CSOs Call on the Prime Minister for Immediate Decision on Local Council Elections Date in Gaza In a letter to the Prime Minister Dr. Mohammad Shtayyeh, a number of coalitions and human rights organizations urged him to make an immediate decision setting a date for local council elections in Gaza and to resume the elections for their counterparts in the West Bank where elections were not held. The letter was signed by the following coalitions and organizations: Palestinian NGOs Network (PNGO), Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR), AMAN - Coalition for Accountability and...

Your excellency the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr. Mahmoud Abu Mowais, Subject: Rankings of Palestinian Universities at the Arab and International Levels MUSAWA - The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession - extends its greetings and draws attention to the drastic decline and horrific ranking of Palestinian universities internationally and in the Arab world, as revealed by the QS ranking for the year 2023, which, as we are sure you are aware, is the most accredited university ranking in the world. The most alarming aspect is th...

Human rights and civil society organizations, including MUSAWA, issued a statement addressing the general secretaries of the Palestinian national and Islamic factions, days before their meeting in Cairo, calling on them to unite and agree on a unified national strategy to confront the occupation, to respect Palestinian citizens' rights, freedoms, dignity, and right to choose their representatives, as well as to adopt clear policies to bolster their resilience in the face of the occupation. The statement is as follows: Your Excellencies, the...