Legal analysis Jordanian Teachers Union
Trade union freedoms are an integral part of democracy, they also play a vital role for the realization of other basic rights, especially the right to freedom and personal integrity, freedom of opinion and expression, freedom of assembly, the right to a fair trial before an independent and impartial court, and the right to protect the property of trade unions.
States should not impose restrictions on the freedom of association and trade union work that would empty it of its content except in accordance with what international human rights law permits and based on a necessity recognized by a democratic society, and within the limits of respecting the condition of proportionality that requires states to commit to measures commensurate with the legitimate goals of protecting National security, public health, public morals, or protection of the rights and freedoms of others.
This report was issued after the Attorney General of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan issued a decision to close the independent, elected trade union that represents teachers throughout Jordan. This decision was issued after the police raided the headquarters of the “Jordanian Teachers Union” in Amman and 11 of its branches across the country, closed them down, and arrested all members of the Union Council on July 25, 2020.
Great thanks for my colleague Loay Obaidat