In January 2017, MUSAWA and the Palestinian Human Rights Defenders (hereinafter PHRDs) Network organized a regular meeting for the PHRDs coordinators in the West Bank and Gaza. A representative of the European Union attended the meeting, along with the coordinators and other members; a total of 31 members including 15 female participants.   The meeting addressed several topics: activities conducted by the Network throughout December; the importance of continuing to hold monthly meetings; preparing an agenda for January’s meetings; distributing the me...

In cooperation with the Palestinian Human Rights Defenders (PHRDs) Network, MUSAWA organized and conducted 4 EU-supported meetings for the PHRDs members throughout December 2016. The meetings were held in four different areas within the West Bank (Ramallah, Jerusalem and Jericho; Tulqarm and Qalqilya; Jenin and Tubas; Bethlehem and Hebron). A total of 38 members attended the meetings, including 27 female participants. The meetings tackled several topics, including introducing the Network by conducting field visits to courts, prisons and relevant organizations, in addition to many local activ...

MUSAWA published issue no. (28) of Justice and Law magazine. The issue comprises of 358 pages that include four academically approved legal studies; seven comments on judgments pronounced by the High Administrative Court, including the judgment to cancel conducting local elections in the Gaza Strip; three comments on a ruling by the Court of Cessation in civil cases; a comment on a ruling by the Supreme Court assigned to fulfill the duties of the Constitutional Court until established; and a legal article titled “Iran: A Religious State” under the last section of this issue.   ...