Jordanian authorities have evicted around 100 residents from the al-Mahatta refugee camp to widen roads and enhance town planning. The Greater Amman Municipality demolished homes and shops, displacing families who did not receive adequate consultation or assistance. Despite the camp's significant Palestinian population, it remains unrecognized as an official refugee camp. Authorities claim the project is necessary for traffic improvements and land reclamation, while affected residents receive limited notice and insufficient compensation, leaving them with uncertain futures and disrupted livelihoods.
The humanitarian organisation said the evicted people were not given adequate consultation, notice, compensation, or relocation assistance as the authorities cleared the way for a town planning project.
Displacing families and disrupting their livelihoods without adequate safeguards and fair compensation leaves dozens of people with few places to seek help, said Adam Coogle, HRW's deputy Middle East director.
The city’s authorities said in December that GAM's Strategic Plan for the city includes traffic improvements and reducing population density in informal settlements.
Dozens of residents now displaced claim to have been left in the lurch... their homes and vague verbal promises of compensation of 80 Jordanian dinars.
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