The Civil Coalition for Judiciary Reform and Protection (ISTIQLAL)
The Coalition is an umbrella under which its members work to participate and contribute
to building an independent and effective Palestinian judiciary per the relevant
international standards and best practices of democratic systems, providing a professional
opinion, visions and constructive positions regarding any issues related to the
independence of the judiciary, ensuring its functioning without prejudice, presenting
constructive, useful and feasible proposals aiming at strengthening the independence of
the judiciary, offering the best mechanisms and ways to face the challenges within this
context, and in general providing popular protection as being a pillar of the constitutional
and legal protection of the independence of the judiciary and rule of law.
The Coalition is composed of the National Commission for the Independence of the
Judiciary (Istiqlal), the hosting institution for the coalition, , AMAN Coalition, Al-Mezan
Center for Human Rights, Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center, Women's Centre
for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC), Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights
Association - Gaza, Adwar Foundation for Social Change, Hurriyat Center, General Union of
Independent Syndicates, Al-Marsad, the Palestinian Center for Democracy and Conflict
Resolution, Reform Foundation, Knights of Tomorrow Organization, Yalu Society, Faculty of
Law at Palestine Ahliya University, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences at Hebron
University, Human Rights and Media Democracy Center “Shams”, Palestinian Center for
Development and Media Freedoms (MADA), The Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of
Global Dialogue “MIFTAH”, Filastiniyat Organization, Women Media and Development
(TAM), Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre for Victims of Torture (TRC), Ramallah Center
for Human Rights Studies, and the Coalition includes the Independent Commission for
Human Rights, the NGOs Network as observer members and the Palestinian Human Rights
Organizations Council (PHROC) as a supporter.
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