ACHRS at the 25th regular session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva
On last march the 20th, a delegation of two member representing the ACHRS went to Geneva on the occasion of the 25th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council, to attend the 40th meeting for the adoption of the outcome of the UPR of Jordan.
Due to its special consultative status with the UN ECOSOC, the Center had the opportunity to participate in the discussion on Jordan along with other notable organizations which struggle for human rights worldwide, such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. ACHRS was the only Jordanian NGO which took the floor, thus remarking the national human rights situation from a non governmental point of view and making the voice of vulnerable people heard.
In fact, even though Jordan accepted 126 out of 173 recommendations and its collaborative attitude had been widely appreciated by States involved in the UPR proceedings, a series of key issues remains still critical and relevant reforms need to be upheld and implemented. Notably the recommendations that the Government rejected are related to the essential respect, protection and implementation of human rights in the Kingdom. Through its speech, ACHRS illustrated the main problematic areas that affect the human rights reality of the country, i.e. torture, gender and race based discrimination, freedom of expression and information, access to education and health, arbitrary detention, death penalty and independence of the judiciary.
Please find out more in the link below and listen to our oral statement at the HRC during the UPR Report Consideration.
Select chapter number 16 to directly skip to Ms. Maysoon Al-Jariri’s statement on behalf of ACHRS:
http://webtv.un.org/meetings-events/human-rights-council/regular-sessions/25th-session/watch/jordan-upr-report-consideration-40th-meeting-25th-regular-session-human-rights-council/3367008025001#
