This report is the second annual report of Tamkeen Center for Legal Aid and Human Rights. It addresses the status of both migrant domestic workers and migrant workers in Qualified Industrial Zones because these two categories are subject to recurrent abuses and are the most vulnerable group due to legislative reasons;; administrative practices and the actions of their employers.

This 66-page report documents the arbitrary arrest and abusive treatment of detainees held at the General Intelligence Department's (GID) central detention facility in Amman. The report finds that there is no clear basis in Jordanian law for the GID's law enforcement role;; and that detainees cannot seek an independent judicial review of the grounds for arrest and continued detention.

This 23rd annual World Report summarizes human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide in 2012. It reflects extensive investigative work that Human Rights Watch staff has undertaken during the year;; often in close partnership with domestic human rights activists.

This study sheds light on opportunities available to women in the field of leadership and decision- making in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It explores the main challenges impeding women's advancement;; especially the debate over the role of the Provisional Election Law for 2010 in achieving the concepts of citizenship;; and equal opportunities for all male and female Jordanians. In order to answer the research questions;; the study analyzed historical and legal documents.

This report consists of eight chapters and aims to summarise the key concepts of human development. It introduces the Human Development Index;; provides an overview of Jordan's human development achievements;; examines the regional vulnerability context that has constrained Jordan's options in its pursuit of social and economic development;; provides a platform for the poor to express their views and perceptions in relation to their poverty status;; reviews the policies;; institutions and processes that affect the poor;; examines the government's attempts to stimulate entrepreneurialism;; promotes the application of a rights-based approach;; in which all citizen are equally empowered and have the capacity and the appropriate enabling environment that allows them to claim their entitlements according to law. Finally;; the study examines the various reform initiatives in progress and assesses the extent to which Jordan is committed to the process.

This first Jordanian National Human Development Report focuses on the condition and role of young people in the country;; arguing that the capacity of young Jordanians to contribute to national development and to compete in the global economy will determine whether Jordan remains a low middle income country or joins the ranks of the world's advanced economies. The Report looks at young people's lives and aspirations in the three key areas of education;; employment and social integration;; finding for example that 60% of all unemployed people are below that age of 25. The Report concludes that although Jordan has made significant advances in building people's capabilities;; there is room for improvement in aspects of gender-equality;; employment;; income and quality and relevance of education;; and ends with a substantial section on policy recommendations suggesting strategies for addressing this shortfall

يأتي هذا التقرير متزامناً مع الأول من أيار يوم العمال العالمي. ويتناول هذا التقرير أبرز الاختلافات التي يعاني منها سوق العمل الأردني;; وابرز الانتهاكات التي تتعرض لها قطاعات واسعة من العاملين في الاردن;; إلى جانب التحديات التي يواجهها الاقتصاد الاردني .

ياتي اصدار هذا التقرير في ضمن سلسلة التقارير الشهرية التي يعدها المرصد العمالي الأردني التابع لمركز الفينيق للدراسات الاقتصادية والمعلوماتية بالتعاون مع مؤسسة "فريدريش ايبرت" الألمانية. وهذا التقرير أصدر في يوم المعلم العالمي;; ويتناول الظروف التي يعمل فيها المعلمون والمعلمات العاملون في المدارس الخاصة ورياض الأطفال في مختلف مدارس القطاع الخاص في الأردن. وكما يتناول أعداداً للعاملين في هذا القطاع وتوزيعهم الجغرافي في مدارس المملكة. واعتمد التقرير على جمع بيانات أولية حول أعداد المدارس الخاصة والعاملين فيها والمعلمين من أكثر من مصدر;; وهذا إلى جانب اجراء العشرات من المقابلات الشخصية مع العديد من المعلمين العاملين في هذه المدارس. وكما قدم التقرير مجموعة من التوصيات التي من شأنها التخفيف من الانتهاكات التي يتعرض لها العاملون في هذا القطاع.