Deepening the bonds of mutual cooperation with a view to develop legal education and training both theoretically and practically in Palestine, MUSAWA – The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Leal Profession conducted a series of meetings in the West Bank and Gaza. In the West Bank the meetings were held with Al-Quds University/ Abu-Dis represented by the Dean, Dr. Mohammad Khalaf, and the lecturer in human rights, Dr. Najah Duqmaq; and Palestine Ahliya Uiversity College represented by the legal clinic officer, Advocate Rasha Suboh. In the Gaza Strip, meetings were conducted with the University of Pales...

MUSAWA – The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession and the Lawyers for the Rule of Law Groups (friends of MUSAWA) conducted a series of legal encounters (a total of 12 workshops) throughout April 2017, covering the following governorates: Gaza, North Gaza, Khan Yunis, Rafah, Bethlehem, Hebron, Nablus, Tulqarm, Jenin, and Jericho. The Gaza Strip’s workshops were carried-out in cooperation with Civil Society Organizations, including the National Society for Democracy and Law in Rafah, the Brilliant Tomorrow Society in Khan Yunis, and Bena’ Society for Development and Empowerment...

His Excellency the Attorney General Dr. Ahmad Barrak, Subject: Failure to Implement Judicial Decisions MUSAWA – The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession received a written complaint on April 18, 2017 from the citizen Maamoon Azzam Al-Hassan, who is originally from Qalqilya and resides in the United Arab Emirates, in his capacity as the brother of the detainee Abdel Fattah Azzam Al-Hassan, who has been detained since May 25, 2009 until the date of the filed...