Palestinian people are currently enduring extreme anxiety and helplessness as Israel’s relentless genocide and the United States’ war of aggression intensify. Palestinians living under occupation, in particular, are experiencing psychological and physical trauma caused by economic pressure, the seizure of homes, and the fear of violence and death that may strike at any moment. In this situation, domestic violence and gender-based violence against vulnerable classes, such as women and children, are becoming even more severe.
In response, since the outbreak of the war, the Center has completely revised the direction of its activities and is doing its utmost to ease local anxiety, strengthen resilience, and respond to violence. It provides a range of psychological support services, including individual counseling, crisis intervention, emotional support, trauma recovery, family counseling, and referrals to mental health services, while also fostering the training of local psychological counseling trainees and future practitioners. The Center also carried out legal support activities, including counseling on legal issues women face in their daily lives and assistance with procedures involving relevant institutions such as Sharia courts, enforcement authorities, the police, and courts. Public sessions were also held to improve women’s legal awareness.
April included days when remembrance and solidarity were especially needed, such as Palestinian Prisoners’ Day and Israeli Apartheid Week. In particular, the families of Palestinian prisoners detained by Israel live in extreme anxiety, not knowing when executions may be carried out. In response, the Center invited women family members of prisoners to share information on laws related to the death penalty, the scope of their application, and current responses by human rights organizations. The gathering concluded with a time to share their feelings and pray for the freedom of prisoners by releasing balloons in the colors of the Palestinian flag into the sky.
During Israeli Apartheid Week, participants discussed the impact of occupation policies, including restrictions on movement, checkpoints, and land violations, on local communities and women. They also addressed the BDS movement, the issue of executions of prisoners, and ways to respond to economic hardship.
The Butterfly Fund began with the courage of survivors of the Japanese military sexual slavery, who declared that such atrocities must never happen to anyone, anywhere in the world. The Korean Council also stands together in all efforts to resolve the Japanese military sexual slavery issue, eradicate sexual violence in armed conflict, and resist imperialism, militarism, occupation, and gender-based discrimination and exploitation. The Korean Council and the Butterfly Fund will always stand beside our comrades who have struggled together on the land of Palestine for decades.
Palestinian people are currently enduring extreme anxiety and helplessness as Israel’s relentless genocide and the United States’ war of aggression intensify. Palestinians living under occupation, in particular, are experiencing psychological and physical trauma caused by economic pressure, the seizure of homes, and the fear of violence and death that may strike at any moment. In this situation, domestic violence and gender-based violence against vulnerable classes, such as women and children, are becoming even more severe.
In response, since the outbreak of the war, the Center has completely revised the direction of its activities and is doing its utmost to ease local anxiety, strengthen resilience, and respond to violence. It provides a range of psychological support services, including individual counseling, crisis intervention, emotional support, trauma recovery, family counseling, and referrals to mental health services, while also fostering the training of local psychological counseling trainees and future practitioners. The Center also carried out legal support activities, including counseling on legal issues women face in their daily lives and assistance with procedures involving relevant institutions such as Sharia courts, enforcement authorities, the police, and courts. Public sessions were also held to improve women’s legal awareness.
April included days when remembrance and solidarity were especially needed, such as Palestinian Prisoners’ Day and Israeli Apartheid Week. In particular, the families of Palestinian prisoners detained by Israel live in extreme anxiety, not knowing when executions may be carried out. In response, the Center invited women family members of prisoners to share information on laws related to the death penalty, the scope of their application, and current responses by human rights organizations. The gathering concluded with a time to share their feelings and pray for the freedom of prisoners by releasing balloons in the colors of the Palestinian flag into the sky.
During Israeli Apartheid Week, participants discussed the impact of occupation policies, including restrictions on movement, checkpoints, and land violations, on local communities and women. They also addressed the BDS movement, the issue of executions of prisoners, and ways to respond to economic hardship.
The Butterfly Fund began with the courage of survivors of the Japanese military sexual slavery, who declared that such atrocities must never happen to anyone, anywhere in the world. The Korean Council also stands together in all efforts to resolve the Japanese military sexual slavery issue, eradicate sexual violence in armed conflict, and resist imperialism, militarism, occupation, and gender-based discrimination and exploitation. The Korean Council and the Butterfly Fund will always stand beside our comrades who have struggled together on the land of Palestine for decades.