In July, the Palestinian Women’s Trauma Healing Center carried out education, field research, legal and psychological counseling, and referral activities with relevant institutions to protect the rights of women and vulnerable groups and support their psychosocial recovery.
The Center held an educational workshop to strengthen women’s legal rights, as well as a workshop to raise psychosocial awareness of violence against women. Center activists visited refugee camps and local institutions to assess the needs of vulnerable women, women from Gaza, and women whose family members are detained in Israeli prisons. They also provided emergency support and connected them with relevant services.
Legal experts visited judicial and investigative institutions to review cases of violence against women and the progress of individual cases, provide legal advice, and monitor whether fair trial procedures were being guaranteed and whether judicial institutions were responding appropriately. Psychological experts strengthened cooperation with local universities by supervising university students’ field placements in psychosocial welfare and carrying out capacity-building activities.
The Center provided nine new legal consultations and follow-up support for four existing cases. As cases of femicide and violence against women continue to rise, the Center also continued its advocacy calling for preventive policies, stronger reporting systems and victim protection measures, and tougher punishment for perpetrators. Psychological counseling was provided for 10 new cases, along with follow-up support for seven existing cases. During the counseling process, the Center actively supported emergency assistance, crisis intervention, safety planning, and referrals to specialists, medical institutions, protection agencies, and legal institutions. The Center also decided to provide necessary support to two local men who requested emergency psychological counseling.
In addition, the Center conducted research on emerging forms of violence in the Nablus area, including digital sexual violence and substance abuse, and discussed local cooperation systems for future response. The Center will continue strengthening emergency communication networks and referral systems among institutions so that vulnerable women can more quickly access the services they need.
In July, the Palestinian Women’s Trauma Healing Center carried out education, field research, legal and psychological counseling, and referral activities with relevant institutions to protect the rights of women and vulnerable groups and support their psychosocial recovery.
The Center held an educational workshop to strengthen women’s legal rights, as well as a workshop to raise psychosocial awareness of violence against women. Center activists visited refugee camps and local institutions to assess the needs of vulnerable women, women from Gaza, and women whose family members are detained in Israeli prisons. They also provided emergency support and connected them with relevant services.
Legal experts visited judicial and investigative institutions to review cases of violence against women and the progress of individual cases, provide legal advice, and monitor whether fair trial procedures were being guaranteed and whether judicial institutions were responding appropriately. Psychological experts strengthened cooperation with local universities by supervising university students’ field placements in psychosocial welfare and carrying out capacity-building activities.
The Center provided nine new legal consultations and follow-up support for four existing cases. As cases of femicide and violence against women continue to rise, the Center also continued its advocacy calling for preventive policies, stronger reporting systems and victim protection measures, and tougher punishment for perpetrators. Psychological counseling was provided for 10 new cases, along with follow-up support for seven existing cases. During the counseling process, the Center actively supported emergency assistance, crisis intervention, safety planning, and referrals to specialists, medical institutions, protection agencies, and legal institutions. The Center also decided to provide necessary support to two local men who requested emergency psychological counseling.
In addition, the Center conducted research on emerging forms of violence in the Nablus area, including digital sexual violence and substance abuse, and discussed local cooperation systems for future response. The Center will continue strengthening emergency communication networks and referral systems among institutions so that vulnerable women can more quickly access the services they need.