Human Rights

Video The Legal Status of Jerusalem: An Introduction to International Humanitarian Law in the Palestinian Context

An introduction to the applications of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) within the context of the occupied Palestinian Territory (oPT), including East Jerusalem.

Blog Post Budour Hassan: Telling Jerusalem’s Untold Stories

Budour Hassan, legal expert on Jerusalem, is angered by conditions in her city.

Bio Maha Abu Dayyeh

A feminist activist and leader who worked to protect and promote the legal, social, and political rights of women locally and worldwide

Interview Closure and the Dismemberment of Jerusalem

What is closure, and how does it block Palestinians with certain IDs from moving freely? We asked Yael Berda, who worked within and studied this little-understood bureaucracy.

Case Study Human Rights Lawyer Fights Deportation for Alleged “Breach of Loyalty”

A Palestinian Jerusalemite lawyer, long a target of state harassment, faces imminent deportation under the recent “breach of loyalty law.”