Formation 2006 Purpose Human Rights Vice-President Dr Saad Hijazi | Type Non-profit Headquarters Amman | |
President Dr Mohammed Adnan Albakhit | ||
The National Centre for Human Rights (NCHR) is the national human rights institution of Jordan.
In 2006 the NCHR secured 'A-status' accreditation from the peer review process of the International Coordinating Committee of NHRIs (ICC), certifying it as compliant with the Paris Principles (the UN-endorsed standards for NHRIs). This gave it enhanced access to the United Nations human rights bodies. That status was subjected to special review twice by the ICC in 2007, and reaffirmed; it was again accorded A status under the ordinary review procedure in 2010.
In the ICC annual meeting in March 2012, the Jordanian institution was elected as chair of the network of 99 institutions.
The Commissioner General of the NCHR is Dr Mousa Burayzat.
The Commission is a member of the Asia Pacific Forum, one of the four regional groupings in the ICC.
The NCHR also launches investigations due to complaints of human rights abuse in the correction centers in Jordan.