Posts tagged: justice

Who is the Culprit, Education or Society?

Over the past week the quality of education has taken center stage in the Jamaican media, with the Minister, Andrew Holness chiding elementary/ primary school teachers for the general ill-preparedness of students for secondary schools.This news comes at the dawn of Jamaica’s presentation of a status report on its achievements towards the Millennium Development Goals [...]

Sunday June 14th, 2009 in , Andrew Holness, Education, education system, equality, equity, hidden curriculum, Jamaica, Jamaican, Jamaican Researcher, justice, MDGs, Millennium Development Goals, Minister of Education, PIOJ, Planning Institute of Jamaica, privileged, social change, social stratification, society, St. Rachel Ustanny, universal access to education | 1 Comment »

Institutionalizing Human Rights at Fort Augusta Correctional Centre

It was quite encouraging finding that both the inmates and staff were interested in learning about human rights, not merely in order to protect themselves, but to better serve the Fort Augusta community. In fact, in conversations with institutional leaders such as the superintendents, assistant superintendents, and officers, I was asked to use my findings to help them lobby for and integrate a human rights approach in their work. Critical human rights tools were requested and disseminated to institutional leaders and inmates, and I was given the charge, by inmates and Superintendent Pitter to advocate to the Ministry of National Security (MNS) and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) to take their human rights challenges seriously and consider mainstreaming it within the institution. To fulfill this charge, I must now assume the role of advocate in order to represent the issue to the various stakeholders.

Monday March 16th, 2009 in , Access to Information Act, advocacy, Department of Correctional Services, Development, economic & social rights, Elora Consulting, Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre, human rights, Jamaica, Jamaican, Jamaican Researcher, Jamaicans for Justice, justice, mainstreaming, Ministry of National Security, Portmore, Social & Economic Justice & Rights Project, St. Catherine, St. Rachel, St. Rachel Ustanny, workshops | 2 Comments »
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