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3 Νοε 2022 · Domestic violence: A scar on Jamaica’s face. Almost every day there is a report in the media about some act of domestic violence. Son kills mother or father, brother kills brother, friend kills...
20 Ιουλ 2022 · THERE WAS an almost 100 per cent increase in the number of Jamaicans who reported experiencing domestic abuse or violence over the last five years. According to Zavia Mayne, minister of state in the Ministry of National Security, the annual number...
22 Δεκ 2022 · In 2022, 1324 cases were referred to the DVICs compared to 1145 cases in 2021. Most persons however contact the centre directly. In 2022, DVICs islandwide recorded 1720 intimate partner violence cases and 924 family violence cases, with more than 650 reports made by children.
26 Ιουλ 2023 · Gender-based violence threatens women's safety and productivity, and there is some evidence suggesting that it has increased during the pandemic. Gender-based violence remains pervasive in Jamaica, with four in ten women experiencing some form of intimate partner violence.
The Domestic Violence Act provides that domestic violence includes abuse involving the following: a spouse or partner living in the same household as the alleged abuser. any children (including children who are not the biological children of both spouses or either spouse) residing in the same household.
26 Ιουν 2018 · The results of the first national survey on gender-based violence in Jamaica shows a high prevalence rate of 27.8 per cent, with more than 1 in every 4 women in Jamaica experiencing intimate partner violence in their lifetime. At the launch of the report, UN Women Regional Director for the Americas and the Caribbean, Luiza Carvalho drew ...
Violence against children is a challenge in Jamaica that is closely related to gender-based violence. UNICEF has concluded that 80% of Jamaican children experience violence at home and...
