The Community Committee to End the Division: No Alternative to the Algeria Dialogue to Reach Common Ground as a Basis to Achieve Reconciliation
The community committee to end the division, formed by an initiative of MUSAWA – The Palestinian center for the independence of the legal profession and the judiciary, expresses its gratitude to all the factions, political parties, and independent figures for responding to its invitation to participate in the dialogue session held at MUSAWA’s office in Gaza on Saturday 01/10/2022. This session is about discussing the way to ensure the success of the reconciliation endeavors in the national dialogue. It is held in Algeria, based on the initiative and invitation from our sister country Algeria that is widely known to fight for ...
Memo to the Public Prosecution Regarding the Refusal to Implement a Judicial Ruling
Honorable Attorney General Akram Al-Khateeb, Your Excellency the Head of the Human Rights Unit in the Public Prosecution, Mr. Jamil Sajdiya, MUSAWA - The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession extends its gratitude for the invitation to attend and participate in the meeting that will be held at the headquarters of the Public Prosecution in Ramallah on September 12, 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to strengthen cooperation between the Human Rights Unit of the Public Prosecution and human rights organizations so that citizens can enjoy...
The President Has No Power to Tax, and Decree-Laws Are Not the Legislative Tool for Taxation
The Draft Decree-Law on VAT Violates both the Human Rights and the Principles of the Rule of Law. MUSAWA closely examined The VAT draft Decree-Law, without a number, for the year 2022, and reaffirmed its refusal and objection of the issuance of decree-laws, due to its direct conflict with The Basic Law for what it represents as a usurpation of the legislative authority’s jurisdiction, and its aim to tamper with the components of the legal system, by perpetuating the absence of the legislative authority, in addition to changing the structure of the legal system in a way that a...