A workshop under the title of “Elections and the Right of Citizens to Choose their Representatives” was conducted by MUSAWA and the Palestinian Human Rights Defenders (PHRDs) Network in the village of Raboud in Hebron. The workshop was held at Raboud’s Youth Center, and it was attended by 28 participants, 17 of whom were females. Community activist Haya Abu-Mukaddam, a member of the PHRDs Network, presented the topics of the discussion, which are relevant to the elections, democracy, electoral rolls, the voting process, the penalty for buying votes, and the distribution of ...

A series of encounters was conducted by MUSAWA, in cooperation with the Palestinian Human Rights Defenders (PHRDs) Network, the Lawyers for the Rule of Law Groups (friends of MUSAWA), and the Central Elections Commission (CEC). The encounters addressed the topic: “Mechanisms for Monitoring the Electoral Process”, and they were held at MUSAWA’s office in Gaza, targeting MUSAWA’s monitoring team which consists of lawyers, journalists, media figures and those interested. More than 85 local observers approved by MUSAWA’s central elections commission benefited from the trainings, 31 of whom were females.

A workshop under the title “The Right to Vote and Be Elected” was conducted by MUSAWA and the Palestinian Human Rights Defenders Network (PHRDs) at the headquarters of the General Union of Palestinian Women. 18 women attended the workshop.   During the workshop, lawyers Saja Sa’d and Israa’ Salameh, both members of the PHRDs Network, delivered information on several legal, social and cultural concepts related to voting and being elected, in addition to presenting other data relevant to the subject matter.