“Human rights watchdog Amnesty International is putting pressure on Jordan to stop detaining women who go against its male guardianship system.

Women below the age of 30 require permission from a male guardian to get married, and sex outside marriage is punishable by up to three years in prison, under the country’s family law,
Amnesty released a report entitled “Imprisoned women, stolen children: policing sex, marriage and pregnancy in Jordan” on Wednesday that accuses Jordanian authorities of imprisoning women for disobeying their male guardians or having relationships outside of marriage. Amnesty called on Jordan’s capital city of Amman to “urgently address these shameful violations.”

Read article by Leah Rodriguez from Global Citizen.