2016-11-30

West Bank & Gaza

Human Rights Defenders / West Bank / Gaza

Aiming at reaching an agreement on the mechanism for implementing the Palestinian Human Rights Defenders (PHRDs) Network’s activities throughout December, and celebrating the international day of human rights, MUSAWA along with the PHRDs Network organized and conducted the Network’s November meetings in eight different areas (Ramallah, Jerusalem and Jericho; Salfeet and Nablus; Tulqarm and Qalqilya; Jenin and Tubas; Bethlehem and Hebron; Gaza and North Gaza; Gaza’s Middle Governorate; Khan Yunis and Rafah). The meetings were attended by a total of 86 members (47 women and 39 men).

The meeting agendas included several topics: carry-out field visits to courts, prisons and relevant organizations to introduce the Network; suggest activities to be implemented locally within each governorate with a focus on the challenges of and violations against human rights defenders; promote the importance of endorsing the Palestinian Human Rights Defenders Declaration; agree on conducting a number of activities on the occasion of the Human Rights Day (media campaign to be launched on 10/12/2016 on social media channels to spread the Network’s mission and shed light on the vitality of protecting the rights of human rights defenders. 

These meetings come as part of a project to empower Palestinian human rights defenders, which is conducted by MUSAWA both in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with the support of the European Union.