Jordan, UN discuss cooperation on human rights

AMMAN — Basel Tarawneh, the government’s coordinator on human rights, on Tuesday met with Abdel Salam Sidahmed, the regional representative of the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Tarawneh briefed Sidahmed on measures to implement the recommendations of the Universal Periodic Review and those of the National Centre for Human Rights. Sidahmed highlighted several measures that aim to increase cooperation between the government’s coordination office for human rights and the UN human rights commissioner’s office.