Jordan has long played an important role in hosting refugees from neighbouring Arab states and has the second-largest share of refugees per capita worldwide. Although the country has at times been praised for its reception practices, arrests, forced deportations—including into the Syrian conflict zone—and poor conditions of detention remain critical concerns. […]
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Jordan Immigration Detention Data Profile (2020)
Jordan Detention Data (2020) The latest detention-related data from Jordan, including immigration and detention-related statistics, domestic laws and policies, international law, and institutional indicators. View the Jordan Detention Data Profile Related Reading: Jordan: Country Page Report: Immigration Detention in Jordan – Detained by Employers, Locked Inside Refugee Camps, Pushed Back Into Conflict Zones Jordan: COVID-19 […]
Jordan: Covid-19 and Detention
Migrant workers in Jordan have been given a deadline to leave the country, as authorities announced that they would prioritise the employment of Jordanian citizens in the wake of the crisis. Having initiated a strict lock-down to control the virus, the country has started to loosen measures and businesses have now been given the green […]
Jordan: Covid-19 and Detention
Although the GDP has not been able to find reports of authorities taking steps to protect persons in immigration detention, various reports have highlighted that in Zaatari and Azraq refugee camps – which some observers have likened to immigration detention facilities (although the GDP does not classify them as such) – temperature screening has been […]
