In January 2017, MUSAWA and the Palestinian Human Rights Defenders (hereinafter PHRDs) Network organized a regular meeting for the PHRDs coordinators in the West Bank and Gaza. A representative of the European Union attended the meeting, along with the coordinators and other members; a total of 31 members including 15 female participants.   The meeting addressed several topics: activities conducted by the Network throughout December; the importance of continuing to hold monthly meetings; preparing an agenda for January’s meetings; distributing the me...

On the occasion of the international day of human rights and human rights defenders, MUSAWA organized a workshop on the reality of human rights defenders in Palestine in terms of their rights and the means available to protect them. The workshop was conducted in cooperation with the Palestinian Human Rights Defenders (PHRDs) Network, the National Society for Democracy and Law, and the Palestinian Youth Media Rally at the rally’s hall in Rafah. The workshop targeted a number of lawyers, media figures, journalists and others who are interested in the field. A total number of 23 people attended the workshop, including 9 female partici...

MUSAWA published issue no. (28) of Justice and Law magazine. The issue comprises of 358 pages that include four academically approved legal studies; seven comments on judgments pronounced by the High Administrative Court, including the judgment to cancel conducting local elections in the Gaza Strip; three comments on a ruling by the Court of Cessation in civil cases; a comment on a ruling by the Supreme Court assigned to fulfill the duties of the Constitutional Court until established; and a legal article titled “Iran: A Religious State” under the last section of this issue.   ...