Jordan
In March 2020, Jordan declared a state of emergency in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, granting the prime minister sweeping powers to rule by decree and curtail basic rights. Authorities later exploited the pandemic to arbitrarily curtail fundamental rights, including freedom of speech and assembly. In late July 2020, police raided the Teachers Syndicate headquarters in Amman and 11 of its branches across the country, shuttered them, and arrested all 13 syndicate board members on dubious legal grounds. Authorities prevented or forcibly dispersed demonstrations across the country protesting the closure.
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Children's RightsHuman Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities for his thematic report to the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly regarding the rights of persons with disabilities in armed conflict. This submission is based on Human Rights Watch’s research in Afghanistan, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Israel/Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, South Sudan, and Syria.
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“I Just Want Him to Live Like Other Jordanians”
Treatment of Non-Citizen Children of Jordanian Mothers
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News
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Persons with Disabilities in the Context of Armed Conflict
Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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Middle East/North Africa: End Violent Punishment of Children
Human Rights Watch Introduces Country Index Based on Laws, Policies
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UAE: Jordanian Convicted for Criticizing Jordan on Facebook
Unfair Trial on Vague Charge of ‘Acts Against a Foreign State’
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Foreigners Living with HIV in Jordan Face an Impossible Choice
Government Mandates Reporting HIV Status, Deports People Living with HIV
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Jordan: Arrests, Forced Dispersal at Teacher Protests
Teachers’ Syndicate Board Released; Others Still Held
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