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Reporting status for Jamaica

Ratification Date, Accession(a), Succession(d) Date

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CAT - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

CAT-OP - Optional Protocol of the Convention against Torture

CCPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

19 Dec 1966

03 Oct 1975

Reporting Cycle

Session (Year)

138 (2023)

118 (2016)

Document type	Symbol/Title	Due date	Submitted date	Publication Date	Download	EnglishDraft	EnglishODS	SpanishODS	ArabicODS	ChineseODS	RussianODS	NameEn	Country Code
State party's report	CCPR/C/JAM/4	02 Nov 2014	19 Mar 2015		View document		E	S				CCPR_C_JAM_4_6275_E.doc	JAM	CCPR/C/JAM/4	29	True
List of issues	CCPR/C/JAM/Q/4			31 Mar 2016	View document		E	S				CCPR_C_JAM_Q_4_23503_E.doc	JAM	CCPR/C/JAM/Q/4	18	True
Reply to List of Issues	CCPR/C/JAM/Q/4/Add.1		30 Sep 2016	17 Oct 2016	View document		E					CCPR_C_JAM_Q_4_Add-1_25421_E.docx	JAM	CCPR/C/JAM/Q/4/Add.1	22	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for the session)	Joint NGO report on Human Rights Violations Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) People in Jamaica		21 Sep 2016		View document	E						INT_CCPR_CSS_JAM_25269_E.pdf	JAM	INT/CCPR/CSS/JAM/25269	158	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for the session)	Joint Submission -Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition (CVC), the Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN), J-FLAG, Stand Up for Jamaica		10 Oct 2016		View document	E						INT_CCPR_CSS_JAM_25472_E.pdf	JAM	INT/CCPR/CSS/JAM/25472	158	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for the session)	violations by Jamaica of Covenant rights through its incarceration of children deemed “beyond parental control.”		21 Sep 2016		View document	E						INT_CCPR_CSS_JAM_25268_E.pdf	JAM	INT/CCPR/CSS/JAM/25268	158	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	Human Rights Violations Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) People in Jamaica				View document	E						INT_CCPR_ICO_JAM_22756_E.pdf	JAM	INT/CCPR/ICO/JAM/22756	154	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	The Advocates for Human Rights		19 Dec 2015		View document	E						INT_CCPR_ICO_JAM_22721_E.doc	JAM	INT/CCPR/ICO/JAM/22721	154	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	Violations of Covenant Rights by Jamaica (Incarceration of children considered beyond parental control)		18 Dec 2015		View document	E						INT_CCPR_ICO_JAM_22718_E.pdf	JAM	INT/CCPR/ICO/JAM/22718	154	True
List of delegation/participants			12 Oct 2016		View document	E						INT_CCPR_LOP_JAM_25533_E.pdf	JAM	INT/CCPR/LOP/JAM/25533	107	True
Additional Info from State party	Annex - As received on 21 October 2016		21 Oct 2016		View document	E						INT_CCPR_AIS_JAM_25665_E.docx	JAM	INT/CCPR/AIS/JAM/25665	1	True
Additional Info from State party	As received on 21 October 2016		21 Oct 2016		View document	E						INT_CCPR_AIS_JAM_25664_E.docx	JAM	INT/CCPR/AIS/JAM/25664	1	True
Concluding observations	CCPR/C/JAM/CO/4		04 Nov 2016	22 Nov 2016	View document		E	S	A	C	R	CCPR_C_JAM_CO_4_25812_E.docx	JAM	CCPR/C/JAM/CO/4	5	True
State Party report on Follow-up to Concluding Observations	CCPR/C/JAM/CO/4/Add.1		19 Jul 2018	07 Aug 2018	View document		E						JAM	CCPR/C/JAM/CO/4/Add.1	46	True
Follow-up letter sent to the State party	Discontinuation of the Follow-up procedure		15 Apr 2021		View document	E						INT_CCPR_FUL_JAM_44698_E.pdf	JAM	INT/CCPR/FUL/JAM/44698	114	True
Follow-up letter sent to the State party	Reminder dated 18 April 2018		18 Apr 2018		View document	E						INT_CCPR_FUL_JAM_30928_E.pdf	JAM	INT/CCPR/FUL/JAM/30928	114	True
Follow-up Information from other sources	Jamaicans for Justice (with CCPR Centre)				View document	E						INT_CCPR_NGS_JAM_34622_E.docx	JAM	INT/CCPR/NGS/JAM/34622	115	True
Summary records	CCPR/C/SR.3310				View document		E						JAM	CCPR/C/SR.3310	31	True
Summary records	CCPR/C/SR.3312				View document		E						JAM	CCPR/C/SR.3312	31	True
Summary records	CCPR/C/SR.3310				View document		E						JAM	CCPR/C/SR.3310	31	True
Summary records	CCPR/C/SR.3312				View document		E						JAM	CCPR/C/SR.3312	31	True

