N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
The Government of Jamaica recognizes that the voluntary goals elaborated in Human Rights Council Resolution 9/12 are in keeping with Jamaica's own human rights commitment and its obligations as a party to 7 of the 9 core international human rights instruments. In those instances where it is not a party, appropriate domestic legislation, grounded in the Constitution of Jamaica, is in place to effectively ensure the protection of the rights of each citizen. However, the Government will continue to review those instruments that it has not yet ratified.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- International instruments
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
It declared the Government's firm commitment to gender mainstreaming and indicated that a range of policy initiatives were being undertaken, including the formulation of a national policy for gender equality.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- Women's rights
N/A
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Jamaica recognises the aspirational goals of the Optional Protocol and is committed to providing the framework for the achievement of the economic, social and cultural rights embodied in the Covenant. However, Jamaica is not in a position to sign and ratify the Protocol at this time.
- Recommending State
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Issues
- ESC rights - general
- International instruments
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue cooperating with international human rights mechanisms to strengthen its institutional capacity in the defence and promotion of human rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- General
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Further intensify the already laudable steps being taken to improve the conditions of juvenile detention
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider requesting technical assistance from OHCHR to prepare and implement an appropriate policy that is human-rights-centred to prevent and combat violence
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Technical assistance and cooperation
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to pursue police and justice reforms aimed at reducing crime and impunity, while fully respecting human rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Impunity
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Speed up its efforts to effectively combat criminal networks
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Public security
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure prompt and effective investigation of gender-based violence and that alleged perpetrators are prosecuted
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Call upon the international community, in particular the bilateral partners of Jamaica, to offer all the necessary development support and cooperation to Jamaica for the implementation of the universal periodic review recommendations in country-driven and country-owned approaches, as forcefully stressed by the Honourable Minister
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 1 - Minimal action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Technical assistance and cooperation
- UPR process
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Implement the recommendations of the Jamaican Justice System Reform Task Force report and provide the justice system with adequate resources and structures to do this effectively
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Justice
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to take measures to improve its health-care service, especially to guarantee the right of children to healthy growth
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to health
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue implementing actions aimed at reducing maternal mortality from indirect causes
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to health
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Explore the possibility of upgrading equipment and providing human rights education and training for police and other law enforcement personnel in the effort to improve the security situation and to further restore public confidence, in support of the police and other security forces in the country
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue implementing the country's strategies and plans for socioeconomic development, particularly with a view to reducing poverty
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Poverty
- Right to development
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Share its experience and expertise, through multiform and multisectoral cooperation, with the countries of the region that are well behind in achieving Millennium Development Goals, noting that Goals 1 and 2 have been implemented and that Goals 5 and 7 are in the process of being implemented by Jamaica
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 1 - Minimal action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Right to development
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to enhance the training being offered to security personnel, with a special focus on the fundamentals of ethics, the use of force and human rights
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights education and training
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue assessing invitations to human rights special procedures as a measure to strengthen cooperation in areas to be determined by the authorities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Special procedures
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Consider extending invitations to all United Nations special procedures on a case-by-case basis, in order to benefit from this mutually enriching cooperation, exchange of experience and expertise and opportunities for future progress
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 3 - Considering action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Special procedures
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Address the concerns raised by the Special Rapporteur on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment and those raised by the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Extrajudicial executions
- Special procedures
- Torture and other CID treatment
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Take steps to reduce overcrowding in the prisons by imposing alternative sentences, where possible
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Detention
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure due investigation and prosecution, in accordance with international standards, of all allegations of ill treatment or excessive use of force by law enforcement personnel, including through the establishment and empowerment of its Independent Commission of Investigations, and provide sufficient compensation to the victims or their families
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Human rights violations by state agents
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Conduct thorough investigations into all allegations of extrajudicial executions, and ensure that those responsible are punished in accordance with the seriousness of the crimes committed and that witnesses are protected from any possible reprisals
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Extrajudicial executions
- Justice
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Establish, in cooperation with civil society, a detailed strategy with a view to eliminating harmful cultural practices and discriminatory stereotypes against women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Civil society
- Torture and other CID treatment
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Establish more shelters for women victims of violence
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Establish adequate services and opportunities for children with disabilities
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 5 - Specific action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Disability rights
- Rights of the Child
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure effective investigation, prosecution and sanctioning of members of the police who use excessive force or are responsible for unlawful killings
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Extrajudicial executions
- Human rights violations by state agents
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Continue to undertake awareness-raising and prevention campaigns aimed at addressing gender-based violence and discrimination against women
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 2 - Continuing action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Women's rights
N/A
- Cycle
- Cycle 1 (2008 - 2012)
- Session
- 9 - November 2010
- State under Review
- Recommendation
Ensure the investigation of all allegations of ill treatment and excessive use of force, and bring the perpetrators to justice
- Recommending State
- Action Category
- 4 - General action
- Response
- Supported
- Issues
- Torture and other CID treatment