About NSHR

Об обществе

An independent Jordanian civil-society organization advancing awareness, accountability, legal research, and respect for human dignity.

We believe that knowing one’s rights is the first step toward protecting them.

The Society’s work is rooted in the values and principles reflected in international human-rights legitimacy, international humanitarian law, and the Jordanian Constitution.

We work with institutions, civil society, universities, and media partners to build broad rights awareness, monitor violations, respond to them, and contribute to the development of laws and public policies.

Vision

A society whose members know their rights and exercise them with dignity and responsibility.

Promoting human-rights culture and awareness in Jordan and other communities.

Mission

Knowledge that protects rights, and dialogue that respects difference.

Strengthening awareness of rights and duties, supporting the rule of law, and building public understanding of human-rights issues and international conventions.

Board of Directors

Legal leadership with an institutional mandate

The Society’s board brings together legal and human-rights experience to support awareness, monitoring, follow-up, and partnerships.

President of the Society

Dr. Mustafa Nasrallah

Vice President of the Society

Abdullah Al-Harahsheh

Treasurer

Hussein Mohammad Aqdeih

Secretary

Husam Al-Hourani

Board Member

Abdul Qader Al-Khatib

Our objectives

Eleven paths toward justice

Interconnected objectives that bring together awareness, monitoring, legislation, partnership, and protection for groups most exposed to violations.

01
Deepen human-rights concepts and spread awareness of them.
02
Promote reconciliation, national and social tolerance, and reject violence and conflict.
03
Strengthen equality, justice, citizenship, and resistance to discrimination and intolerance.
04
Cooperate with local and international organizations and institutions in accordance with the law.
05
Promote adherence to constitutional legitimacy and the rule of law.
06
Defend freedom of opinion and expression and recognition of the other.
07
Monitor human-rights violations and communicate with relevant authorities.
08
Strengthen women’s rights and enable active participation in the state and society.
09
Give special attention to children, older persons, and persons with disabilities.
10
Spread the culture of international humanitarian law in universities and the wider community.
11
Contribute to reviewing legislation and aligning it with international human-rights standards.

Society units

Specialized expertise under one roof

Studies Unit

Preparing legal and human-rights studies and research, and reviewing legislation from a human-rights perspective.

Monitoring and Reports Unit

Monitoring and documenting violations, preparing reports, and communicating with the competent authorities.

Training and Qualification Unit

Designing courses, programs, and seminars that strengthen rights-based culture.

Palestinian Legal and Rights Studies Unit

Preparing specialized studies on Palestinian rights and related legal issues, and documenting relevant references.

International Law Unit

Following conventions and developments in international law, and preparing related memoranda and awareness materials.

Building partnerships with official institutions and local civil-society organizations.

Cooperating with Arab and international organizations working in human rights.

Preparing training courses and programs for different groups.

Preparing human-rights and legal studies, research, and statistics.

Contributing to national and UN reports on the human-rights situation.

Holding dialogue seminars and specialized workshops.

Communicating with media outlets to promote human-rights and legal culture.

Receiving complaints of human-rights violations and following them up with the competent authorities.