MUSAWA – The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession stresses its opposition of the death penalty, as a penalty itself or in terms of the procedures of its imposition or application, for it is an expression of the failure of the security solution and its inability to provide political and social stability, which MUSAWA has already confirmed publicly and repeatedly. MUSAWA expresses its shock at the issuance of death sentences through field military tribunals, which -apart from its political implications- lacks fair trial guarantees and the right of the accused to appear before their natural...

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...