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| Varying Form of Title: | Violence and discrimination against LGBT people in Jamaica
Violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Jamaica
Jamaica : not safe at home
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| Other authors / contributors: | Schleifer, Rebecca, researcher.
Ghoshal, Neela, contributor, editor.
Haas, Danielle, editor.
Reid, Graeme, editor.
Human Rights Watch (Organization), issuing body.
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| ISBN: | 9781623131999
1623131995
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| Notes: | "October 2014"
Human Rights Watch report.
"This report was researched by Rhon Reynolds, consultant for Human Rights Watch, and Rebecca Schleifer, former advocacy director of the Health and Human Rights Division, and written by Rhon Reynolds, with significant contributions from Neela Ghoshal, senior researcher in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Rights Program at Human Rights Watch. The report was edited by Neela Ghoshal; Danielle Haas, senior editor at Human Rights Watch; and Graeme Reid, director of the LGBT Rights Program." -- page 86.
Includes bibliographical references.
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| Summary: | Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Jamaicans face an intolerable level of violence, both physical and sexual, perpetrated on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. The July 2013 murder of 16-year-old Dwayne Jones, who was brutally killed for wearing women's clothing, lies at the extreme end of this spectrum. Police investigations into such violence are often inadequate or lacking altogether, in some cases due to homophobia or transphobia within the police force. This report documents 56 cases of such violence, in addition to cases of discrimination from government institutions, including healthcare facilities, as well as in the private sector. The report recognizes recent efforts by police to establish protocols for addressing hate crimes, but calls for improved protection and non-discrimination mechanisms as well as an end to legislation that facilitates abuses, such as the "buggery laws." -- back cover.
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| Other form: | Online version: Reynolds, Rhon. Not safe at home. [New York] : Human Rights Watch, [2014] 9781623131999
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