The Most Important Procedures and Activities of the National Association of Democracy & Law Based in Rafah, Palestine

 Democracy depends on basic requirements such as knowledge and freedom, so to search for things far from means that you are searching for troubles. The national association for democracy and law was established to serve and offer the principles of democracy among people and to make use of developing and improving creative thinking among Palestinian people through various programmes that contribute to build a prosperous future with Palestinian society.

Democracy is a system depends completely on faith, science and regulated values. All contributors in this association make use of these moral principles.

As we live in a severe circumstances resulted from Israeli forces in occupied territories exemplified in the depression and the great suffering that our people always subjected to, accordingly to our task in this association depends on people who believes in the issues of democracy and freedom .The meaning of democracy requires a strong platform that can help and strengthen its principles among people through public activities, courses, meetings and workshops.

What is the Association?

The national association of democracy and law was established in 08/08/2003, it was registered at the interior ministry number 7313, Rafah, Palestine.

It was established with the assistance of Palestinian youth and all who concerned with this issue.

The association believes mostly with the aim required to be achieved with the cooperation of all individuals, groups, and institutions concerned with human rights.

The association aims

* Helping the Palestinian people especially youth

* Helping Palestinian youth by revealing their economic problems

* Protecting human rights respecting Palestinian law and to reinforce democracy principles.

* Increase of the Palestinian knowledge of the human rights, tasks and responsibilities throughout meetings, courses and workshops.

* Writing down the significant events related to law breaking and human rights.

* Protecting human rights in line with laws that are used in national Palestinian authority territories and according to international standards and accords.

* Supporting and reinforcing all efforts that help Palestinians for their self determination.

* Prevailing democratic culture and awareness among citizens.

* Developing and improving the women role in Palestinian society.

* Protecting the rights of the Palestinian child.

* Creating operative relations with other associations and with foreign, Arabic and civil centers that agree with the national associations of democracy and law.

* Effective democratic cooperation at the level of international public places.

The association consists of committees to achieve its goals that are as follows: -

• Public relations committee

• Information committee

• Projects group

• Child and woman group

• Civil research group

• Public communication and training group

The association future prospect

The association is looking forward to establishing many branches of centers all over Gaza Strip provinces.

Public relations committee

reinforcing and develop relations and share plans with other associations.

 Information committee

Bringing information of daily events development for the association members and national and civil societies in a creative magazines and reports related to the association.

 Public communication and training group

Holding meetings, conferences, workshops and training courses concerned with civil rights and culture and law. Moreover, protecting the human rights that begin with civilian awareness of their rights. The group depends on international law and other international standards through culture such as declaration of human rights. Two agreements concerned with the political and civil rights and Geneva Convention concerned with cultural, economic and social rights.

 Civil research group

The group brings information about Palestinian civilian rights through collecting information such as Israeli occupation against Palestinians or the performance of the Palestinian authority. The group depends on specialized trained group work that keeps wide relations with the audience to be aware of their needs.

 Projects, study and research group

The group works through preparing project, studies and research and regulating workshops and meetings in cooperation with other groups which focuses on civilian rights and the Palestinian civilians under the occupied territories in the following fields: the economic, civil and political fields. Furthermore, having much care that is marginalized and weak groups in the Palestinian society such as: children, women and the handicapped.