Jordan participates in ANNHRI human rights conference in Cairo

National Center for Human Rights (NCHR) took part in 20th Conference of the Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions (ANNHRI) and its General Assembly in Cairo, held under the theme: “National Human Rights Institutions Established in Accordance with the Paris Principles: Roles and Challenges, Visions and Aspiration.” Addressing the the conference, the NCHR’s facilitator, Reem Abu Dalbouh, said the center operates within the framework of its law, which guarantees its independence and legal mandate in promoting and protecting human rights in the Kingdom. On its vision, Abu Dalbouh also noted NCHR was established under Royal directives to support Jordan’s human rights system. Abu Dalbouh added that the center continued to enhance means of cooperation with the Kingdom’s relevant civil society institutions and non-governmental organizations by organizing related activities and launching networks and alliances globally. Moreover, she noted NCHR conducted a survey on school curricula aimed to measure steps made to integrate human rights concepts, principles and standards, in cooperation with Ministry of Education. Abu Dalbouh indicated that the center established a “clear” scientific methodological mechanism in preparing the annual human rights report, which features “obvious” recommendations for this purpose.

Source: Jordan News Agency