Carolyn Gomes
Encyclopedia
The Honourable
Dr. Carolyn Gomes OJ (born March 30, 1958 in Kingston
, Jamaica
) is a Jamaican human rights
activist. Dr. Gomes is also the co-founder and current Executive Director of Jamaicans for Justice
.
On December 10, 2008, Dr. Gomes received the prestigious United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
. On October 19 of the next year, she was honored with the Order of Jamaica
, in recognition of her advocacy for human rights.
The Honourable
The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...
Dr. Carolyn Gomes OJ (born March 30, 1958 in Kingston
Kingston Parish, Jamaica
Kingston is one of the 14 Parishes of Jamaica. Together with neighboring St. Andrew Parish, it makes up the consolidated administrative unit of Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation, or, informally the City of Kingston....
, Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
) is a Jamaican human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
activist. Dr. Gomes is also the co-founder and current Executive Director of Jamaicans for Justice
Jamaicans for Justice
Jamaicans for Justice is a non-profit, non-partisan, non-violent volunteer citizens’ rights action group. Jamaicans for Justice was founded in 1999 in Kingston, Jamaica.The group was co-founded by Jamaican human right activist Dr...
.
On December 10, 2008, Dr. Gomes received the prestigious United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights
The United Nations Prizes in the Field of Human Rights were instituted by United Nations General Assembly in 1966.They are intended to "honour and commend people and organizations which have made an outstanding contribution to the promotion and protection of the human rights embodied in the...
. On October 19 of the next year, she was honored with the Order of Jamaica
Order of Jamaica
The Order of Jamaica is the fourth of the five ranks in the Jamaican honours system. The Order was established in 1969, and is considered the equivalent of knighthood in the British honours system....
, in recognition of her advocacy for human rights.