Legislations do not explicitly provide for the compensation for the victims of torture, or the
criminal justice in general. The legal basis of such cases is articles (256-267) of the
Jordanian Civil Code, which need to another legislative text to meet the requirements of the
reparation provided for in article (14) concerning assessment of compensation of an act of
torture in terms of the past and future loss, the psychological and physical rehabilitation for
victims, the guarantees of non-repetition, and satisfaction and apology.
There are five cases concerning allegations torture and ill-treatment are still pending before
the Police Court against the Departments of Criminal Investigation and the Anti-Narcotic
and Counterfeiting Departments since 2016.
10- NCHR conducts unannounced visits to the RRCs and detention facilities, as well to
places of detention affiliated to the Department of General Intelligence. The following
table shows the number of visits carried out to these facilities in the period between
(2013-2016).
Entity
Number of visits
RRCs
200
Temporary Detention Facilities
188
Detention Facility at the GID
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As to measures taken by the Center, it is to be noted that they are legislative, executive and
procedural measures. It consists of proposing amendments on the relevant legislations, and
adopting of policies that would enhance the criminal justice framework. The procedural
measures include activities on human rights awareness and education that would promote
human rights.
Accession to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel,
Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
It worth mentioning that NCHR, since its establishment, recommended that Jordan needs to
accede to the OPCAT. It has undertaken various advocacy and awareness-raising efforts to
that end, through Karam "Dignity" Project, which is currently implemented by the Center for
the third phase, through which the role of the CSOs and human rights activists in this field
have been enhanced. The National Monitoring Team (NMT) for Combating Torture was
established with a long-term view to be the core of the national preventive mechanism in
case Jordan ratified the OPCAT. The NMT operates under the umbrella of the NCHR, by
virtue of its competence. The number of visits implemented by the Team during the period
(2008-2015) are (78) visits. The Team also issued two reports (the First and the Second) on
the condition of the Reform and the Rehabilitation Centers in the Kingdom.
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