Jordan

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Overview

A Human Rights Adviser (HRA) is part of the UN Country Team (UNCT) in Jordan.

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Jordan also falls under the UN Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region established by General Assembly Resolution 60/153 of 2006. The Centre’s main objective is to strengthen the promotion and protection of human rights through technical cooperation, national capacity-building, public information and education, within the region stipulated in the mandate.

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News & Statements

Latest news

07 Nov 2024

Treaty bodies

Experts of the Committee against Torture Welcome Jordan’s Efforts to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls, Raise Questions on Treatment of Journalists and “Blood Money” Cases

28 Oct 2024

Treaty bodies

UN Committee against Torture to review Kuwait, Namibia, Thailand, Jordan, Mongolia and Cameroon

22 Jan 2024

Universal Periodic Review

Jordan’s human rights record to be examined by Universal Periodic Review

15 Aug 2023

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Jordan: Concerns over cybercrime legislation and shrinking of civic space

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Latest statements & messages

16 Jun 2023

Multiple Mechanisms

End-of-Mission Statement of the UN Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices

15 Jul 2022

Independent investigation

End-of-Mission Statement of the UN Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices

07 Aug 2020

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Press briefing note on Jordan

08 Mar 2017

Multiple Mechanisms

High Commissioner for Human Rights on the activities of his Office and recent human rights developments

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Featured Stories

Tala Odeh was selected to be part of the Human Rights 75 Youth Advisory Group. Photo credit: Courtesy of Tala Odeh
01 June 2023 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Youth Advisory Group: Giving young people a voice at the UN

UN Human Rights launched the Human Rights 75 Youth Advisory Group to ensure young people have an opportunity to help revive the commitments made in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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23 December 2019 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

OHCHR works with Jordanian police to train future peacekeepers on human rights

Peacekeeping today is all about protecting civilians and their human rights. UN Human Rights and UN Police trainers are joining hands to prepare Jordanian police officers for their future tasks in conflict and post-conflict peacekeeping scenarios.
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Universal Periodic Review

Core documents for the current and previous cycles

The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a unique process which involves a review of the human rights records of all UN Member States. The UPR is a State-driven process, under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, which provides the opportunity for each State to declare what actions they have taken to improve the human rights situations in their countries and to fulfil their human rights obligations.

Special Procedures

Reports

A/HRC/52/32/Add.2: Visit to Jordan - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities

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Special Procedures country visits

Treaty Bodies

Reports

CRC/C/JOR/CO/6: Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Jordan

CERD/C/JOR/CO/18-20: Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Concluding observations on the combined eighteenth to twentieth periodic reports of Jordan - Advance and unedited version

CCPR/C/JOR/CO/5: Human Rights Committee: Concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Jordan

CRPD/C/JOR/CO/1: Concluding observations on the initial report of Jordan

CEDAW/C/JOR/CO/6: Concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Jordan

CAT/C/JOR/CO/3: Concluding observations on the third periodic report of Jordan

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Status & Reporting

Status of Ratifications Reporting Status Standing invitation to Special Procedures Voluntary Pledges and Commitments

External Resources

Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions

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Contact Information

Headquarters

Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division (FOTCD)
Contact is in Geneva, Switzerland.

Middle East and North Africa Section
Tel. + 41 22 917 9777

Field

Senior Human Rights Adviser
Office of the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Jordan
Majed Al-Edwan Street 16
Amman 11194, Jordan
Email: cmeinecke@ohchr.org

Regional Office of Middle East and North Africa Website

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