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Jordan
Mashreq · Levant
Following the protection of expression and association, the situation of refugees, and defender protection in Jordan.
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Our position on Jordan
We call for the protection of freedom of expression online and offline in Jordan, the safeguarding of refugees from forced returns, and the release of those detained for peaceful expression and association.
— HuMENA
The Region, Connected
No country in MENA stands alone.
This country sits at the centre of the threads HuMENA follows — across borders where defenders flee, refugees move, and accountability converges.
Signature
Where our work concentrates here.
Five strategic areas — Civic Space, Defenders, Digital Rights, Governance, Diaspora. Bar height shows the depth of HuMENA's coverage in that area for this country.
Civic Space
Defending freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly.
Defenders
Protection support and case advocacy for defenders at risk.
Digital Rights
Surveillance accountability and digital safety for civil society.
Governance
Fair-trial monitoring, judicial independence, and inclusive governance.
Diaspora
Cross-border protection and amplification of exiled voices.
Chronicle
A working record of our interventions.
Statements, reports, advocacy moments, defender cases. Chronological. Growing.
Feb 2026
PRESS RELEASES
May 2025
JOINT STATEMENTS
Dec 2024
REPORTS
Jan 2021
JOINT STATEMENTS
Jun 2020
JOINT STATEMENTS
May 2020
JOINT STATEMENTS
At the international level
Where this work meets the institutions.
HuMENA carries documentation into the mechanisms with the most leverage — UN bodies, EU institutions, and joint civil-society coalitions.
UN UPR
Joint civil-society submissions
UN WGAD
Communications on detained journalists
EU advocacy
On refugee protection
Defenders
The people behind the work.
HuMENA stands with human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers, and activists. Where their identities can be public, we credit them. Where they cannot, we protect them.
On trial
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Ayman Hussein Al-Atoum
Ayman Hussein Al-Atoum was arrested in Jordan on 9 January 2026 and remains detained. Full details of his work, the charges, and…
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Ayman Sanduka
Mathematics professor; political activist; human rights monitor documenting state policy toward Israel and Palestine.
Ayman Sanduka is a mathematics professor and political activist in Jordan. He was arrested in December 2023 over a Facebook post criticizing…
DetainedHI
Hamza Bani Issa
Chemistry teacher and political activist engaged in peaceful advocacy on Palestinian rights.
Chemistry teacher and political activist who lost his left eye after security forces beat him for refusing a public strip search in…
DetainedOA
Omar Al-Zayood
Publisher of Al-Hashmiyah News, an independent Jordanian news outlet covering public affairs and government accountability.
Omar Al-Zayood, publisher of the independent Jordanian news outlet Al-Hashmiyah, was arrested in March 2025 after former Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh filed…
Publications
Reports, statements, and analyses.
HuMENA at HRC61: Advocacy on Digital Rights and Civic Space in MENA
Jordan | HuMENA Condemns the Targeting of Kamil Al-Zoubi for Peaceful Expression
Jordan | The Blocking of News Websites in Jordan is a Grave Violation of Freedom of Expression and the Right to Access Information
The AIMC must end its role in transnational repression, say NGOs
The Right to Peaceful Assembly in Jordan: Between Legislative Restrictions and Security Practices
Eyes Everywhere: The State Surveillance of Human Rights Defenders in Jordan
Consultancy Opportunities: Join HuMENA in Jordan and Bahrain
Bahrain: Open letter to Danish Prime Minister to take immediate action to free Abdul-Hadi Al-Khawaja
Egypt: End Reprisals, Harassment and Threats Against Civil Society Leader Mostafa Fouad
Yemen: Over 150 NGOs appeal for death sentences of four journalists to be overturned
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