Jamaica

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Refugees 19
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Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness 14
Security forces 38
Security situation 7
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Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) 69
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Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 12
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Women's rights 41
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Summary prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21 : Jamaica 12 February 2015 \| Publisher: UN Human Rights Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Jamaica: 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 mechanisms (2013-January 2015) 11 February 2015 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Jamaïque : information sur les exigences et la marche à suivre pour déposer une plainte contre un agent de police; les exigences et la marche à suivre pour obtenir un rapport de police; les autres voies pour déposer une plainte contre un agent de police; l'efficacité des mécanismes de plainte (2013-janvier 2015) 11 February 2015 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Jamaica: The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), including effectiveness and government efforts to strengthen the force (2011-2015) 9 February 2015 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Jamaïque : information sur la Force constabulaire de la Jamaïque (Jamaica Constabulary Force - JCF), y compris son efficacité et les efforts du gouvernement pour la renforcer (2011-2015) 9 February 2015 \| Publisher: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada \| Document type: Query Responses
Not Safe at Home - Violence and Discrimination against LGBT People in Jamaica 21 October 2014 \| Publisher: Human Rights Watch \| Document type: Country Reports
Freedom of the Press 2014 - Jamaica 8 October 2014 \| Publisher: Freedom House \| Document type: Annual Reports
2013 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor - Jamaica 7 October 2014 \| Publisher: United States Department of Labor \| Document type: Annual Reports
Amnesty International submission for the Universal Periodic Review of Jamaica October 2014 \| Publisher: Amnesty International \| Document type: Country Reports
Submission by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees For the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' Compilation Report - Universal Periodic Review: Jamaica September 2014 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Compilations

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