Jordan

There are no regulations that require teachers and lecturers to refer VAWG victims. Article 4 of the law on protection from domestic violence of 2017 obliges all health, education and social service providers in the public and private sectors to report any case of domestic violence. However the reporting is made with the consent of the victim and if the offence constitutes a “felony” according to the same article. The reporting is only made without the consent of the victim if they are “incapacitated or incompetent person”.

There are no gender sensitive manuals for teachers. However, the Manual for Teachers on Gender-Sensitive Education (2020) is planned to be used in 2021.

There are no regulations to prevent the sexual exploitation of minors, but article 310 of penal code criminalizes forcing a minor to prostitute.

There are no regulations and procedures that specifically address VAWG in the youth centres, clubs, and stadiums. In 2020, Jordan Olympic Committee established an independent specialized body responsible for looking into sexual harassment and exploitation allegations, covering all sports clubs of all federations, as well as complaints from first and second divisions. The committee can also refer certain cases to the courts.

There is the Family Protection Directorate affiliated to the Public Security Department that is specifically dedicated to deal with domestic violence. The department is set up to receive complaints from women victims of VAWG, settle disputes in misdemeanour cases filed by women victims of VAWG and enables courts to impose protective measures and protection orders.

Specialized services are provided to women victims of VAWG in 3 government-run shelters under the supervision of the Ministry of Social Development. One of these shelters is specialized for women who are under arbitrary detention and at risk of being victims of “honor crimes”. However, there are some cases where women who are at risk of being victims of “honor crimes” are referred to prison as the governor has the power to put women in arbitrary detention.

The psychosocial counselling is provided by shelters of the Ministry of Social Development. The Family Protection Directorate and the National Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) provide 24-hour hotlines.

Legal counselling and assistance for women victims of VAWG are provided by the Ministry of Justice, which has established a legal aid department to provide assistance in cooperation with the registry of lawyers and CSOs.

There are no specialized public services to women of marginalized groups victims of VAWG.

The government dedicates funds to 3 State-run shelters and centres for women victims of VAWG. There is no governmental fund allocated for shelters run by CSOs.

There are no regular and recent public statistics to measure the rate of all forms of VAWG including rate of unreported violence. Annual statistical report is issued by the Department of Statistics. Also, there are population and family health surveys issued by the ministry of social development as well statistics and figures issued by the Ministry of Health and the Higher Population Council.. However, these statistics do not cover all forms and rates of VAWG

There are partial statistics in terms of type, not in terms of severity and frequency.