Jamaica: Information on Margarette May Macauley
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 February 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | JAM23195.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Jamaica: Information on Margarette May Macauley, 1 February 1996, JAM23195.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab1a34.html [accessed 4 June 2023] |
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In a 27 February 1996 telephone interview, the Co-ordinator of the Association of Women's Organizations in Jamaica (AWOJA) confirmed that Margarette May Macauley is known to the organization. The source stated that Ms. Macauley is a member of the board of directors of AWOJA and the chairperson of the organization's legal reform committee. The source added that Ms. Macauley has been a member of AWOJA for more than two years and a board member for the past year.
Please find attached a brief description of AWOJA and a media report that has briefly quoted Ms. Macauley.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Association of Women's Organizations in Jamaica (AWOJA), Kingston, Jamaica. 27 February 1996. Telephone interview with co-ordinator.
Attachments
Encyclopedia of Women's Associations Worldwide. 1993. Edited by Jacqueline K. Barret. London: Gale Research International Ltd., p. 101.
The Weekly Journal. 23 March 1995. "Region Acts on Domestic Violence: Throughout the Caribbean, Moves are Afoot to Improve the Lot of Women, with a Spate of New Anti-Violence Legislation." (The Ethnic Newswatch/NEXIS)
