Anika Gray

Anika Gray is a lawyer and current LL.M. Candidate at Harvard Law School where she focuses on criminal justice reform.  She is Jamaican and holds a Master's degree in Public Policy from the University of Oxford.  

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Why Punitive Policies and Laws Will Not Solve Violent Crime in Jamaica

Why Punitive Policies and Laws Will Not Solve Violent Crime in Jamaica

“Police kill 7 in Braeton”. “Massacre in Tivoli”. “Police death squads uncovered” These headlines tell the story of state violence, sanctioned as a legitimate tool to fight the rise in violent crimes in Jamaica. Undoubtedly, ...
An opportunity lost for the protection of freedom of expression and LGBTI rights in Jamaica

An opportunity lost for the protection of freedom of expression and LGBTI rights in Jamaica

On 30 October 2020, the Jamaican Court of Appeal handed down its long awaited judgment in the case of Tomlinson v TVJ and CVM. Tomlinson, a gay Jamaican man, argued that his right to freedom of expression was infringed when Jamaica’s ...