Reference:
39th Sess, U.N. Doc. CEDAW/C/JOR/CO/4 (2007)
Annotation:
In commenting on the positive steps
reported by Jordan during the 39th
Session, the Committee takes note that it
amended its penal code so that it no
longer exonerates perpetrators of crimes
committed in the name of honour and that
it established the Family Reconciliation
Centre as a refuge for women fleeing
abusive situations. The Committee also
identifies a number of areas of concern,
including the prevalence of VAW and
harmful social attitudes that may deter
victims from reporting abuse, the fact
that honour crimes are treated
differently from other crimes of violence,
the persistent lack of shelters and
services for victims of VAW and the
practice of putting women at risk in
"protective custody" which deprives them
of their liberty.