3. The lack of legal safeguards for persons with disabilities to exercise their civil rights. For example, the blind cannot open an account in the bank without a sponsor, noting that the civil law accepted testimony of the deaf, which means that any person with a disability has complete legal capacity. Sixth: Freedom from Exploitation, Violence and Abuse The NCHR commenced its work on June 1st, 2003 as a national independent institution enjoying legal capacity with financial and administrative autonomy, under the Law No. (51) of 2006. Among the objectives of the NCHR is the protection and promotion of human rights and public freedoms in the kingdom, as it receives complaints and notifications, appeals, and opinion and condemnation statements on any violation of human rights or any attack on public freedoms within the Kingdom, including the aggressions on the rights of persons with disabilities. The NCHR receives complaints and requests for assistance directly from them or through those representing them and provides those affected with guidance and assistance. In addition the NCHR offers a helping hand to them and removes the obstacles that hinder them, in cooperation with the relevant authorities such as the Greater Amman Municipality, HCAPD, Ministry of Labor, Ministry of Social Development and others. The Family Protection Department/ Public Security Directorate is one of the most important policing institutions in the State, as it seeks to protect citizens and the family, including persons with disabilities. The Department enjoys an important and essential mechanism in dealing with violence and abuse against people in general and can refer the cases of severe violence to 25