Jordanians go to jail for failing to repay loans | Human Rights Watch

Jordanians End Up in Prison For Failing to Repay Loans

Read the report: https://www.hrw.org/node/378146(Amman) - An alarming number of Jordanians end up in prison each year solely for failing to repay their loans ...

Read the report: https://www.hrw.org/node/378146

(Amman) - An alarming number of Jordanians end up in jail every year for not paying back their loans, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Detention for debt is a clear violation of international human rights law that few countries impose.

In the 47-page report We Lost Everything: Debt Imprisonment in Jordan, Human Rights Watch documents the harsh treatment of people who are unable to repay their debts. In the absence of an adequate social security network, tens of thousands of Jordanians feel compelled to take out loans to cover utilities, groceries, school fees and medical bills. They often use unregulated informal lenders. The Jordanian authorities urgently need to replace debt incarceration laws with effective bankruptcy laws and social security protections to help those in need.

"'We Lost Everything': Debt Imprisonment in Jordan" is available at: https://www.hrw.org/node/378146

For more Human Rights Watch reports on Jordan, see:
https://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa/jordan

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