In cooperation with the Palestinian Human Rights Defenders Network, MUSAWA organized a periodic meeting for the coordinators of the PHRDs Network in the northern and southern governorates (through video conference between the West Bank and Gaza). The meeting was held at MUSAWA’s offices in Ramallah and Gaza in the presence of the Network’s coordinators and other members; a total of 29 members, 13 of whom are women. Several topics were discussed in the meeting: creating name badges for the members; drafting a Code of Conduct; discussing the most efficient means for communication a...

Throughout September 2016, eight 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) were carried-out by MUSAWA in cooperation with the Palestinian Human Right Defenders Network. The meetings were attended by 76 male and female members (40 females and 36 males), who aimed at reaching an agreement on the mechanism by which members will implement the Network’s activities in the upcoming period, forging its internal regulations, and contributing to the expansion of...

A workshop under the title of “Elections and the Right of Citizens to Choose their Representatives” was conducted by MUSAWA and the Palestinian Human Rights Defenders (PHRDs) Network in the village of Raboud in Hebron. The workshop was held at Raboud’s Youth Center, and it was attended by 28 participants, 17 of whom were females. Community activist Haya Abu-Mukaddam, a member of the PHRDs Network, presented the topics of the discussion, which are relevant to the elections, democracy, electoral rolls, the voting process, the penalty for buying votes, and the distribution of ...