Recommendation
(A/HRC/4/33/Add.3)
Situation during visit
(A/HRC/4/33/Add.3)
Steps taken in previous years
(to be found in A/HRC/7/3/Add.2,
Information received in the reporting
A/HRC/10/44/Add.5 and A/HRC/16/52/Add.2)
period
The Grievances and Human Rights Office issued
nine circulars that included the Convention against
Torture, Police Charter of Honor, legal inspection
procedures and cases on the use of force.
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A/HRC/19/61/Add.3
Non-governmental sources: The NCRH, the PSD,
the Ministry of Justice and the Mizan Law Group
for Human Rights are implementing a programme
entitled ―Karama‖, aimed at eradicating the use of
torture and ill-treatment, and ensuring that such
acts are criminalised, investigated, prosecuted and
punished, and that victims receive redress, in
accordance with Jordan‘s international legal
obligations. The objectives of the project are: i) To
strengthen the professional capacity of relevant
law enforcement institutions to prevent torture and
ill-treatment and to respond appropriately and
effectively when such acts occur; ii) To strengthen
the professional capacity of state and civil society
organizations so as to facilitate that torture and illtreatment are documented, prosecuted and
redressed in accordance with international legal
standards; iii) To institutionalise and enhance the
cooperation between the state and civil society so
as to further the eradication of torture and illtreatment; and iv) To promote a strengthening of
Jordan‘s national legislation so as to enhance the
prevention of torture and ill-treatment and the
criminalisation of torture.
- The program will run from October 2008 to
September 2010, and it is funded by the Danish
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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