06.11.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Jordan rights group urges reform"

A Jordanian rights group accuses the government of failing to protect women migrant workers; most of the women workers come from South and South East Asia and often suffer physical and sexual abuse [ID 108807]

03.11.2008 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières 

"Newspaper editor freed on bail after being held for five days by state security court"

Newspaper editor freed on bail after being held for 5 days by state security court [ID 108531]

31.10.2008 - Source:Reporters Sans Frontières 

"Newspaper editor’s prosecution by military court sets disturbing precedent"

Editor of privately-owned weekly arrested on orders of military tribunal [ID 108347]

30.10.2008 - Source:Amnesty International 

"Isolated and Abused: Women migrant domestic workers in Jordan denied their rights [MDE 16/002/2008]"

Tens of thousands of women migrant domestic workers in Jordan face isolation, exploitation and abuse, with little or no protection from the state; Amnesty International calls on Jordanian authorities to amend labour law [ID 108388]

30.10.2008 - Source:BBC News 

"Migrant staff 'abused' in Jordan"

Migrant domestic workers face physical abuse, long hours and poor conditions, human rights campaigners say [ID 108465]

10.2008 - Source:Human Rights Watch 

"Torture and Impunity in Jordan’s Prisons: Reforms Fail to Tackle Widespread Abuse"

Report on ill-treatment and torture in prisons; allegations from 66 out of 110 interviewed prisoners (torture, other prison abuses, impunity, prison, reform) [ID 107244]

30.09.2008 - Source:ReliefWeb 

"First busloads of Iraqis leave Jordan for home after reports of " improved"" , Author: Xinhua

2 busloads of Iraqis leave Jordan after reports of improved security conditions in Iraq [ID 106989]

19.09.2008 - Source:US Department of State 

"International Religious Freedom Report 2008"

International Religious Freedom Report 2008 [ID 106451]

06.09.2008 - Source:Hanns Seidel Stiftung

"Jordanien, Syrien, Libanon Monatsbericht August 2008"

Monthly report on recent developments (August 2008) [ID 107667]

07.08.2008 - Source:Hanns Seidel Stiftung

"Jordanien, Syrien, Libanon Montatsbericht Juli 2008"

Monthly report on recent developments (July 2008) [ID 104581]

05.08.2008 - Source:Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada 

"Whether there have been any recent change to rules or laws related to Jordanian citizenship or status (or protection) for Palestinians; in particular, whether authorities in Jordan are able to automatically revoke the citizenship of Palestinians who carry Palestinian Authority (PA) passports (2006 - July 2008) [ZZZ102878.E]"

Query response on the question whether there have been any recent change to rules or laws related to Jordanian citizenship or status (or protection) for Palestinians; in particular, whether authorities in Jordan are able to automatically revoke the citizenship of Palestinians who carry Palestinian Authority (PA) passports (2006 - July 2008) [ID 104983]

05.08.2008 - Source:Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada 

"The treatment of failed refugee claimants who are returned to Jordan, persons who have exited the country illegally or persons whose permission to leave has expired; whether there is a distinction made between citizens of Jordan, stateless Palestinians from the Occupied Territories, and stateless Palestinians who reside in Jordan under United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) registration [JOR102879.E]"

Query response on the treatment of failed refugee claimants who are returned to Jordan, persons who have exited the country illegally or persons whose permission to leave has expired; on the question whether there is a distinction made between citizens of Jordan, stateless Palestinians from the Occupied Territories, and stateless Palestinians who reside in Jordan under United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) registration [ID 104986]

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: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]

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]

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]