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Jordon National Centre for Human Rights
Membership: Full Member
Admitted: Full Membership (2007, 12th Annual Meeting); Associate Membership (2004, 9th Annual Meeting)
The Jordan National Centre for Human Rights (JNCHR) was established by Royal Decree/ Provisional Law on 19 December 2002, under Article 94(1) of the Constitution of Jordan and the decision of the Council of Ministers (the Executive) of the 3 December 2002.
The JNCHR became operational on 1 June 2003 and follows a previous Royal Human Rights Commission, which was established on 28 March 2000.
The Royal Decree endorsed the Provisional Law No. 75 of 2002 ‘Law of the National Center for Human Rights’, which has since been made permanent by the Jordanian national legislature (Permanent Law No 51 of 2006).
The legislation states that the JNCHR “shall have a juridical personality with financial and administrative independence” and “shall be fully independent in carrying out its intellectual, political and humanitarian activities and events related to human rights.”
The JNCHR has a wide human rights mandate and deals with cases of human rights violations, complaints, education and promotion, monitoring and integrating human rights into Jordanian legislation and practices.
The objectives of the JNCHR are to:
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promote the principles of human rights within the Kingdom by drawing from the tolerant teachings of Islam and the heritage of Arab Islamic values, as well as the rights enshrined in the Constitution and the principles asserted in international charters and covenants
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contribute to entrenching the principles of human rights within the Kingdom at both intellectual and practical levels and to ensure non-discrimination among citizens on the basis of race, language, religion or sex
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bolster the democratic process within the Kingdom in order to create a comprehensive and balanced model based on disseminating freedoms and safeguarding political pluralism, respecting the rule of law and guaranteeing the right to economic, social and cultural development
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strive to ensure the Kingdom's accession to Arab and International human rights charters and conventions.
Board of Trustees
Adnan Badran (Chairman)
Taher Hikmat (Deputy Chairman)
Mohye al Deen Touq (Commissioner General)
Ibrahim Ezedden
Dr.Mohannad Al Ezah
Dr.Mohammed Al Sqour
Ahmad Tbaishat
Dr.Waled Abdul Hai
Fahed Abu Alathm
Taher Al Edwan
Dr. Adnan Al Bakheet
Dr.Kamel Al Saeed
Asma Khader
Dr. Reema Kalaf
Nuha Al Maaitah
Asem Rabab'h
Dr.Mohammad Olwan
Anas Al Sakit
Dr.Amal Al Sabbagh
Nawal Faourei
Legal Framework
Enabling legislation
Law of the National Center for Human Rights - Provisional Law No. 75 of 2002
National Centre for Human Rights Law (Law No.51 of 2006)
Jordan: Crime Prevention Law violates human rights
The National Centre for Human Rights has said called on the government to annul the Crime Prevention
Nisreen Zerikat, Jordan NCHR
November 2009: Nisreen, a lawyer, is coordinating a major national project to eradicate torture and
Jordan: NCHR finds unacceptable conditions in elderly homes
A new report by the National Centre for Human Rights has uncovered “miserable” living conditions
Jordan: NCHR launches national alliance to combat torture
A project to improve the conditions of people deprived of their freedoms in Jordan has been launche
Jordan: NCHR, NGOs discuss amendments to Societies Law
Representatives of local civil societies organisations gathered recently to discuss amendments to th
Jordan: Do more to protect domestic workers
The National Centre for Human Rights has called on the government to protect domestic workers and th
Jordan: Prison conditions improve in 2008, says NCHR
NCHR Commissioner General Muhyiddine Touq said the number of complaints on physical abuse, punishmen
Jordan: Network promotes inclusion of disabled people
The Kingdom's human rights authority said it will support national entities and partners striving fo
Jordan: Protect child workers, says NCHR
An estimated 50,000 impoverished children work in difficult and hazardous conditions every day, acco
Communicating for positive change: Jordan workshop
Translating the complex language of human rights into stories that will reach decision makers and th
Christine Faddoul, Jordan NCHR
January 2008: Over 370 young offenders have benefited from a two year trial of ‘restorative justic
Jordan: NCHR urges national strategy to reform prisons
The National Centre for Human Rights has called on the government to take effective measures to impr
