THE human rights group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) has officially added its voice to those criticising the proposed minimum sentencing guidelines for murder.
According to JFJ, the proposals now o.
A proposal by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to rehabilitate children who commit murder instead of sentencing them to a minimum 20 years in prison is being supported by defence attorn.
THE Jamaican Bar Association (JamBar) has sided with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in its recommendation that a minimum mandatory sentence for murder should not be imposed on child o.
LEGISLATORS on Tuesday grappled with the United Nations Children's Fund's (UNICEF) proposal to rehabilitate child murderers instead of sentencing them to the minimum 20-year period of imprisonmen.
The Minister of Justice, Delroy Chuck, is defending the decision of the Government to push for a mandatory minimum sentence of 50 years for capital murder.
Chuck, while delivering a prepared statement.