Country Report: Jamaica
By Tara Zanon November 13, 2026 Credit: CVM TV Jamaica Jamaica’s current violence stems from decades of political polarization and organized crime. Since gaining independence in 1962, clashes between the two dominant parties, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the People’s National Party (PNP), have fueled the rise of armed political supporters who disproportionally affect impoverished communities. Gangs controlled these “garrisons” as political proxies, intimidating voters a
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M23 policies obstruct care for rape in DR Congo
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By Al Jazeera Staff and AP November 12, 2026 Peacekeepers from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) provide security in Bentiu, South Sudan [File: Sam Mednick/AP] United Nations peacekeepers and authorities in South Sudan failed to act on warnings before armed men attacked a village and killed more than 200 people earlier this year, Amnesty International said in a new report. In the report, published on Thursday, the rights group said the UN mission, known as UN
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