Jamaicans for Justice

Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is a non-profit, non-partisan human rights organization in Jamaica. JFJ was founded in 1999 in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] The group was co-founded by Jamaican human rights activist Dr. Carolyn Gomes who in 2008 was awarded the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights.[2] The organization is most widely known for providing legal support to hundreds of victims of state abuse in Jamaica and litigation of human rights issues before Jamaican and international tribunals.[3][4]

  1. ^ "About Jamaicans For Justice (JFJ)". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  2. ^ "UN press release" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Jamaicans for Justice v Police Service Commission and Attorney General" (PDF). Court of Appeal Jamaica. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  4. ^ Walker, Karl (29 May 2013). "JFJ Takes Children's Case to IACHR". The Jamaica Observer.