7- Repealing Article 308 of the Penal Code was one of the recommendations accepted by the Jordanian Government during the UPR review of the second national report in front of UN Human Rights Council in 10/24/2013. Also the Center called for its abolition through its subsequent Annual Reports on the Conditions of Human Rights for the years (20112014). However noting has been reported to this effect till now but there are pressures from the center and the concerned SCOs to advocate for its abolition . Paragraph (10 / A / B / C): a. The criminal responsibility for juveniles according to the new Juvenile Law of 2014 became more in harmony with the international standards for the rights of the child, which did state the right age for criminal responsibility for children, and left this matter to be decide by states. In Jordan the previous criminal responsibility age was 7 years, but as of 2014 it become 12 years as stipulated in above mentioned Law. b. In an unprecedented development, the new Juvenile Law of 2014 stipulates for using alternative measures instead of incarceration and the deprivation of liberty. As for, it has been announced, they are in the process of preparation in order to activate the law. The Centers stresses in this respect, that judges and (after training (55) specialist juvenile specialist judges on the implementation and the activation of the new Law) are applying what they discern appropriately viable until the issuance of the rules, and it has been found that the number of juveniles in one of the Juvenile Detention Facilities (al Rusaifa) has dropped with the percentage (40%). This is a good indicator because the exclusion and segregation of juveniles should be a last resort and not the sole procedure. c. As for the trial of juveniles before the juvenile courts, it is to be noted, that there are in each Governorate a specialized juvenile court through allocating special court rooms for this purpose within the premises of the regular adult courts. This procedure is temporary until independent juvenile courts premises are made available. The Center considers this is an appropriate procedure pending the establishment of designated buildings for this purpose. Paragraphs (12, 13 and 14): 12- Pursuant to the provisions of Articles (5, 10 / b) of the National Centre for Human Rights Law No (51) for the year 2006, the Center formed a fact-finding team to monitor and document the events took place at the Interior Ministry Circle in Amman on 24 -25 March, 2011. The team was formed in order to establish true facts and verify the extent of compliance with all relevant international and national standards on human rights , that are 12

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