Rights group: Jordan’s debt prisons violate human rights law ...Egypt

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AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Samer Qraih had a good job working at a bank in Amman, Jordan, and decided to start his own business importing hybrid vehicles in 2017. But a year later, the Jordanian government raised taxes, and a subsequent strike by car dealers forced the 45-year-old father of four to shut his business for a year. He sank into massive debt and couldn’t pay rent on his business. In most countries, that would be difficult enough. But after his landlord filed suit, Qraih was sent to prison for nine months. “How can I pay my debts inside prison?” Qraih asked in an interview. “I have the intention to pay my debts, but I’m powerless inside prison.” Hundreds of thousands of Jordanians like

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