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Jordan Jordan: Torture in Prisons Routine and Widespread Reforms Fail to Tackle Abuse, Impunity Persists Jordan should end routine and widespread torture in its prisons, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. Human Rights Watch called on the government to overhaul mechanisms for investigating, disciplining and prosecuting abusers, and in particular to transfer prosecutor’s investigations into prison abuse from police to civilian prosecutors. October 8, 2008 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version Torture and Impunity in Jordan’s Prisons Reforms Fail to Tackle Widespread Abuse
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-382-X October 8, 2008 Report Also available in
Download PDF, 368 KB, 95 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Middle East/North Africa: Treat Domestic Workers Fairly This Ramadan Employers Should Reflect on Responsibilities to Respect Rights of Domestic Workers At the beginning of Ramadan, a month of reflection and fasting, employers of domestic workers in the Middle East and North Africa should take special care to consider the rights of domestic workers, who work extra hours to aid with the month-long gatherings of their employers, Human Rights Watch said today. September 2, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter on the Occasion of the Association Council between the EU and Jordan, 23 July 2008 To: The Foreign Ministers of Member States of the European Union The High Representative of the European Union for the CFSP, Mr. Javier Solana The Commissioner for External Relations, Ms. Benita Ferrero-Waldner The Personal Representative of the SG/HR on Human Rights, Ms. Riina Kionka August 11, 2008 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version US: Obama Should Highlight Human Rights on Mideast Trip US Senator Barack Obama should put respect for human rights at the center of his forthcoming tour of the Middle East, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to him released today. Obama will visit the region on Monday after traveling to Afghanistan this weekend. July 21, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Human Rights Watch Letter to Senator Obama Your upcoming visit to Israel and Jordan is an opportunity to reaffirm America’s commitment to basic principles of human rights and freedom while promoting security and extending a helping hand of friendship to the Israeli, Palestinian, and Jordanian people. July 10, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version Jordan: Scrap New Laws That Stifle Democracy US, EU Should Condition Aid on Kingdom’s Rights Record Prime Minister Nader Dahabi should withdraw two new draft laws on nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and public assembly from consideration by parliament, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the prime minister. The draft law on NGOs would further expand the government’s wide control over establishing, operating, and funding NGOs. The draft law on assembly would continue to restrict Jordanians’ right to congregate, requiring the Ministry of Interior’s approval for meetings that discuss “public policies.” July 1, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Human Rights Watch Letter to Jordanian Prime Minister Dahabi on the Draft NGO and Public Assembly Laws We write to urge you to withdraw the current draft laws on charitable societies (NGO Law) and public gatherings (Assembly Law) from consideration of the House of Deputies and the House of Senators respectively because they are in clear violation of international human rights standards. June 30, 2008 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter to Prince Khaled bin Faisal on the Detention of Tariq Yunis H.R.H. Prince Khaled bin Faisal bin Abd al-‘Aziz Al Sa’ud Governor Mekka Region Your Royal Highness, We write to you to request that you order the immediate release of Tariq Yunis Akram Mashharawi, currently imprisoned in Buraiman prison, Jeddah. June 9, 2008 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version Jordan: Prison Burning Deaths Need Independent Investigation Police Investigation Ignores Evidence, Intimidates Witnesses King Abdullah should order an independent investigation into the events surrounding the deaths on April 14 of three prisoners at al-Muwaqqar prison east of Amman, Human Rights Watch said today. Despite ample evidence of misconduct, and potentially criminal acts by prison officials, police authorities told Human Rights Watch that their investigation into the incident will vindicate the prison officials, setting out that they acted correctly. May 8, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version "We'll make you see death" A harrowing account from a man the CIA handed over to Jordan – smuggled from prison on tiny paper – exposes U.S. complicity in torture. By Joanne Mariner, terrorism and counterterrorism director Published in salon.com During a recent visit to the home of someone who had been detained by the Jordanian intelligence service in 2002, Joanne Mariner was given