JAMAICAN POLICE AND HOMELESS MSM Today my colleague Anika Gray went to the New Kingston police station with some homeless Jamaican MSM to report ongoing attacks they have experienced. These human rights violations include police officers allegedly burning their belongings located in a gully last night, October 15. Anika says she was shocked at the hostility the police displayed towards these men, three of whom were brave enough to show up at the station. The officers flatly refused to take the report of the alleged attack by the other officers saying that this had to be handled by the Independent Commission (INDECOM). The inspector in charge of the station accused Anika (who is very slim) of assaulting him because she gesticulated with her hands(!) After taking the reports of 2 of the men, the police declared that they could provide no assistance because the men could not provide the NAMES and ADDRESSES of their attackers(!) This is the usual lie spun by officers intent on dismissing anything to do with anti-gays. This matter will not rest. We will be escalating it to the Commissioner of Police, the Public Defender, and any other local or international agency that is inclined to help. As the Jamaica Gleaner editorial below states, the Jamaican police does not care about protecting the rights of homeless MSM, and they must be made to care. jamaica-gleaner/gleaner/20131011/cleisure/cleisure2.html
Posted on: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 19:17:19 +0000
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