IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author): “Information on a demonstration organized by the Women's Organization Movement on or about 24 July 1991 to protest the physical and sexual abuse of women, which resulted in the arrests of women and several members of the organization [JAM17246.E]”, Document #1141855

Information on a demonstration organized by the Women's Organization Movement on or about 24 July 1991 to protest the physical and sexual abuse of women, which resulted in the arrests of women and several members of the organization [JAM17246.E]

Information on this specific subject is currently unavailable to the DIRB in Ottawa, however, for basic information on women's organizations in Jamaica, please refer to Response to Information Request JAM17245.E of 2 May 1994. This document is currently available at your Regional Documentation Centre.

It may be of further interest to note an event that took place in Kingston, Jamaica on 24 July 1991, which also involved police crowd control measures. For further details regarding the incident, please refer to the attachment.

This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

Reference

CANA [Bridgetown, in English]. 25 July 1991. "Police Fire Into Crowd, 1 Dead." (FBIS-LAT-91-143 25 July 1991, p. 14)

Attachment

CANA [Bridgetown, in English]. 25 July 1991. "Police Fire Into Crowd, 1 Dead." (FBIS-LAT-91-143 25 July 1991, p. 14)

Additional Sources Consulted

Amnesty International fileJamaica.

Association of Women's Organizations of Jamaica.

Bureau of Women's Affairs, Kingston, Jamaica.

Country fileJamaica.

Keesing's Record of World Events. Daily.

On-line searches of news articles.

ecoi.net description:: Information on a demonstration organized by the Women's Organization Movement on or about 24 July 1991 to protest the physical and sexual abuse of women, which resulted in the arrests of women and several members of the organization [JAM17246.E]
Country:: Jamaica
Source:: IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Document type:: Response
Language:: English
Published:: 2 May 1994
Document ID:: 1141855 (former ID 183281)