In its efforts to spread the culture of human rights in marginalized regions and communities (with specific focus on the right to a fair trial, access to justice, and equality before the law and the judiciary), MUSAWA conducts workshops throughout the year to raise legal awareness, enable community groups to defend their rights and help them realize the legal tools and mechanisms available to protect these rights. Below is an overview of MUSAWA's workshops.
Workshop: The Reality, Rights and Means to Protect Palestinian Defenders
On the occasion of the international day of human rights and human rights defenders, MUSAWA organized a workshop on the reality of human rights defenders in Palestine in terms of their rights and the means available to protect them. The workshop was conducted in cooperation with the Palestinian Human Rights Defenders (PHRDs) Network, the National Society for Democracy and Law, and the Palestinian Youth Media Rally at the rally’s hall in Rafah. The worksho...
Consultation Round to Discuss MUSAWA's Monitory Publications
Given the importance of MUSAWA’s publications as tools for monitoring the performance of the justice sector, a special consultation round was organized and conducted on 14/12/2016, connecting the West Bank and Gaza through video conference, to discuss the 19th issue of Eye on Justice magazine and 27th issue of Justice and Law magazine. The session included a number of legal figures both from the West Bank and...
The Right to Vote and to Be Elected in Local Elections
Two workshops under the title “The Right to Vote and to Be Elected in Local Elections” were conducted by MUSAWA and the Palestinian Human Rights Defenders (PHRDs) Network. One of the workshops was held at the headquarters of Al-Mustaqbal Charity in Al-Shati Camp, west of the city of Gaza, while the other one was held at Binaa’s Charity for Development in Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip. 56 was the total number of attendees for both workshops ...