On Wednesday, the 9th of August, 2017, representatives of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), NGOs, trade unions and political parties convened on an urgent call from Al-Haq organization to consult on the unusual increase in the issuance of legislation and the violation of basic rights and freedoms, and the accompanying serious deterioration in the human rights situation. The meeting discussed the measures taken by the Palestinian Authority against the Gaza Strip, and the consequent serious repercussions on the citizens of the Gaza Strip, in addition to the recent developments regarding the ...

The Palestinian NGOs Network condemns the arrest of a number of journalists last night by the Palestinian Security Services. PNGO described the arrest as a serious intensification of the continuous violations against the Palestinian press body, a confiscation of public freedoms and an arbitrary measure that infringes the Basic Law, which warns of further deterioration at the internal level, entering an unprecedentedly dangerous phase.  In the form of a press release, PNGO warned that keeping journalists Amer Abu-Arafeh, Mamdouh Hamamra, Tarek Abu-Zeid and Qutaiba Qasim in detention cont...

MUSAWA – The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession published issue no. 29 of Justice and Law magazine, which is an academically-assessed magazine that publishes legal studies and research aimed at identifying the weaknesses in existing Palestinian legislation or administrative policies in order to induce decision-makers to enact legislative amendments and rectify administrative imbalances. The magazine also contains comments on the final rulings issued by the Palestinian courts. The publication, consisting of 259 medium-sized pages, includes ...