Guests of the Governor

Administrative Detention Undermines the Rule of Law in Jordan

I. Summary

II. Methodology

III. Recommendations

To the Government of Jordan

IV. The Crime Prevention Law..

V. Misuse of Detention

Women in “Protective” Custody

Other Victims of Violence

Foreigners

VI. Abuse of Power

Crime Prevention or Social Policy?

VII. Circumventing Criminal Procedure

Cases

VIII. Due Process Violations

Unilateral Decisions

Challenging Lawfulness of Detention

Locked Up Indefinitely

Petitions and Hunger Strikes

IX. International Standards

Acknowledgments

Appendix: The Crime Prevention Law