... Recognising Int'l Human Rights Day
published: Friday | December 10, 2004

TODAY, JAMAICA joins over 200 countries across the globe in commemorating International Human Rights Day, and, according to A.J. Nicholson, Attorney-General and Justice Minister, "this event serves to remind us of the value we place on human rights as a people and as members of the international community.

"It reinforces our commitment to basic rights ­ to justice, to freedom, and to the inherent dignity of human beings," Nicholson said.

HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS

He continued: "For the Jamaican
government, this commitment is not merely theoretical. Rather, as is evident by Jamaica's practice, our country has been keen to accept human rights obligations that are set out in various international treaties. So, for example, Jamaica is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, a United Nations treaty that reinforces the right of life, freedom from inhuman and degrading treatment, freedom of thought, conscience and religion, and freedom of expression."