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officials, are fully aware of the provisions of the Convention, that reported breaches
will not be tolerated and will be investigated, and that offenders will be prosecuted.
Furthermore, all relevant personnel should receive specific training on how to identify
signs of torture and ill-treatment, including those that will investigate and document
these cases. Such training should include the use of the Manual on Effective
Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or Punishment (Istanbul Protocol). In addition, the State party should
assess the effectiveness and impact of such training/educational programmes.
Redress, including compensation and rehabilitation
(29) While noting that plaintiffs are entitled to seek damages for any injury suffered in
accordance with article 256 of the Civil Code, the Committee is concerned that Jordanian
law does not include explicit provisions on the right of torture victims to fair and adequate
compensation for damages caused by torture and that information is lacking on any
treatment and social rehabilitation services, including medical and psychosocial
rehabilitation, provided to these victims (art. 14).
The State party should strengthen its efforts to provide victims of torture and illtreatment with redress, including fair and adequate compensation and as full
rehabilitation as possible. To this end, the State party should amend its legislation to
include explicit provisions on the right of torture victims to fair and adequate
compensation for damages caused by torture. Furthermore, the State party should
provide information on redress and compensation measures ordered by the courts
and provided to victims of torture, or their families, during the reporting period. This
information should include the number of requests made, the number granted, and
the amounts ordered and actually provided in each case. In addition, the State party
should provide information on any on-going reparation programmes.
Coerced confessions
(30) While noting the existence of article 159 of the Criminal Procedure Code which
does not refer explicitly to torture, the Committee expressed its concern at reports that the
use of forced confessions as evidence in courts is widespread in the State party. The
Committee is also concerned at the lack of information on any officials who may have been
prosecuted and punished for extracting such confessions (art. 15).
The State party should take the necessary steps to ensure inadmissibility in court of
confessions obtained as a result of torture in all cases in line with the provisions of
article 15 of the Convention. The Committee requests the State party to firmly
prohibit admissibility of evidence obtained as a result of torture in any proceedings,
and provide information on whether any officials have been prosecuted and punished
for extracting such confessions.
Women migrant domestic workers
(31) The Committee notes the establishment, in 2006, of the Directorate of Domestic
Workers, to monitor and regulate the practices of employment agencies. However, it
expresses its concern at reports referring to widespread abuse of women migrant domestic
workers, of which the vast majority is from South and South-East Asia, and against whom
physical, psychological and sexual abuse is common (arts. 13 and 16).
The State party should strengthen its measures to prevent violence and abuse directed
against women migrant domestic workers in the State party by ensuring their right to
lodge complaints against those responsible, and by ensuring that such cases are
reviewed and adjudicated in a prompt and impartial manner by a competent
oversight mechanism and that all employers and representatives of employment
agencies who abuse migrant domestic workers are brought to justice.
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