Over 300 men, women and children staged a sit-in near the Prime Ministry to call for better legal and social protection for women subjected to domestic violence.
The sit-in, under the theme “Enough”, was organised by the Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW) and other women's groups following an alleged assault by a 31-year-old husband against his wife last week, which caused the victim to lose her vision.
The November 6 incident occurred in Jerash, when the husband reportedly gouged the eyes of his wife, Fatmeh Abu Akleek, a mother of three children, following a domestic dispute.