His Excellency Prime Minister Dr. Rami Hamdallah,   Subject: Excessive use of force to disperse a peaceful protest for human rights defenders   MUSAWA – The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession and the Palestinian Human Rights Defenders’ Network (PHRDs) extend their warmest greetings. In reference to the subject above, it was circulated in media channels that members of the Pales...

MUSAWA – The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession and the Palestinian Human Rights Defenders’ Network (PHRDs), conducted a series of field visits to court houses in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, including regular and military justice facalities such as Gaza’s Court Complex (Magistrate and First Instance), magistrate courts and courts of first instance in Deir Al-Balah and Khan Yunis, Ramallah’s Military Court (2 visits), and Jenin’s Military Court. The visits were carried-out by a total number of 65 members of the PHRDs’ Network, including 29 female members....

Wednesday 22-02-2017 – Ramallah and Gaza: MUSAWA – The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession launched the first international conference for Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) in Palestine, in cooperation with the Palestinian Human Rights Defenders’ Network (PHRDs), supported by the European Union (EU). The conference was facilitated via video conference at the hall of the Palestine Red Crescent Society. The conference, titled “Empowering, Protecting and Activating the Role of Human Rights Defenders”, attra...