Three of the country’s most recognizable voices have united their advocacy efforts to find solutions to Jamaica’s epidemic of violence, particularly among women and girls with the ‘Elevate Her Summit’ that seeks solutions for abused women and girls in Jamaica –...
A large percentage of Jamaican women are engaging in transactional sex, a practice that has seen even women in committed relationships demanding more from their partners for status or gain. These are the findings from a recent study, conducted by researchers at...
Protesters converged on Matilda’s Corner in Liguanea, St Andrew today (March 23), to protest gender-based violence and violence against children. Among the demonstrators were members of the Jamaica Household Workers Union, Advocates Network of Jamaica, and...
Evidence-based prosecution of Domestic Violence cases in Jamaica Globally, the most common form of violence against women is intimate partner violence. Worse yet, the data shows that 38% of femicides globally are committed by intimate partners. In Jamaica 1 in 4...
Two Westmoreland women are now in police custody after inflicting injuries and causing physical harm to men in separate incidents. In one instance police say the woman used a machete to cause bodily harm to a male, in a video that quickly went viral on social media. ...
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