Success Story | The Legislative Council in Gaza Adopts MUSAWA's Recommendations Regarding the Militarization of Police   During a meeting held in its headquarter in Gaza, in the presence of Fatah members, the Legislative Council enforced the Military Justice Amendment Act of 2008.     The Law Amendment Act includes modifications of the Military Just...

Civil Society Organisations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip Call for Judiciary and Justice Sector Reforms   On 15 July 2019, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued two laws by decree amending the Law on the Judicial Authority and establishing a Transitional High Judicial Council (hereinafter ‘the Transnational Council’), which were published in the Official Gazette on the following day. Then, on 29 July 2019, the President issued presidential decrees promoting 33 judges, with a recommendation fro...

The Murder of Israa' Gharib is a Disgrace to the Palestinian Community and an Expression of Women Subjugation Culture Embraced by the Blinkered Feudal Patriarchy System   A new episode in the series of women murders has recently claimed the life of a young woman called Israa’ Gharib, who died after suffering from barbaric treatment and physical torture that reflect the depth of the social, political and cultural systems’ crises, and express the pejorative attitude towards women by objectifying them and giving males the right ...