116 (2016)

Document type	Symbol/Title	Due date	Submitted date	Publication Date	Download	EnglishDraft	EnglishODS	SpanishODS	ArabicODS	ChineseODS	RussianODS	NameEn	Country Code
State party's report	CCPR/C/JAM/4	02 Nov 2014	19 Mar 2015		View document		E	S				CCPR_C_JAM_4_6275_E.doc	JAM	CCPR/C/JAM/4	29	True
List of issues	CCPR/C/JAM/Q/4			31 Mar 2016	View document		E	S				CCPR_C_JAM_Q_4_23503_E.doc	JAM	CCPR/C/JAM/Q/4	18	True
Reply to List of Issues	CCPR/C/JAM/Q/4/Add.1		30 Sep 2016	17 Oct 2016	View document		E					CCPR_C_JAM_Q_4_Add-1_25421_E.docx	JAM	CCPR/C/JAM/Q/4/Add.1	22	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for the session)	Joint NGO report on Human Rights Violations Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) People in Jamaica		21 Sep 2016		View document	E						INT_CCPR_CSS_JAM_25269_E.pdf	JAM	INT/CCPR/CSS/JAM/25269	158	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for the session)	Joint Submission -Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition (CVC), the Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN), J-FLAG, Stand Up for Jamaica		10 Oct 2016		View document	E						INT_CCPR_CSS_JAM_25472_E.pdf	JAM	INT/CCPR/CSS/JAM/25472	158	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for the session)	violations by Jamaica of Covenant rights through its incarceration of children deemed “beyond parental control.”		21 Sep 2016		View document	E						INT_CCPR_CSS_JAM_25268_E.pdf	JAM	INT/CCPR/CSS/JAM/25268	158	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	Human Rights Violations Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) People in Jamaica				View document	E						INT_CCPR_ICO_JAM_22756_E.pdf	JAM	INT/CCPR/ICO/JAM/22756	154	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	The Advocates for Human Rights		19 Dec 2015		View document	E						INT_CCPR_ICO_JAM_22721_E.doc	JAM	INT/CCPR/ICO/JAM/22721	154	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations (for LOIs)	Violations of Covenant Rights by Jamaica (Incarceration of children considered beyond parental control)		18 Dec 2015		View document	E						INT_CCPR_ICO_JAM_22718_E.pdf	JAM	INT/CCPR/ICO/JAM/22718	154	True
List of delegation/participants			12 Oct 2016		View document	E						INT_CCPR_LOP_JAM_25533_E.pdf	JAM	INT/CCPR/LOP/JAM/25533	107	True
Additional Info from State party	Annex - As received on 21 October 2016		21 Oct 2016		View document	E						INT_CCPR_AIS_JAM_25665_E.docx	JAM	INT/CCPR/AIS/JAM/25665	1	True
Additional Info from State party	As received on 21 October 2016		21 Oct 2016		View document	E						INT_CCPR_AIS_JAM_25664_E.docx	JAM	INT/CCPR/AIS/JAM/25664	1	True
Concluding observations	CCPR/C/JAM/CO/4		04 Nov 2016	22 Nov 2016	View document		E	S	A	C	R	CCPR_C_JAM_CO_4_25812_E.docx	JAM	CCPR/C/JAM/CO/4	5	True
State Party report on Follow-up to Concluding Observations	CCPR/C/JAM/CO/4/Add.1		19 Jul 2018	07 Aug 2018	View document		E						JAM	CCPR/C/JAM/CO/4/Add.1	46	True
Follow-up letter sent to the State party	Discontinuation of the Follow-up procedure		15 Apr 2021		View document	E						INT_CCPR_FUL_JAM_44698_E.pdf	JAM	INT/CCPR/FUL/JAM/44698	114	True
Follow-up letter sent to the State party	Reminder dated 18 April 2018		18 Apr 2018		View document	E						INT_CCPR_FUL_JAM_30928_E.pdf	JAM	INT/CCPR/FUL/JAM/30928	114	True
Follow-up Information from other sources	Jamaicans for Justice (with CCPR Centre)				View document	E						INT_CCPR_NGS_JAM_34622_E.docx	JAM	INT/CCPR/NGS/JAM/34622	115	True
Summary records	CCPR/C/SR.3310				View document		E						JAM	CCPR/C/SR.3310	31	True
Summary records	CCPR/C/SR.3312				View document		E						JAM	CCPR/C/SR.3312	31	True
Summary records	CCPR/C/SR.3310				View document		E						JAM	CCPR/C/SR.3310	31	True
Summary records	CCPR/C/SR.3312				View document		E						JAM	CCPR/C/SR.3312	31	True

