Jordan's King Should Reject the Country's Draft Cybercrime Law

Jordan’s parliament recently passed a new cybercrime law that will severely restrict individual human rights across the country. With the law now heading to Jordan’s Senate and Jordan’s King Abdullah II for final approval, EFF and 18 other civil society organizations have written to the King of Jordan urging the rejection of the country’s draft 2023 Cybercrime Law. 

The law has been issued hastily and without sufficient examination of its legal aspects, social implications, and its impact on human rights. …