Human rights and civil society organizations, including MUSAWA, issued a statement addressing the general secretaries of the Palestinian national and Islamic factions, days before their meeting in Cairo, calling on them to unite and agree on a unified national strategy to confront the occupation, to respect Palestinian citizens' rights, freedoms, dignity, and right to choose their representatives, as well as to adopt clear policies to bolster their resilience in the face of the occupation. The statement is as follows: Your Excellencies, the...

Esteemed president and members of the Bar Association, Subject: Non-compliance of Notaries Public with the Notarial Deeds System  MUSAWA-The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession- extends its greetings, stating that it has received complaints from a number of practicing lawyers regarding notaries public's non-compliance with the notarial deeds system, which has resulted in a decrease in the number of notarial deeds, negatively affecting the lawyers' work.  Accordingly, a random sample of 282 lawyers particip...

Public Statement CSOs Call to Restore Constitutional Life and Issue a Presidential Decree to Hold General Presidential, Legislative, and National Council Elections 22nd of May 2023 marks two years since the first round of general elections was scheduled to take place, starting with legislative elections, followed by presidential elections, and the national council elections. However, it was cancelled after the nomination period that lasted until 30/04/2020. The number of electoral lists was unprecedented, as 36 el...