III

103 (2011)

Document type	Symbol/Title	Due date	Submitted date	Publication Date	Download	EnglishDraft	FrenchDraft	SpanishDraft	EnglishODS	SpanishODS	ArabicODS	ChineseODS	RussianODS	NameEn	NameFr	NameSp	Country Code
State party's report	CCPR/C/JAM/3	07 Nov 2005	20 Jul 2009	21 Oct 2009	View document				E	S							JAM	CCPR/C/JAM/3	29	True
Follow-up Report of the Special Rapporteur on follow-up on Concluding Observations	CCPR/C/107/2			30 Apr 2013	View document				E	S	A	C	R				JAM	CCPR/C/107/2	134	True
List of issues	CCPR/C/JAM/Q/3			03 Dec 2010	View document				E	S							JAM	CCPR/C/JAM/Q/3	18	True
Reply to List of Issues	CCPR/C/JAM/Q/3/Add.1		16 May 2011	11 Jul 2011	View document				E								JAM	CCPR/C/JAM/Q/3/Add.1	22	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	Amnesty International				View document	E								INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_103_9240_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/NGO/JAM/103/9240	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	Amnesty International				View document	E								INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_103_9241_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/NGO/JAM/103/9241	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	Amnesty International				View document	E								INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_103_9246_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/NGO/JAM/103/9246	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	Centre for Civil and Political Rights				View document	E								INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_103_9243_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/NGO/JAM/103/9243	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	Conscience and Peace Tax International				View document	E	F	S						INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_103_9242_E.doc	INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_103_9242_F.doc	INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_103_9242_S.doc	JAM	INT/CCPR/NGO/JAM/103/9242	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	International Disability Alliance (IDA)				View document	E								INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_103_9247_E.doc			JAM	INT/CCPR/NGO/JAM/103/9247	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	International Disability Alliance (IDA)				View document	E								INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_100_9238_E.doc			JAM	INT/CCPR/NGO/JAM/100/9238	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	Jamaican Justice System Reform Task Force (JJSRTF)				View document	E								INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_103_9244_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/NGO/JAM/103/9244	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ)				View document	E								INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_100_9237_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/NGO/JAM/100/9237	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	Joint Submission				View document	E								INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_103_9239_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/NGO/JAM/103/9239	14	True
List of delegation/participants					View document	E								INT_CCPR_LOP_JAM_103_10962_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/LOP/JAM/103/10962	107	True
Additional Info from State party					View document	E								INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_103_9245_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/NGO/JAM/103/9245	1	True
Concluding observations	CCPR/C/JAM/CO/3			17 Nov 2011	View document				E	S	A	C	R				JAM	CCPR/C/JAM/CO/3	5	True
State Party report on Follow-up to Concluding Observations	CCPR/C/JAM/CO/3/ADD.1/CORR.1			11 Feb 2013	View document				E								JAM	CCPR/C/JAM/CO/3/ADD.1/CORR.1	46	True
State Party report on Follow-up to Concluding Observations	CCPR/C/JAM/CO/3/ADD.1			14 Jan 2013	View document				E	S							JAM	CCPR/C/JAM/CO/3/ADD.1	46	True
Follow-up letter sent to the State party	Letter dated 2 dec 2013			02 Dec 2013	View document	E								INT_CCPR_FUL_JAM_15877_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/FUL/JAM/15877	114	True
Follow-up letter sent to the State party	Letter dated 3 April 2013				View document	E								INT_CCPR_FUL_JAM_15878_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/FUL/JAM/15878	114	True
Follow-up Information from other sources	J Flag				View document	E								INT_CCPR_NGS_JAM_15879_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/NGS/JAM/15879	115	True
Summary records	CCPR/C/SR.2856																JAM	CCPR/C/SR.2856	31	False
Summary records	CCPR/C/SR.2839			28 Oct 2011	View document				E	S	A		R				JAM	CCPR/C/SR.2839	31	True
Summary records	CCPR/C/SR.2838			03 Apr 2012	View document				E	S	A		R				JAM	CCPR/C/SR.2838	31	True

