Jordan: Petra’s Bedul Bedouin Community Displaced

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Bedul women making bread in one of the caves in Stooh al-Nabi Harun Mountain, Jordan. © 2025 Private (Beirut) – The Jordanian government is forcibly evicting the Bedul, a group of Bedouins from Petra, in clear violation of their economic, social, and cultural rights, including their right to housing, Human Rights Watch said today. Jordanian authorities should immediately reverse measures that have made residents’ homes unlivable and should conduct meaningful consultations with the Bedul to secure the community’s consent to any future relocations. To…

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