A/HRC/11/37 682. The International Federation of Human Rights Leagues regretted the fact that the Government of Jordan had refused the most substantive recommendations, in particular the official investigation on all allegations of torture and the withdrawal of reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It welcomed the decision of Jordan to withdraw its reservation to article 15 (4) of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, but regretted that Jordan refused to lift its reservation to articles 9 (2) and 16 of the Convention. It expressed its hope that Jordan would finally provide positive responses to several recommendations concerning honour crimes and the necessary review of the legislation applicable to terrorism. It also regretted the fact that Jordan had rejected the recommendations calling for a revision of the Association Law. 683. The Charitable Institute for Protecting Social Victims underlined the negative approach taken towards children’s rights; the continued negligence of the basic rights of orphaned children; the rise in child labour; the rise in the number of women without heads of household and the spread of prostitution among these women; and the daily rise in the number of torture cases in detention centres and prisons. It also noted the rise in the number of complaints against human rights violations, the lack of proper investigation and processing of complaints and the violation of prisoner and detainee rights. 684. The Al-Hakim Foundation welcomed Jordan’s acceptance of the recommendations stemming from its review and its efforts to ensure the necessary conditions for the work of human rights institutions. It expressed its appreciation to Jordan for having hosted thousands of Iraqi refugees and for its continued support and assistance to them, while calling for greater efforts in the fields of health and education. It commended Jordan for its role in peacekeeping operations and in the fight against terrorism. It mentioned the need to improve the situation of migrant workers and to protect their human rights, and called for the adoption of laws in this regard. 685. The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies commended Jordan for its decision to lift its reservation to article 15 (4) of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. It was concerned about the situation of women, domestic violence and the prevalence of honour crimes, and urged Jordan to consider amending its penal code to ensure that perpetrators of honour crimes would be brought to justice, and to consider withdrawing its remaining reservations to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, and ratifying the Optional Protocol thereto. It asked Jordan to review its nationality law to allow Jordanian mothers married to nonJordanians to pass on their nationality to their children and to lift all its reservations to the Convention on the Rights of the Child. It also asked Jordan to revise its recent law on societies and to accede to the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It welcomed Jordan’s commitment to respond to the request for a visit by the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, and requested that Jordan consider ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and set up an independent national mechanism for oversight in places of detention. 4. Concluding remarks of the State under review 686. Jordan believed that the review had offered a comprehensive and objective assessment of the human rights situation in the country. Despite the wide range of challenges at the national and regional levels, the Government was determined to follow up the recommendations effectively and to report on their implementation. 162 GE.09-16766