III

100 (2010)

Document type	Symbol/Title	Due date	Submitted date	Publication Date	Download	EnglishDraft	FrenchDraft	SpanishDraft	EnglishODS	SpanishODS	ArabicODS	ChineseODS	RussianODS	NameEn	NameFr	NameSp	Country Code
State party's report	CCPR/C/JAM/3	07 Nov 2005	20 Jul 2009	21 Oct 2009	View document				E	S							JAM	CCPR/C/JAM/3	29	True
Follow-up Report of the Special Rapporteur on follow-up on Concluding Observations	CCPR/C/107/2			30 Apr 2013	View document				E	S	A	C	R				JAM	CCPR/C/107/2	134	True
List of issues	CCPR/C/JAM/Q/3			03 Dec 2010	View document				E	S							JAM	CCPR/C/JAM/Q/3	18	True
Reply to List of Issues	CCPR/C/JAM/Q/3/Add.1		16 May 2011	11 Jul 2011	View document				E								JAM	CCPR/C/JAM/Q/3/Add.1	22	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	Amnesty International				View document	E								INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_103_9240_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/NGO/JAM/103/9240	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	Amnesty International				View document	E								INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_103_9241_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/NGO/JAM/103/9241	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	Amnesty International				View document	E								INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_103_9246_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/NGO/JAM/103/9246	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	Centre for Civil and Political Rights				View document	E								INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_103_9243_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/NGO/JAM/103/9243	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	Conscience and Peace Tax International				View document	E	F	S						INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_103_9242_E.doc	INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_103_9242_F.doc	INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_103_9242_S.doc	JAM	INT/CCPR/NGO/JAM/103/9242	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	International Disability Alliance (IDA)				View document	E								INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_103_9247_E.doc			JAM	INT/CCPR/NGO/JAM/103/9247	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	International Disability Alliance (IDA)				View document	E								INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_100_9238_E.doc			JAM	INT/CCPR/NGO/JAM/100/9238	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	Jamaican Justice System Reform Task Force (JJSRTF)				View document	E								INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_103_9244_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/NGO/JAM/103/9244	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ)				View document	E								INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_100_9237_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/NGO/JAM/100/9237	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	Joint Submission				View document	E								INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_103_9239_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/NGO/JAM/103/9239	14	True
List of delegation/participants					View document	E								INT_CCPR_LOP_JAM_103_10962_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/LOP/JAM/103/10962	107	True
Additional Info from State party					View document	E								INT_CCPR_NGO_JAM_103_9245_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/NGO/JAM/103/9245	1	True
Concluding observations	CCPR/C/JAM/CO/3			17 Nov 2011	View document				E	S	A	C	R				JAM	CCPR/C/JAM/CO/3	5	True
State Party report on Follow-up to Concluding Observations	CCPR/C/JAM/CO/3/ADD.1/CORR.1			11 Feb 2013	View document				E								JAM	CCPR/C/JAM/CO/3/ADD.1/CORR.1	46	True
State Party report on Follow-up to Concluding Observations	CCPR/C/JAM/CO/3/ADD.1			14 Jan 2013	View document				E	S							JAM	CCPR/C/JAM/CO/3/ADD.1	46	True
Follow-up letter sent to the State party	Letter dated 2 dec 2013			02 Dec 2013	View document	E								INT_CCPR_FUL_JAM_15877_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/FUL/JAM/15877	114	True
Follow-up letter sent to the State party	Letter dated 3 April 2013				View document	E								INT_CCPR_FUL_JAM_15878_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/FUL/JAM/15878	114	True
Follow-up Information from other sources	J Flag				View document	E								INT_CCPR_NGS_JAM_15879_E.pdf			JAM	INT/CCPR/NGS/JAM/15879	115	True
Summary records	CCPR/C/SR.2856																JAM	CCPR/C/SR.2856	31	False
Summary records	CCPR/C/SR.2839			28 Oct 2011	View document				E	S	A		R				JAM	CCPR/C/SR.2839	31	True
Summary records	CCPR/C/SR.2838			03 Apr 2012	View document				E	S	A		R				JAM	CCPR/C/SR.2838	31	True

