17.07.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Jordanian injures six in shooting"

Amman: A gunman shoots and injures six people before shooting himself in the head [ID 100756]

02.07.2008 - Source:Freedom House 

"Freedom in the World 2008"

Annual survey of political rights and civil liberties 2007 [ID 99646]

01.07.2008 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"Scrap New Laws That Stifle Democracy"

HRW calls on prime minister Dahabi to scrap draft law that would further stifle democracy; draft law on assembly would require government's approval of meetings discussing public policies; other draft law would tighten grip on NGO establishing, funding and operating [ID 99717]

07.2008 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Isolated, Exploited, Abused: Jordan's women migrant domestic workers [MDE 16/002/2008]"

Report on women migrant domestic workers in Jordan (economic exploitation, physical and sexual abuse) [ID 100001]

07.2008 - Source:World Health Organization 

"Epidemiological Fact Sheet on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections"

Epidemiological fact sheet on HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections (data on HIV/AIDS and STIs prevalence, health service and care indicators, prevention indicators) [ID 102616]

15.06.2008 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Iraq: Rhetoric and reality: the Iraqi refugee crisis [MDE 14/011/2008]"

Report on Iraqi refugees; including situation in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt (overview, situation of refugees, "voluntary" returns, forced returns and resettlement) [ID 98668]

14.06.2008 - Source:US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants 

"World Refugee Survey 2008"

Annual report on conditions affecting refugees and asylum seekers in 2007 [ID 99946]

07.06.2008 - Source:Hanns Seidel Stiftung

"Jordanien Monatsbericht Mai 2008"

Monthly report on recent developments (May 2008) [ID 98841]

04.06.2008 - Source:US Department of State 

"Trafficking in Persons Report 2008"

Trafficking in Persons Report 2008 [ID 98293]

28.05.2008 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Annual Report 2008"

Annual Report 2008 (covering 2007) [ID 97640]

27.05.2008 - Source:International Committee of the Red Cross 

"Annual Report 2007"

Annual Report 2007 [ID 98218]

01.05.2008 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Iraqi refugees in Syria: A report of the ICMC-USCCB mission to assess the protection needs of Iraqi refugees in Syria" , Author: International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC); The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)

Report on Iraqi refugees in Syria (current situation, services, resettlement, health, vulnerable individuals, gender based violence, comparison with Jordan) [ID 96380]

05.2008 - Source:Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers 

"Child Soldiers Global Report 2008"

Report on recruitment and use of child soldiers (events between April 2004 and October 2007) [ID 97219]

30.04.2008 - Source:US Department of State 

"Country Report on Terrorism 2007"

Country Reports on Terrorism (including detailed list of terrorist organisations) [ID 96347]

30.04.2008 - Source:Hanns Seidel Stiftung

"Jordanien, Syrien, Libanon Monatsbericht April 2008"

Monthly report on recent developments (April 2008) [ID 97128]

29.04.2008 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Increased domestic violence among Iraqi refugees"

According to a study by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), social and economic problems are the causes of increased domestic violence among Iraqi refugees in Jordan; only 22 percent of Iraqi adults in Jordan work; most refugees rely on financial aid from relatives outside the Middle East [ID 96027]

23.04.2008 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Lenient sentences for perpetrators of “honour killings” a step backwards for protection of women in Jordan [MDE 16/001/2008]"

AI expresses its concern over what appear to be disproportionately lenient sentences received by two men convicted of killing close female relatives [ID 97474]

10.04.2008 - Source:Hanns Seidel Stiftung

"Jordanien, Syrien, Libanon Monatsbericht März 2008"

Monthly report on recent developments (March 2008) [ID 95891]

07.04.2008 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"Half of displaced Iraqis need psycho-social support: NGOs" , Author: Deutsche Presse Agentur

Over half of the estimated 500,000 Iraqis living in Jordan are suffering from mental distress and need psycho-social support, human rights activists say [ID 94846]

03.04.2008 - Source:European Commission 

"ENP Progress Report: Jordan [SEC(2008) 396]"

Progress report on the European Neighbourhood Policy (enhanced political dialogue and reform, economic and social reform, freedom, security, education and health) [ID 94703]

04.2008 - Source:UN High Commissioner for Refugees

"NGOs and UN Agencies Assisting Persons with Disabilities; A non-exhaustive reference list of organizations working with and for persons with disabilities world-wide"

Non-exhaustive reference list of organisations working with and for persons with disabilities world-wide [ID 96835]

27.03.2008 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Cost of health care a major hurdle for Iraqi refugees"

High cost of drugs and medical care in Jordan is major problem for impoverished Iraqi asylum-seekers [ID 94308]

18.03.2008 - Source:Committee to Protect Journalists 

"Five Jordanians sentenced to three-month jail terms"

5 journalists sentenced to 3 months in prison; 4 of them have been charged for 'insulting the judiciary and commenting on its rulings'; the other faces same sentence for defaming the former general director of the state-run Jordanian Centre for Information [ID 93799]

17.03.2008 - Source:Integrated Regional Information Network 

"Plan to remove 3,000 children from labour market in 2008"

Labour Ministry sets 2008 target to remove from labour market about 3,000 children, many of whom are subjected to physical and sexual abuse; plan is part of long-term strategy to remove some 38,000 children from labour market [ID 93698]

11.03.2008 - Source:US Department of State 

"Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007"

Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2007 [ID 93270]