ENVIRONMENT

Limited natural fresh water resources; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification are some of the issues that are affecting the environment. 

HUMAN RIGHTS

According to Human Rights Watch, Jordan is a tier two transportation hub for women from Africa and the Middle East to be used in illegal labor and prostitution.

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POLITICAL PRISONERS

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a constitutional monarchy ruled by King Abdullah II bin Hussein. Jordan's overall record continues to reflect problems. The government harassed religious activists and opposition political party members and restricted to varying degrees freedom of speech, press, assembly, association, and movement. Domestic and international NGOs reported torture, arbitrary arrest, prolonged detention, and the continuance of poor prison conditions. Impunity, denial of due process of law, and limited judicial independence remained problems. Infringements on citizens' privacy rights continue. Legal and societal discrimination existed against women, converts from Islam, and persons of Palestinian origin. Restrictions on labor rights and abuse of foreign domestic workers remained problems. Although torture is illegal in the country, an October report by the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW), "Torture and Impunity in Jordan's Prisons," concluded that torture remained a widespread practice. Interviews with 66 prisoners in seven of the country's 10 prisons produced allegations of ill-treatment, which HRW concluded often amounted to torture.

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POWER IT FORWARD

Do a favor, give someone a break, offer help before it's asked for. Move the world around you and it will continue to move. Paying it forward is good work, personal work. Pass it on. Tell others to do the same. 

Jordan squanders its water in the cities and fails to deliver it the countryside. In many towns, water is delivered by truck but this solution won’t last. Every ton of wheat grown through irrigation loses the country over $4000 in the cost of water.

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WOMEN’S RIGHTS

According to Human Rights Watch, Jordan is a tier two transportation hub for women from Africa and the Middle East to be used in illegal labor and prostitution.

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