to find those responsible for this deplorable attack on a dedicated human rights defender,” said Bill Frelick, Refugee Program director at Human Rights Watch. Graham had worked with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) since 1998, serving most recently as its Read the full article…

Published by the Still Human Still Here coalition August 2011 This commentary identifies what the ‘Still Human Still Here’ coalition considers to be the main inconsistencies and omissions between the currently available country of origin information (COI) and case law on Jamaica and the conclusions reached in the May 2011 Jamaica Operational Guidance Note (OGN), issued by the UK Border Agency. To download a copy of the report, go to the Still Human Still Here resources page