US EditionJordan Government Urged to Reverse Measures Displacing Bedouin Community
PETRA REGION, JORDAN, JUL 21 – Jordanian authorities are relocating about 25 Bedul Bedouin families from Petra using coercive tactics that violate their rights and threaten their cultural heritage, Human Rights Watch said.
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Jordan government urged to reverse measures displacing Bedouin community
Human Rights Watch (HRW), on Monday, called upon the Jordanian government to immediately reverse measures displacing the Bedul community from the Petra region through forcible evictions. Human Rights Watch Middle East and North Africa deputy director Adam Coogle stated: Jordan can’t claim to protect Petra’s living heritage while sidelining the community that embodies it. It should work, together with UNESCO, to uphold the rights of the Bedul and…
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"The displacement of Bedouins from their historic homes in Petra by Jordan endangers their culture," HRW Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa Adam Coogle denounced this Monday in a statement.
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