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Jordan - Latest Publications
JOR - News
Jordan: Prosecuted intellectual faces fictitious charges
JOR - News | 04 January 2011
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Jordan: Abd Al-Salam Ashraf Released
JOR - News | 28 September 2010
At noon yesterday, Monday 28 September 2010, Alkarama learned that Ashraf Muhammad Yusuf Abd Al-Salam was released by Jordanian intelligence services.
Mr Abd Al-Salam Ashraf was arrested on 28 June 2010 following a summons by the General Intelligence Services in Amman. He was immediately arrested, put in secret detention and tortured.
Following his arrest Alkarama sent an urgent appeal on 26 July 2010 to the Special Rapporteur on Torture requestion his intervention with the Jordanian authorities in order to launch a full, neutral investigation into the allegations of torture suffered by Mr. Abd Al-Salam Ashraf during his secret detention, and to identify and punish the malefactors.
Alkarama expresses its concern at the continued abuses carried out by Jordanian police forces and the security and intelligence services and calls upon Jordan to prosecute those responsible for torturing Mr. Abd Al-Salam Ashraf.
Jordan: Video footage of Human Rights Committee's 100th session - Jordan's 4th Periodic Review
JOR - News | 28 October 2010
The following video footage was taken during the United Nations Human Rights Committee's 100th Session in the context of Jordan's 4th Periodic Review.
Please note: Some of the simultaneous translation may be missing, out of sink or of low sound quality due to technical difficulties.
| {mgmediabot2}path=media/Jordan_HRC_EN_Day1.flv|image=media/JordanCOVERPAGE_EN_13102010.jpg|playlist=none|width=240|height=160{/mgmediabot2} Day 1: Wednesday 13 October 2010 |
{mgmediabot2}path=media/Jordan_HRC_EN_Day2.flv|image=media/JordanCOVERPAGE_EN_14102010.jpg|playlist=none|width=240|height=160{/mgmediabot2} Day 2: Thursday 14 October 2010 |
Jordan: Jordanian writer disappeared by security forces
JOR - News | 22 September 2010
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Jordan: Ashraf Abdulsalam Tortured while in Secret Detention
JOR - News | 27 July 2010
Ashraf Abdulsalam was arrested on 28 June 2010 after appearing for questioning at the Jordanian Intelligence services' headquarters in Amman. He was held incommunicado and reportedly tortured while in custody.