Referendum for the Commission assigned to consider amending the Constitution including proposals of the Jordanian human rights organizations to amend the Constitution
We are human rights organizations of Jordan signed below, and in our contribution to deepening the dialogue on constitutional amendments that seek political reform and political development in terms of the International Bill of Human Rights and the standards ratified by Jordan, and in accordance with the principles of equality among citizens, separation of powers, rule of law, and ensure the rights and fundamental freedoms of the citizen.
The human rights organizations appreciate the royal gesture to form a royal commission to consider amending the Constitution in line with the state of intellectual and political maturity in our country, and correspond to the provisions of its articles with the standards and the international covenants on human rights ratified by Jordan, and in accordance to the Jordanian National Charter of 1991, which stipulated the need for constitutional amendments, especially since the policies pursued by most governments have led to the existence of a real crisis in the relationship between the ruling establishment and the people and eventually led to a real gap and predominance of one power over another, and realizing the necessity for the amendment, from more than one side and for various considerations, mostly the requirements of democracy and reform, development, environment, and human rights. It suggests a number of amendments and hope that they are taken into consideration as follows:
