Jordan: Drop Charges for 'Undermining Royal Dignity'
January 19, 2012
January 19, 2012
BEIRUT, Jan. 19 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:
Jordan's military prosecutor should drop charges of "undermining his majesty's dignity" against a youth who burned the king's image on January 11, 2012, Human Rights Watch said today. Although prosecutions for general criminal damage of other people's property may be permissible, criminalizing insults against a head of state is not compatible with international human rights stand . . .
Jordan's military prosecutor should drop charges of "undermining his majesty's dignity" against a youth who burned the king's image on January 11, 2012, Human Rights Watch said today. Although prosecutions for general criminal damage of other people's property may be permissible, criminalizing insults against a head of state is not compatible with international human rights stand . . .