Published : 01-02-2019
Over 17,000 Palestinian refugees from Syria in Jordan have been categorized as vulnerable due to their precarious legal status and exacerbated living conditions.
The majority of the Palestinians from Syria entered Jordan through irregular means as a result of the Jordanian closed-door immigration policy barring the refugees’ legal entry.
The refugees’ vulnerable legal status has reduced their access to the job market and increased the risk of refoulement.
Several Palestinians who fled Syria for fear of being killed under shelling and the blockade have been shorn of their right to legal stays and health care.
The swift price hike, steep rental fees, and daily crackdowns, along with the apathy maintained by international as regards the crisis and UNRWA cuts of its basic services, have added insult to the injury.
Since early 2012, Jordan has opted for a closed-door immigration policy and tightened grip on Palestinian refugees from Syria attempting to enter the country.
Sometime earlier, the Jordanian Prime Minister said his government shall not allow refugees from Syria to freely enter the country and turn Jordan into an “alternative home” for the displaced Palestinians.
In an earlier report, the New York-based group Human Rights Watch said Jordan is turning away Palestinian refugees from Syria in violation of international law.
According to the report, Jordan forcibly repatriated more than 100 asylum seekers, including women and children, since mid-2012.
The 44-page HRW report, entitled "Not Welcome: Jordan's Treatment of Palestinians Escaping Syria," documented Jordan's deportation of seven Palestinian men who were separated from their families, and evidence of the transfer of four others to Cyber City, a closed holding facility for Palestinian and Syrian refugees in northern Jordan.
It also described how Jordan withdrew citizenship from Palestinians who had lived in Syria for years and who had been detained or deported without identity documents.
Over 17,000 Palestinian refugees from Syria in Jordan have been categorized as vulnerable due to their precarious legal status and exacerbated living conditions.
The majority of the Palestinians from Syria entered Jordan through irregular means as a result of the Jordanian closed-door immigration policy barring the refugees’ legal entry.
The refugees’ vulnerable legal status has reduced their access to the job market and increased the risk of refoulement.
Several Palestinians who fled Syria for fear of being killed under shelling and the blockade have been shorn of their right to legal stays and health care.
The swift price hike, steep rental fees, and daily crackdowns, along with the apathy maintained by international as regards the crisis and UNRWA cuts of its basic services, have added insult to the injury.
Since early 2012, Jordan has opted for a closed-door immigration policy and tightened grip on Palestinian refugees from Syria attempting to enter the country.
Sometime earlier, the Jordanian Prime Minister said his government shall not allow refugees from Syria to freely enter the country and turn Jordan into an “alternative home” for the displaced Palestinians.
In an earlier report, the New York-based group Human Rights Watch said Jordan is turning away Palestinian refugees from Syria in violation of international law.
According to the report, Jordan forcibly repatriated more than 100 asylum seekers, including women and children, since mid-2012.
The 44-page HRW report, entitled "Not Welcome: Jordan's Treatment of Palestinians Escaping Syria," documented Jordan's deportation of seven Palestinian men who were separated from their families, and evidence of the transfer of four others to Cyber City, a closed holding facility for Palestinian and Syrian refugees in northern Jordan.
It also described how Jordan withdrew citizenship from Palestinians who had lived in Syria for years and who had been detained or deported without identity documents.
