MUSAWA held 8 periodic meetings for the members of the Lawyers for the Rule of Law Groups (friends of MUSAWA), both in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (5 meetings in several West Bank governorates: Bethlehem, Nablus and Ramallah, and 3 meetings in the Gaza Strip). The meetings were attended by a total of 93 members; 36 females and 57 males.   The members discussed several topics throughout their periodic meetings. The stressed the purpose of the groups and their effective role in monitoring, documenting and following-up violations in the pillars of justice. A...

In cooperation with the Palestinian Human Rights Defenders Network, MUSAWA organized a periodic meeting for the coordinators of the PHRDs Network in the northern and southern governorates (through video conference between the West Bank and Gaza). The meeting was held at MUSAWA’s offices in Ramallah and Gaza in the presence of the Network’s coordinators and other members; a total of 29 members, 13 of whom are women. Several topics were discussed in the meeting: creating name badges for the members; drafting a Code of Conduct; discussing the most efficient means for communication a...

Throughout September 2016, eight meetings in eight different areas (Ramallah, Jerusalem and Jericho; Salfeet and Nablus; Tulqarm and Qalqilya; Jenin and Tubas; Bethlehem and Hebron; Gaza and North Gaza; Gaza’s Middle Governorate; Khan Yunis and Rafah) were carried-out by MUSAWA in cooperation with the Palestinian Human Right Defenders Network. The meetings were attended by 76 male and female members (40 females and 36 males), who aimed at reaching an agreement on the mechanism by which members will implement the Network’s activities in the upcoming period, forging its internal regulations, and contributing to the expansion of...