Human rights advocate and Anglican priest, Fr Sean Major-Campbell is appealing to Jamaicans, including members of the clergy, to become more “sensitive” towards citizens who undergo oppression and violence.

Major-Campbell’s call comes amid reports of Jamaican farm workers complaining about living conditions and human rights abuses on Canadian farms under the Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Workers (farm work) Programme.

“Just to say it is my hope that more Jamaicans will see the value of lending their voice in the space of advocacy for anyone who is being oppressed, whether in this way or otherwise,” he told OBSERVER ONLINE on Saturday.

“I think it would also be good to hear voices from the space of [the] church speaking out in the interest of farm workers,” Major-Campbell added.

Referencing Monday’s gruesome murder of a homeless man who was set ablaze in the vicinity of Heroes Circle in Central Kingston, Major-Campbell decried the lack of uproar from the society towards such acts.

“It is a cause for concern that we tend to choose what we make a big deal about. So take, for example, you heard of that homeless man who was burnt to death the other day. But how many of us are speaking out?” he questioned.

“If this person was from uptown or upper socio-economic class, there would be a massive outcry, but we don’t do that,” Major-Campbell suggested.

The Advocates Network member and speaker called for such mindsets to change going forward.

“… We need to become more sensitive towards any manifestation of violence and oppression in our country and in our people anywhere,” he declared.