Jordan - Committee Against Torture - Death Penalty - September 2024
Country: Jordan
Issues: Death Penalty
Mechanism: UN Committee against Torture
Report Type: Shadow/Parallel Report
This report addresses Jordan’s compliance with its international human rights obligations with
regards to the death penalty, torture and arbitrary detentions. As of the last update, a report
released 27 June 2022, there are roughly between 219 and 239 people on death row, although
the exact numbers remain unconfirmed. There appears to be a considerable discrepancy
between the Jordan’s statements on the recommendations proposed by the Committee Against
Torture, and the situational reality across Jordanian prisons and detention facilities. The
Advocates for Human Rights has strongly urged Jordan to implement the recommendations of
the Committee, and to ensure it fulfills its international human rights obligations to the fullest
extent.
