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JAMAICA: Concerns about low marriage age
6/Nov/2012 News
Summary: With the age of sexual consent set at 16, commentators debate if the legal age for marriage should also remain at...
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INHUMAN SENTENCING: Life imprisonment of children in the Commonwealth
24/Oct/2012 Publication
Summary: Report on life imprisonment sentences for children in the Commonwealth States....
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Attorneys for the Rights of the Child
9/Oct/2012 Organisation
To educate the public, the bar (lawyers), and the judiciary (judges) about the harm caused by all forms of childhood...
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JAMAICA: Persistent violations of children's rights
20/Aug/2012 Publication
Summary: The violations highlighted are those issues raised with the State by more than one international mechanism. This...
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JAMAICA: National Laws
17/Aug/2012 Publication
Summary: General overview of Jamaica's national legal provisions on children's rights, including guidance on how to...
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JAMAICA: Children's rights in the UN Special Procedures' reports
3/Jul/2012 Publication
Summary: This report extracts mentions of children's rights issues in the reports of the UN Special Procedures. This does...
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INHUMAN SENTENCING: Death Sentences and Executions in 2011
31/May/2012 Publication
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AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: The State of the World's Human Rights 2012
24/May/2012 Publication
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CRC: Guidelines for Child Participation in CRC Reporting
24/May/2012 Publication
Summary: This is an analysis of alternative reports that have included children. ...
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JAMAICA: Homophobic bullying on the agenda
24/May/2012 News
Summary: Advocates say that homophobia in schools should be addressed directly, and without ambivalence, as until now some...
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