JORDAN | ASIA
Anti-Trafficking Law (Amendments) 2021
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence
Trafficking
Year
2021
Brief Description
In March 2021, ammendments to the 2009 anti-trafficking law was approved. This included: higher sentences for traffickers, the formalised use of speacialised judges and prosecutors, establishing a donations based victims compensation fund.
Source of Information
The Government of Jordan's submission for the 2022 Secretary General's Report on the implementation of the General Assembly Resolutions on Trafficking in Women and Girls
UNODC Supports Jordan and Lebanon to Respond to Trafficking of Refugees
UNODC Supports Jordan and Lebanon to Respond to Trafficking of Refugees
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