UN SAYS GAYS ARE VICTIMS OF VIOLENT ABUSE ALL OVER THE WORLD. Just the mere fact that Zeid Raad al-Hussein is the High Commissioner for Human Rights is a total joke. According to Wikipedia here’s your human rights in Jordan. As an aside we wonder how many millions of our money was spent on this study that a 5th grader could have figure out in about 5 minutes? Perhaps the ACLU should open an office in Amman.
Areas of concern with respect to human rights in Jordan include:
- limitations on the right of citizens to change their government peacefully;
- a newly drafted electoral law that perpetuates significant under representation of urban areas and citizens of Palestinian origin in leadership positions;
- cases of arbitrary deprivation of life, torture, poor prison conditions, impunity, arbitrary arrest and denial of due process through administrative detention, and prolonged detention;
- breaches of fair trial standards and external interference in judicial decisions;
- infringements on privacy rights;
- limited freedoms of speech and press, and government interference in the media and threats of fines and detention that encourage self-censorship;
- restricted freedoms of assembly and association;
- legal and societal discrimination and harassment of women remain a concern, although there have been significant improvements in recent years;
- legal and societal discrimination and harassment of religious minorities and converts from Islam are a concern, although Jordan is widely acknowledged as being a strong supporter of religious freedoms;
- legal and societal discrimination and harassment of members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community;
- loss of Jordanian nationality by some citizens of Palestinian origin;
- restricted labor rights; and
- abuse of foreign domestic workers.