two very thin strips of paper covered with Arabic writing and marked with a thumbprint. The message's author was a Yemeni terrorism suspect named Ali al-Hajj al-Sharqawi, who was arrested in Pakistan in February 2002. In this commentary, Joanne Mariner discusses the issue and the evidence of extraordinary renditions by the Central Intelligence Agency to Jordan, where detainees faced torture. April 10, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version What Happens When the Gloves Come Off By Joanne Mariner, terrorism and counterterrorism director Published in FindLaw "Why Jordan?" The question puzzled Abu Hamza al-Tabuki, a Saudi citizen who claims that US agents arrested him in Afghanistan in December 2001 and, after interrogating him in Pakistan, flew him in a private jet to Jordan. Al-Tabuki is one of more than a dozen terrorism suspects delivered to Jordan from US custody as part of the Central Intelligence Agency's secret rendition program. In Jordan, nearly all were subject to interrogation using torture. April 9, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version US/Jordan: Stop Renditions to Torture CIA Transfer of Suspects to Jordan for Interrogation Violates International Law The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) transferred at least 14 terrorist suspects to Jordanian custody for interrogation and torture since the September 11, 2001 attacks, Human Rights Watch said in a new report released today. April 8, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Double Jeopardy CIA Renditions to Jordan
HRW Index No.: 1-56432-300-5 April 8, 2008 Report Also available in
Download PDF, 195 KB, 39 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release The legal niceties of torture By Tom Porteous, London Director Published in New Statesman Online Even as the UK was negotiating its assurances with Jordan, the United States was knowingly sending terrorism suspects to Jordan for purposes of interrogation under torture. April 8, 2008 Commentary Printer friendly version United Kingdom: Appeals Court Blocks National Security Deportations Cites Torture by Jordanian and Libyan Authorities A British appeals court has dealt a serious blow to the government’s plan to deport national security suspects in reliance on assurances of humane treatment and fair trial on return. April 8, 2008 Press Release Printer friendly version Letter to the Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference Urging the Organisation to Improve and Strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism Human Rights Watch writes to urge Dr. Ihsanoglu to use his position as Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to support measures at the upcoming Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference in Dakar, Senegal on March 13-14 that would improve and strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism. In particular, we urge the OIC to consider two amendments to the Convention in order to narrow its overbroad definition of terrorism and to make absolutely clear that there is no sanction in Islam for deliberately attacking civilians, whatever the circumstances or justifications. March 11, 2008 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version Arab League: Reject Proposal to Restrict Satellite Broadcasts Information Ministers’ New ‘Principles’ Would Extend Repression of Free Speech Arab governments should publicly reject those elements of a proposed regional policy on satellite television broadcasting that would seriously restrict freedom of expression and information, Human Rights Watch said today. February 26, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Jordan: Clarifications on World Report Chapter 2008 Human Rights Watch Response to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Critique We read with interest your detailed reply to our World Report 2008 chapter detailing major human rights related developments in 2007. Your reply, and in particular the detail you provide, are amongst the most productive governmental correspondence Human Rights Watch has received in response to our reporting. We trust this marks the seriousness with which Jordan is treating the protection of human rights, and hope this approach will allow for genuine discussion of contentious areas. February 19, 2008 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version Jordan: Aid Should be Tied to Human Rights Critics Raise Sovereignty to Sidestep Human Rights Issues By Christoph Wilcke, researcher in the Middle East and North Africa Division Published in Al-Arab al-Yawm On December 17, 2007, Human Rights Watch released its report, “Shutting Out the Critics,” which detailed violations of the rights to peaceful assembly and freedom of association in Jordan. Since then, the new government of Prime Minister Nader al-Dahabi withdrew a dangerous draft law regulating non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and promised to amend the law on public gatherings and, with the input of NGOs, draft a new law. January 30, 2008 Commentary Also available in
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