On this page, you will find:
To find organisations working for LGBTQI+ rights, visit our Jamaica LGBTQI+ Resources page.
For Jamaica country of origin information (COI) experts, reports, commentaries, and relevant documents visit our Jamaica COI page.
Refugee protection
Click here to see the numbers and origins of refugees hosted by Jamaica.
The following sections contain information on the most important international treaties and agreements of which Jamaica is signatory, as well as national legislation relevant to the protection of refugees.
Jamaica is a State party to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol. The country has also acceded to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, but is not yet a party to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons.
The Government of Jamaica adopted the National Refugee Policy in 2009. This policy reiterates Jamaica’s obligations under the 1951 Convention and sets the procedures for managing the refugee status determination process in the country.
Legal aid organisations
We have not yet identified any NGO or law firm that is offering refugees legal assistance in Jamaica. If you know about relevant resources, or you are aware of organisations and/or individuals to include in our directories, please get in touch.
Organisations providing other support to refugees
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Address: Caribbean Vulnerable Communities
, 39 Dumbarton Avenue, Kingston10, Jamaica W.I.
Tel: +18 76 63 17 299
Email: imcknight@cvccoalition.org
Contact person: Ian McKnight
CVC seeks to develop a cohesive and coordinated strategy to support work in the Caribbean with and on behalf of populations vulnerable to HIV and the stigma and discrimination associated with it.
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Address: P.O. Box 1152, Kingston 8, Jamaica, West Indies
Tel: +18 76 97 88 988
Email: admin@jflag.org
J-FLAG’s mission is to work towards a Jamaican society in which the Human Rights and Equality of Lesbians, All-Sexuals, and Gays are guaranteed. To foster the acceptance and enrichment of the lives of same-gender-loving persons who have been, and continue to be, an integral part of society.
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Address: 131 Tower Street, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies
Tel: +18 76 94 88 973 or +18 76 35 6 0343 or +18 76 362 4771
Contact person: Maria Carla Gullotta
Email: carla-51@cwjamaica.com
Contact person: George Young
Email: liebemerchant@hotmail.com
Stand up for Jamaica is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2007 by some volunteers from the Group 105 of Amnesty International Italy, with the main purpose of providing practical help, particularly for court costs and basic necessities, to the inmates on death row in prisons in Jamaica, refugees, to help providing assistance to abused children and women or to accommodating any emergency in which it was necessary financial support, assistance and advice, and to inform the public about violations of human rights in the island.
Jamaica LGBTQI+ Resources
Find organisations working for refugee LGBTQI+ rights in Jamaica.
Jamaica COI
Find Jamaica Country of Origin information (COI) experts, reports, commentaries, and relevant documents.
We are always looking to expand the resources on our platform. If you know about relevant resources, or you are aware of organisations and/or individuals to include in our directories, please get in touch.
Last updated May 2023