Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), the Kingston-based human rights group, has joined the many organisations that have congratulated Prime Minister-designateBruce Golding and the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) for their victory in the recently held general elections.

The JFJ also congratulated the Electoral Office of Jamaica, which it credits for the "changes to the process that have so improved the transparency and fairness of Jamaica's elections."

Monitoring new admin

JFJ, in its congratulatory message to the JLP, however, has signalled that it will be monitoring the new administration to ensure it lives up to promises made in its 2007 manifesto.

Among the many commitments made by the JLP, JFJ pointed specifically to the 10-year justice reform process as recommended by the recent Jamaica Justice System Reform Task Force, which speaks to the elimination of the case backlog and the improvement of court and case management, which the JFJ believes will "ensure the timely delivery of justice for all".

The JFJ also called for urgent attention to be paid to the 'improved management and accountability of the police force and the restructuring of the Police Public Complaints Authority to transform it into an independent investigative authority.