A/HRC/25/9 previous recommendations, especially legislative amendments and harmonization with international conventions and welcomed measures to protect women and children. It made recommendations. 106. The Netherlands noted the institutional burden of hosting refugees, but hoped the legislative and constitutional reform would continue. The constitutional amendment of 2011 regarding the State Security Court should be enacted and implemented. It noted discrimination against women married to foreigners. It made recommendations. 107. Nicaragua, noting implementation of previous recommendations, especially regarding the rights of women, encouraged consideration of their economic, social and cultural empowerment. It recognized the efforts of Jordan in hosting the refugees and encouraged the continuation of these efforts in cooperation with the international community. It made a recommendation. 108. The Jordanian delegation referred to the enormous efforts made by the country in hosting and supporting Syrian refugees. There are currently over 1.3 million Syrians in a country with a population of almost 7 million, creating tremendous pressure and challenges for Jordan to meet the needs of the refugees, particularly because of its scarce water and energy supplies. The health, infrastructure and education systems are not capable of absorbing this large influx. Many schools have to use double shifts in order to include the refugee children. Jordan has only received approximately 30 to 40 per cent of the financial aid it needs in order to sustain the Syrian refugees. It supports the Syrian refugees on behalf of the international community, but this burden is not equally shared. The employment sector, accommodation costs and inflation have also been negatively affected by the the presence of the refugees. 109. The delegation referred to the comments made about the news websites and noted that 140 websites are properly registered and are working properly, freely and independently. 110. Regarding impunity in cases of violence against women, the delegation stated that the laws and provisions of the penal code do not discriminate against women; on the contrary the sanctions are harder in some cases when the victim is a woman. The law on protection from domestic violence was adopted in order to ensure the full implementation of due process. 111. The delegation stated that the recent constitutional amendments clearly show the commitment of Jordan to combating torture. A national monitoring team is in charge of detecting torture; it includes the National Human Rights Commission and NGOs. There are also standard training systems for prosecutors, investigators and law enforcement officers on how to investigate and report torture. The civil code provides general rules regarding compensation which victims of torture can use. Under the recent constitutional amendments, the jurisdiction of the State Security Court has been limited to cases of crimes of treason, espionage and terrorism, drug-related crimes and the counterfeiting of currency; in addition, following the recent constitutional amendments, civilians only appear before civilian judges. 112. The delegation stated that the draft law on the rights of child is in the legislative process, however some members of civil society have asked for the draft to be withdrawn and requested a more rights-based and inclusive dialogue to discuss the law before its adoption and the Government has agreed to this request. The process of amending the draft law for protection against domestic violence has started with the aim of including provisions that strengthen protection of women, children and the family as a whole. The Government has also finalized the draft law on juveniles which is in compliance with international standards and ensures the protection and security of juveniles in detention centres and elsewhere. The Government has recently submitted plans to reform social 14