MUSAWA learned from well-informed and trusted sources that the government and the chief justice continue to pressure the Bar association to accept the implementation of the Decree-laws amending the Penal code, the law of the civil procedures, and the law of execution that were all annulled, in addition to the law of court fees. In return, they will implement the pre-amendment regulation regarding notarized documents in hopes of ending the lawyers' strike and subjugating them to their will. This is in spite of the government and the chief justice’s awareness that this acceptance and acquies...

Litigation is a guaranteed and protected right for all people, and every Palestinian has the right to seek redress in the judicial system. Laws may not contain any provisions that provide immunity to any administrative decision or action or against judicial review and judicial error shall result in a remedy by the National Authority. The public perception of the justice system is an integral part that provides the litigants with confidence and ease in achieving justice, and any infringement on this part causes them to lose faith in the justice system and adversely affects their hope of reaching justice and protecting their rights. The main requirements that shape th...

Honorable Attorney General Akram Al-Khateeb, Your Excellency the Head of the Human Rights Unit in the Public Prosecution, Mr. Jamil Sajdiya, MUSAWA - The Palestinian Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession extends its gratitude for the invitation to attend and participate in the meeting that will be held at the headquarters of the Public Prosecution in Ramallah on September 12, 2022. The purpose of the meeting is to strengthen cooperation between the Human Rights Unit of the Public Prosecution and human rights organizations so that citizens can enjoy...