Carolyn Gomes

Overview

Carolyn Gomes born Kingston, Jamaica March 30, 1956. Pediatrician; founded Jamaicans for Justice to fight extra-judicial killings, 1999. Awarded UN Human Rights Prize, 2008.

Quotations

“[O]bviously the primary threat to human rights is the right to life.” (Americas Quarterly, Spring 2009; photo utech.edu.jm)