GENEVA — On Thursday, In a Geneva meeting, the
UN Human Rights Council's Periodic Review (UPR) reviewed Jordan's human rights
record for the fourth time, with several Jordanian Civil Society Organizations
and human rights activists attending sessions in support of Palestine at the UN
office on Wednesday, Al-Ghad reported.
اضافة اعلان
The
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) received approximately 63 reports from individuals, local,
and international human rights entities as part of stakeholders' reports. This
participation involved most Jordanian human rights alliances concerned with the
periodic review, despite the earlier announcement by the World Humanitarian
Alliance (WHA) of its boycott of participation in Geneva.
Jordan is officially represented before the
Human Rights Council by the Jordanian delegation, which includes the
Permanent Committee on Human Rights at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, representatives
from all official ministries and institutions, and the Human Rights Unit at the
Prime Minister's Office. Meanwhile, representatives of civil society
organizations attend the session without presenting interventions.
So far, three alliances have participated in
several side sessions, with the latest one held on Wednesday. The session
involved the
Jordanian Civil Alliance, Hema, the Tatweer Alliance, and the
National Alliance for International Human Rights Mechanisms.
The Coordinator of the Civil Alliance and
Founder of the
Center for Defending Freedom of Journalists (CDFJ), Nidal
Mansour mentioned that, on Wednesday, the Jordanian Civil Alliances
participated in a side event alongside various international and UN entities.
They discussed the human rights situation in Jordan, as well as war crimes and
Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip, delving into the war's repercussions and its
impact on Jordan in detail.
Additionally, Mansour highlighted that a
support forum titled, "Human Rights at a Crossroads" took place on
Monday, with the participation of Hema and the Coordination Committee of the
Civil Society Coalition, Himam, in collaboration with the Arab NGOs Network for
Development and the
Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT), along with
Tatweer.
The forum consisted of two sessions, one
focused on discussing the crime of genocide, while the other aimed to reassess
global commitments and their effectiveness in light of developments in the war
on Gaza. The sessions saw the participation of numerous Jordanian, Palestinian,
and international activists, including General-Secretary of
Palestinian National Initiative (PNI) Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, the Palestinian Ambassador to
the UN, Ibrahim Khraishi, Jordanian Human Rights Activist, Ahmad Awad and others.
Meanwhile, Executive Director of
Lawyers without Border (LWB), Dr. Saddam Abu Azzam noted that LWB submitted two
separate reports to the Human Rights Council. One report was submitted within
the framework of a youth alliance managed by the organization, while the other
was a joint report with the Jordanian National Alliance, consisting of
approximately 14 civil society organizations.
Abu Azzam also highlighted that LWB is
participating with the largest youth delegation from civil society
organizations, comprising five members, four of whom are students from
Jordanian universities.
Notably, the reports submitted to the Human
Rights Council covered various human rights situations in Jordan, including
freedom of expression, women's and children's rights, social and economic
rights, as well as issues concerning the most vulnerable groups, political and
civil rights, climate, and public transportation.
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