Aiming at spreading the legal culture; building the legal capacities of law students; introducing the students to the existence and importance of the Palestinian Human Rights Defenders Network (PHRDs); disseminating the Network’s goals and mission in order to include new individuals and institutions as members; and keeping law students up-to-date with regard to the current laws and enabling them of realizing the legal tools and mechanisms available for rights-holders and duty-bearers to protect their rights and fulfil their duties, MUSAWA and the PHRDs Network held 4 legal encounters in cooperation with the faculty of law at Al-Azh...

A workshop about “The Right to Vote and to Be Elected” was carried-out by MUSAWA, in cooperation with the Palestinian Human Rights Defenders (PHRDs) Network and Aqraba’s municipality in Nablus. The workshop was held in Akraba, and it was attended by 18 male youngsters who live in the village. Mainly, the workshop aimed at spreading the culture of human rights in marginalized areas, introducing the community to the role and objectives of the PHRDs Network to help expand the network by adding new individuals and organizations to its membership, raising legal awareness among c...

The second central meeting for the Palestinian Human Right Defenders (PHRDs) Network’s coordinators in the West Bank and Gaza was held by MUSAWA, in cooperation with the Network, for the purpose of reviewing its rules of procedure, enhancing participation and democracy in the work in order to activate the role of the PHRDs Network and contribute to its goals, and agreeing on a mechanism for the Network’s members to carry-out activities in the upcoming period. The meeting was held at MUSAWA’s Ramallah Office (Gaza’s office was present through video conference), and was attended by 14 members, 8 of whom were females...