175. The Committee expects the Jordanian authorities to consider abolishing
exceptional courts such as the State security courts and allow the ordinary
judiciary to recover full criminal jurisdiction in the country.
176. The Committee expects that the detention and interrogation functions will
be separated and that the supervision of any detention centre will be
effectively carried out by officials rather than those who are in charge of the
detention centres.
177. The Committee expects Jordan to review its policy relating to corporal
punishment.
178. The authorities should follow procedures which would effectively ensure
that no one is expelled to a country where there are substantial grounds for
believing that he would be in danger of being subjected to torture.
179. The Committee expects also that educational programmes will be started as a
matter of urgency for law enforcement and medical personnel, focusing on the
obligations laid down in the Convention and on how evidence of torture may be
recognized. In the case of medical personnel, such educational programmes
should include methods for the rehabilitation of victims of torture.
180. The Committee stresses that further measures should be taken to ensure that
the provisions of the Convention are made more widely known to the public.
181. The Committee recommends that the Jordanian authorities ensure that the
report submitted by the State party and the comments of the Committee are
disseminated as widely as possible in order to encourage the involvement of all
sectors of society concerned in the implementation of human rights.
182. The Committee would appreciate receiving in the next report information on
these matters, as well as replies to the questions raised by the Committee which
have remained unanswered.
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