The First Shadow Report Submitted by the Jordanian National Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) in Response to the Human Rights Committee List of Issues in Relation to the Fifth Periodic Report of Jordan Adopted by the Committee at its 119th Session (6-29 March 2017) (121 Session) NCHR Profile: The National Center for Human Rights is a public-benefit national institution, endowed with administrative and financial autonomy, and with legal personality. It exercises all of its human rights-related functions and activities, including monitoring, and receiving complaints, by virtue its Law no. (51) for the year of 2006 as amended, with full independence. The Center is accredited by the Subcommittee for Accreditation (SCA) of the GANHRI with "A status". The Center is mandated to protect human rights, promote its culture, monitor its status, provide legal consultations and assistance where needed, take administrative and legal measures for addressing complaints relating to human rights violations and transgressions in order to bring an end to such violations and eliminate their effects, prepare studies and research; provide information; hold seminars and training courses; run campaigns and declare positions; publish data and printed materials; and prepare reports on the human rights situation, in addition to election observation and preparing shadow reports. NCHR Telephone Number (00962-6-5932257) Fax: (00962-6-5930072) Toll-free number (080022320) Website: www. Nchr.org.jo Email: mail@nchr.org.jo 1

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