Shutting Out the Critics: Restrictive Laws Used to Repress Civil Society in Jordan
This report documents legal restrictions on the rights to freedom of assembly and association and violations of these rights by the Jordanian government. It highlights the extent to which the government's new and proposed laws on non-profit companies (differently incorporated NGOs) and NGOs further undermine these rights and examines recent instances where the government has used its laws to severely curtail the freedom of Jordanians to organize independent organizations or to protest publicly. This report concludes that Jordanian laws and practice fall significantly short of its obligations under international human rights law guaranteeing the freedom of assembly and association.
This field study is part of the EMPOWER Jordan Project, implemented in partnership with the Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) in Jordan and generously funded by the European
Gender-based violence is one of the most widespread violations of human rights in the world, affecting women and girls in particular, across various contexts and social and cultural classes. In Jordan
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This guide aims to help university professors deliver comprehensive and integrated educational material on reducing digital violence in an interactive and engaging way to enhance students'
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