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Jordan is a semi-constitutional monarchy ruled by King Abdullah II bin Hussein.The constitution concentrates executive and legislative authority in the king. [13]Jordan has a bicameral legislature, the National Assembly, consisting of an upper house, the Assembly of Senators, appointed by the king and an elected lower house, the Chamber of Deputies.
The Jordanian protests were a series of protests in Jordan that began in January 2011, and resulted in the firing of the cabinet ministers of the government. In its early phase, protests in Jordan were initially against unemployment, inflation, [16] corruption. [17] along with demanding for real constitutional monarchy [3] and electoral reforms ...
The following lists events from the year 2011 in Jordan. Incumbents. Monarch - Abdullah II; Events. January. January 1 - Ro'ya TV is launched. January ...
Othman (Abu Qatada) v. United Kingdom was a 2012 judgment of the European Court of Human Rights which stated that under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights the United Kingdom could not lawfully deport Abu Qatada to Jordan, because of the risk of the use of evidence obtained by torture.
The National Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) is the national human rights institution of Jordan. In 2006 the NCHR secured 'A-status' accreditation from the peer review process of the International Coordinating Committee of NHRIs (ICC), certifying it as compliant with the Paris Principles (the UN-endorsed standards for NHRIs). This gave it ...
The Jordanian constitution has undergone a series of amendments, including in 2011 and 2016. [3] In 2021 a series of amendments was introduced, some of which led to a brawl in the parliament. These amendments were aiming to further women's rights and modernize Jordan. [4]
Human Rights Watch has criticized the State Security Court's lack of independence from the executive, as the Prime Minister appoints the judges on the court. It furthermore criticized the inclusion of offenses related to peaceful speech. The criticism was made after protests in Jordan in 2012 led to detainees being charged in the court. [4]
Reem Abu Hassan (Arabic: ريم أبو حسان) is a Jordanian politician and Government Minister. She has served as the Jordanian Minister of Social Development from 2013 to 2016, which advocates for the welfare of marginalized people in civil society.