KARAK - Community actors, representatives and clan elders in
Karak have come together to state that the practice of compulsory displacement
known as “Jaloua” is a threat to the social well-being of the community and has
severe consequences, as reported by the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
اضافة اعلان
During an interactive seminar organized by the
Karak Forum
for People's Events on Thursday evening, the actors and representatives added
that compulsory displacement has social, economic, and psychological implications,
and that mitigating those effects requires concerted efforts.
According to Viceroy Dr. Ghazi Al-Thnibat, forced
displacements have become dominant in the social sphere, and take place without
any rules or form of control, governed only by tribal principles, which are
being refreshed and revived strongly.
Al-Thnibat referred to the effects of
compulsory displacements in difficult circumstances for dozens of families, and
the subsequent burning of homes of the displaced families after they have been
forced to leave.
Al-Thnibat called for
a formal review of the practices, and for minimum conditions to be put in place
in regards to forced displacement.
He specified that this would see the
practice apply to the perpetrator's family without any abuse to the dignity of
the person as guaranteed by the Constitution, national law and Islamic law.
Al-Thnibat indicated
that he is working on an initiative within the Council of the Nation, with
state agencies and social actors to aim to achieve a community formula that
controls the break-out of clan displacement and applies the practice to the
perpetrator only as a first step.
President of the
Forum, Khaled Al-Dhammour, stressed the importance of concerted efforts to put
an end to the clan compulsory displacement and to enforce the rules of law.
At the symposium, clan
elders and leaders called for the implementation and enforcement of the law as
the only way to put an end to the deportation of members of families whose only
fault is their family connection to the perpetrator.
They additionally called
for all competent actors to come to an agreement about the specifics of the
practice, specifically in cases of murder, honor killings, and face-dismemberment,
through social and formal initiatives.
The leaders attending
the symposium also noted that, in recent years, society has undergone
significant developments relating to economic, social and cultural life.
They
stated that this includes the emergence of a state governed by law and
institutions, as well as population expansion and urbanization, all of which has
become a major incentive to put an end to the customs and traditions that once
prevailed.
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