Status of Violence against Women in Jordan

Violence against women is a global concern, not restricted to certain peoples,but may differ in the form or size of the phenomenon. All religions emphasize respect for human rights, irrespective of sex, color and race. This is also re-iterated in international human rights conventions, which all reaffirm rejection of all forms of discrimination against women, most importantly the physical, verbal, sexual or economic violence women are subjected to, regardless of its source or location, within or outside the family, in the society or in public life. International human rights instruments reaffirm the urgency of working toward changing the beliefs, practices and stereotypes that seek to add legitimacy to violence against women. These conventions also call for developing services with a view to making these services accessible to all and guaranteeing protection and rehabilitation for the victims