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Ammon News - Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh said Monday that the philosophy behind the draft amending the National Center for Human Rights law, which the government passed to Parliament, is fully consistent with the empowerment of political parties, but stressed that supervisory bodies must remain non-partisan.

"This philosophy stipulates that supervision bodies be neutral, similar to security services and the armed forces, the judiciary, administrative governors, members of the diplomatic corps, the Central Bank Governor and other entities specified under the parties law now in force, since they represent the entire country, and not based on affiliation to a certain party," he told lawmakers during a Lower House session.

The proposed amendment, which requires that anyone appointed as chairman of the board of trustees or commissioner general of the center not be affiliated with any political party, is in line with Article (6) of the Political Parties Law now in force, he said.

The Prime Minister stressed that the proposed amendment is not in conflict with the promotion of partisan work, noting that many administrative procedures and regulations concerning political and partisan work in universities are undergoing change to encourage young people to engage in it.

Regulatory bodies that oversee and issue reports related to the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms must be neutral, and thus those responsible for them must not be affiliated with parties, he concluded.