Esteemed president and the members of the Palestinian Bar Association, Subject: MUSAWA’s Monitoring Report on the Written Bar Exam Held on 23/06/2022 at Al-Istiqlal University - Jericho. MUSAWA, The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Legal Profession and the Judiciary, extends its warmest regards. In response to your esteemed Council's invitation to monitor the written Bar examination, which was held on 6/23/2022 in the halls of Al-Istiqlal University in Jericho from 11:00 AM until 2:00 PM, MUSAWA entrusted the monitoring tas...

The Palestinian Authority invents euphemisms in order to reproduce legislation in the absence of the legislative authority    “Withdrawal,” “freezing,” “suspension,” “cessation of enforcement,” are innovative terms the official level uses in dealing with the legislations it issues uniquely and dominantly in the dark, if it met societal opposition after its leak or publication. All of these terms are ignored by legislation and are devoid of legislative procedures regulated by the Basi...

One cannot cover the sun with a sieve, and the denial of human rights violations, including direct harm to physical safety and human dignity, restriction of freedom, and torture, does not contribute at all to the performance review. It also hinders any step of institutional reform and leads to a lack of accountability and failure to protect the victims’ rights and compensate them. Denial is a title for a speech that contributes to the impunity of human rights violators, covers up and promotes the practice of the security approach in dealing with citizens, and provides protection for the violators, as it is like a broken record that...