Public Statement CSOs Call to Restore Constitutional Life and Issue a Presidential Decree to Hold General Presidential, Legislative, and National Council Elections 22nd of May 2023 marks two years since the first round of general elections was scheduled to take place, starting with legislative elections, followed by presidential elections, and the national council elections. However, it was cancelled after the nomination period that lasted until 30/04/2020. The number of electoral lists was unprecedented, as 36 el...

Civil Society Organizations and Media and Human Rights Associations Warn of the Government’s Aim to Pass a Law that Restricts the Freedom of Access to Information Civil society organizations (CSOs) and different media and human rights associations followed, with great concern, the Council of Ministers’ move to ratify a bill to regulate the right of accessing information in a confidential manner, without allowing anyone other than ministers to review its provisions. This draft law, whose copy was obtained by the...

The Palestinian government manages public funds without transparency or participation The Palestinian government faced significant difficulties in 2022 and the first quarter of 2023, including a crippling financial crisis that prevented it from meeting its obligations, which caused a cascade of financial problems across the public and private sectors, including issues related to union and syndicate rights, most notably, the non-payment of salaries to government employees for a period of about 18 months. Despite this, the Palestinian government has stuck to its policy of disrega...