Legal Memos

Legal memos aim to draw the attention of Palestinian decision makers to violations of the law whilst highlighting the appropriate means available to enforce the law in the best possible manner in accordance with international criteria. These memos contribute effectively to MUSAWA's strategic goal to contribute to the upholding of the rule of law in the State of Palestine.

 

Below is an overview of most legal memos that were sent by MUSAWA. In addition the legal memos are published in our multi-annual magazine Eye on Justice, which can be found here.

MUSAWA demands an investigation into the killing of a young man in Tulkarm ca...

MUSAWA, the Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession, expresses shock, denunciation, and condemnation over the killing of Abdul Qader Zaqdah today in Tulkarm camp. This occurrred during clashes between security personnel and citizens protesting the removal of barricades put up by the citizens to prevent Israeli occupation forces from storming the camp. MUSAWA emphasizes that the use of force has had and continues to have devastating repercussions, claiming citizens' lives and hastening the descent into an abyss of chaos that undermines individual and group security while also threatening ...

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MUSAWA’s Statement: Security Services Prevent Peaceful Gathering of Public Em...

Date 2023-08-28

LOCATION ًWest Bank

MUSAWA’s Statement: Security Services Prevent Peaceful Gathering of Public Employees Union in Front of the Council of Ministers

Category West Bank

In violation of the Basic Law, the Public Meetings Law, and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Palestinian security forces disperse a peaceful gathering in front of the cabinet. This assembly was called by the founding body of the state employees union, which followed the applicable laws and notified the appropriate official bodies of the meeting's time, location, purpose, and peaceful nature. We demand an investigation to ensure that all those responsible for dispersing this assembly and preventing journalists from covering it, as they deemed it illegal, are held accounta...

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Letter from Civil Society Institutions Addressed to the Prime Minister Callin...

Date 2023-08-22

LOCATION ًWest Bank and Gaza

Letter from Civil Society Institutions Addressed to the Prime Minister Calling for an Urgent Decision Regarding the Holding of Local Elections in Gaza

Category West Bank / Gaza / position paper

CSOs Letter to the Prime Minister Calling on him for Immediate Decision on Local Council Elections Date in Gaza   Your Excellency the Palestinian Prime Minister Dr. Mohammad Shtayyeh Subject: Local Elections in Gaza Elections in Gaza represent an urgent need, given that Gaza has been denied the right, in three elections phases, to participate in elections, mainly due to political reasons. Therefore, the undersigned organizations st...

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