Coordinating Organization: Sisterhood is Global Institute/Jordan (SIGI/J) (Email: sigi@nets.com.jo)
Children of non-national fathers are denied access to education, health care, the right to vote and the right to hold a public office. Human rights groups in Jordan are working to amend Article 13 of the Nationality Law in order to give the Council of Ministers the right to grant Jordanian nationality to the children of Jordanian mothers married to non Jordanian foreign nationals.
Whenever we discuss violence against women, we are, in essence, discussing women's rights and citizenship rights.
-- Lina Qoura, Founder of SIGI/J
Jordanian activists renewed their call on the government to amend the Citizenship Law to allow Jordanian women to pass their citizenship to children and husbands.
Continue Reading | Posted by layali on December 20th, 2008
Young Jordanian activists have developed an online campaign for equal citizenship for women. The campaign petitions members of the Jordanian parliament, demanding implementation of existing laws guaranteeing equality in citizenship rights.
Continue Reading | Posted by layali on November 30th, 2008
My husband and children have not only been denied citizenship, they have also been subjected to a series of what I would call xenophobic legislation and directives that certainly ensure they could never claim that they belong here.
Continue Reading | Posted by layali on September 15th, 2008
As the Citizenship Law now stands, a Jordanian woman can retain her citizenship if she marries a non-Jordanian, but cannot pass it on to her children or husband, while Jordanian men have full privileges to do both.
Continue Reading | Posted by layali on December 28th, 2007
Jordanian Parliament discussed and approved the CRC (Convention on the Rights of the Child) last week.
Continue Reading | Posted by WLP on September 2nd, 2006
In late March 2006, SIGI/J organized a workshop on “The Parliament’s Role in Strengthening Women’s Rights.” The aim was to bring together civil society activists and members of parliament to discuss amendments to current legislation that will ensure greater equality and justice for women and their families.
Continue Reading | Posted by WLP on September 1st, 2006
SIGI/J facilitated six local seminars on the topic of “Women’s Citizenship on National Agenda” to create awareness and foster discussions about women’s citizenship rights. More than 290 participants, including members of the Parliament’s lower and upper houses, local civil society organizations, and activists took part in the proceedings.
Continue Reading | Posted by WLP on September 1st, 2006
Momentum around the Nationality Campaign is building in Jordan. As the issue receives more attention, the number of achievements begins to grow. Local grassroots actors as well as executive members of Government are working towards women’s equality in Jordan.
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on September 1st, 2006
Iffat Al Hindi Centre is a specialized center run by SIGI/J to provide legal services for women in Jordan.
Continue Reading | Posted by WLP on August 21st, 2006
The Jordanian Constitution specifically calls for the equality of men and women. International covenants to which Jordan is a signatory outlines the entitlement to human rights for all.
Continue Reading | Posted by christina on August 18th, 2006