MUSAWA Condemns the Prosecution of Lawyer Momen Natour and Human Rights Activists in Gaza   MUSAWA- the Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession expresses its anger and condemnation of invading Adv. Momen Natour’s house, member of the Lawyers for the Rule of Law groups (Friends of MUSAWA) and the Palestinian Human Rights Defenders Network, intimidating his family members, including children, by members of the Palestinian Security Services in Gaza, who verbally abused the house residents, smashe...

Public Court Hearing is a Constitutional Right and infringing it Requires Accountability   MUSAWA- the Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession expresses its shock at preventing the media from covering the proceedings of a trial before the Supreme Court of Justice and broadcasting it to the public, as this prevention reflects a prejudice to the constitutional rights of citizens, and a deviation from the nature of the judicial function, which is supposed to be a right of the public, not a privilege or...

Position Paper: Issues and Obstacles Affecting Citizens' Right to Access to Justice Must be Addressed Immediately   In the framework of the oversight role played by MUSAWA- The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession, the center used to send memos to the Attorney General in Gaza, Adviser, Diaa Al-deen Al-Madhoun, asking his Excellency to take the suitable legal action to account the perpetrators of violations that affect the citizens’ rights to access to justice, equality before the law an...