{"id":7,"date":"2026-03-03T14:30:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/achrs.org\/english\/2008\/05\/29\/the-center\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T14:36:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T11:36:32","slug":"the-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/achrs.org\/english\/2026\/03\/03\/the-center\/","title":{"rendered":"The Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Amman Center for Human Rights Studies (ACHRS) is an independent, regional, scientific, advocacy center for studies, research and training on human rights issues and democracy.<\/span><\/p>\n

In pursuit of contributing to the dissemination of a culture of human rights<\/strong>, our work and activities aim at strengthening civil society in Jordan and in the Arab World, and at inducing a change to the general level of awareness and sensibility towards human rights and democracy.<\/span><\/p>\n

The projects carried out by the ACHRS mainly concentrate on training for democracy and human rights as they are closely related and highly complementary. Conducting studies and research to serve as an informational basis is a further means to achieve our aims.<\/span><\/p>\n

Being a young organization, founded in 1999 and registered in Jordan, the work of ACHRS strongly depends on the knowledge and skills of its staff and volunteers. Currently, ACHRS has a personnel staff<\/a> <\/span>of 10 and counts 150 actively contributing volunteers.<\/span><\/p>\n

ACHRS has had consultative status with the ECOSOC<\/a> (the United Nations Economic and Social Council) since 2006 and is the winner of the United Nation’s Human Rights Prize 2023<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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While keeping in mind that human rights and democracy are relevant to all segments of society, our activities mainly target women and youth<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Generally, ACHRS organizes educational, intellectual, and cultural activities. Nevertheless, the main focus of our work remains on:<\/span><\/p>\n