61 (1997)

Document type	Symbol/Title	Due date	Submitted date	Publication Date	Download	EnglishODS	SpanishODS	ArabicODS	RussianODS	Country Code
State party's report	CCPR/C/42/Add.15	01 Aug 1986	06 Jan 1997	07 Mar 1997	View document	E	S	A	R	JAM	CCPR/C/42/Add.15	29	True
Concluding observations	CCPR/C/79/Add.83		19 Nov 1997	19 Nov 1997	View document	E	S	A	R	JAM	CCPR/C/79/Add.83	5	True
Summary records	CCPR/C/SR.1623									JAM	CCPR/C/SR.1623	31	False
Summary records	CCPR/C/SR.1622		31 Oct 1997	23 Jan 1998	View document	E	S	A	R	JAM	CCPR/C/SR.1622	31	True
Summary records	CCPR/C/SR.1624		03 Feb 1998	03 Feb 1998	View document	E	S	A	R	JAM	CCPR/C/SR.1624	31	True
Summary records	CCPR/C/SR.1623/Add.1			27 Oct 1997	View document	E	S	A	R	JAM	CCPR/C/SR.1623/Add.1	31	True

13 (1981)

CCPR-OP2-DP - Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights aiming to the abolition of the death penalty

CED - Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

CED, Art.32 - Interstate communication procedure under the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

17 Jul 1980

19 Oct 1984

Reporting Cycle

Session (Year)

VIII

86 (2023)

VI-VII

52 (2012)

Document type	Symbol/Title	Due date	Submitted date	Publication Date	Download	EnglishDraft	EnglishODS	SpanishODS	ArabicODS	ChineseODS	RussianODS	NameEn	Country Code
State party's report	CEDAW/C/JAM/6-7	18 Nov 2009	20 Oct 2010	07 Jan 2011	View document		E	S	A	C	R		JAM	CEDAW/C/JAM/6-7	29	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children				View document	E						INT_CEDAW_NGO_JAM_52_9249_E.pdf	JAM	INT/CEDAW/NGO/JAM/52/9249	14	True
Info from Civil Society Organizations	International Disability Alliance (IDA)				View document	E						INT_CEDAW_NGO_JAM_52_9248_E.pdf	JAM	INT/CEDAW/NGO/JAM/52/9248	14	True
Statement					View document	E						INT_CEDAW_STA_JAM_52_11070_E.pdf	JAM	INT/CEDAW/STA/JAM/52/11070	109	True
List of delegation/participants					View document	E						INT_CEDAW_LOP_JAM_52_10519_E.pdf	JAM	INT/CEDAW/LOP/JAM/52/10519	107