MUSAWA Holds Consultation Round: “Reconciliation and the Justice System: MUSAWA Publications Oversight Role in Highlighting Needs and Shortcomings” MUSAWA – The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession held a consultation round, on 16/10/2017, both in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (via video conference) to discuss how MUSAWA’s periodic publications shed light on the needs and shortcomings of the justice system. This meeting is particularly important in light of the reconciliation, following a decade of div...

As part of its annual meeting, the General Assembly of MUSAWA – The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession elected a new Board of Directors (BoD). The meeting, which was allocated for selecting key BoD positions, brought together a total of 26 out of 29 General Assembly members. Dr. Taleb Awad was elected as the Board Chairman; Ms. Lubna Abdulhadi as the Vice-Chairman; Adv. Yousef Bakhatan as the Treasurer; Adv. Fayzah Al-Shawish as the Secretary; Adv. Yasser Jabr, Adv. Fahd Al-Shweiki, Mr. Samir Al-Barghouthi, Adv. Sharhabeel Al-Zaeem and Adv. Islah Hassania as BoD members.

His Excellency Dr. Ahmad Bahar/ Gaza, Ombudsman Office   Subject: Discrimination against Women in Holding Public Office   MUSAWA – The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession extend their warmest greetings, noting that we received a written complaint on 25/09/2017 from a citizen named Huda Tayseer Adwan, stating that she applied for the job...