Jordan
Region: Asia / Population: 11,148M / Female Population: 5,368M
Gender Inequality Index Rank
Global Gender Gap Index Rank
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence
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Country snapshot is under development.
Laws & Policies
Constitutional Provisions on Violence against Women and Girls (VAW/G)
NO
Stand-alone EVAW/G Law
YES
Law on Protection from Domestic Violence (2017)
National Action Plan on VAW/G (latest one that is currently into force)
YES
Integrated into the second phase of the Jordanian National Action Plan for the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security (JONAP) (2022–2025)
National Strategy on VAW/G (latest one that is currently into force)
YES
Integrated into the National Strategy for Women in Jordan, 2020-2025, and the National Human Rights Strategy (2016-2025)
Law against Sexual Harassment
YES
Articles 305 and 306 of the Penal Code of Jordan, 1960
Provision against Marital Rape
NO
Equality in Marriage and Divorce
NO
Minimum Age of Male Marriage
16
With court approval (marriage without parental or judicial consent is 18)
Minimum Age of Female Marriage
16
With court approval (marriage without parental or judicial consent is 18)
Law Prohibiting Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
NO
Assessment of Services for Women and Girls Survivors of Violence
Governance and Coordination
Existence of a governance structure or coordination mechanism
YES
Inter-Agency Emergency Standard Operating Procedures for Prevention of and Response to Gender-Based Violence and Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of Children in Jordan (under the National Council for Family Affairs) (2014)
Justice
Availability of administrative data on justice
YES
The Family Protection Department uses its internal system to keep track of cases referred to the judiciary
Number of VAW/G specialized courts
0
Number of legal aid service organizations for VAW/G survivors
14
8 Legal Aid Departments by the MoSD and JNCW
6 CSOs: JWU, Justice Center for Legal Aid, Mizan, Sisterhood is Global Institute Jordan, Tamkeen, and Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD)
Police
Availability of administrative data on police
YES
The Family Protection Department uses the Automatic Tracking System developed by the Jordan National Commission for Women to keep track of its data and cases. This system is linked to the MoSD, MoH, Ministry of Education, and JRF
Number of police stations or units specialized in EVAW/G
1
1 specialized sexual crimes and domestic violence department within the Family Protection Department
Number of law enforcement professionals trained to respond to incidents of VAW/G in accordance with a standardized curriculum
678
29 on GBV and DV in 2022 (trained by the Arab Women's Legal Network).
649 justice professionals received the Gender Responsive Comms training.
649 justice professionals received the Gender Responsive Comms training.
Number of women accessing police services (latest year)
Social Services
Availability of administrative data on social services
YES
GBV Information Management System (IMS): Task Force produces regular reports and infographics
Number of social services (i.e. shelters, helplines, centres offering psycho-social counselling support)
At least 8
5 Shelters (4 by Ministry of Social Development (MoSD) and 1 by Jordanian Women's Union (JWU))
3 Helplines (#911, JWU, and Jordan River Foundation (JRF))
Medical and psychosocial support services:
Government (Family Protection Department (FPD), MoSD and Ministry of Health (MoH))
Centres run by CSOs (5 JWU, 3 Arab Women Organization, JRF, International Medical Corps)
Number of women accessing social services (latest year)
12,422
14,710 (2021) and 12,422 (2022) women accessed the shelter run by the JWU
Health
Availability of administrative data on health
YES
The Family Prottection Department uses the Automatic Tracking System developed by the Jordan National Commission for Women (JNCW) to keep track of its data and cases. This system is linked to the MoSD, MoH, Ministry of Education, and JRF
Experiencing Violence?
