Gaza Center for Rights and Law

Gaza Center for Rights and Law (GCRL)

"GCRL was founded in 1985 with an official license from the Ministry of Justice, holding registration No. (563416866). The Association was founded by a group of expert lawyers and human rights activists aiming at spreading out the legal culture in Palestinian society and strengthening legal awareness among citizens to GCRL was founded in 1985 with an official license from the Ministry of Justice, holding registration No. (563416866). The Association was founded by a group of expert lawyers and human rights activists aiming at spreading out the legal culture in Palestinian society and strengthening legal awareness among citizens to their rights and the necessity of the law in building strong democratic civil society." 

The Centre "was established in 1985, and is a member of the International Rights' Committee in Geneva. The Centre documented human rights violations during the Intifada and, with the establishment of the Palestinian Authority, is working to strengthen the rule of law and democracy."

"The geographical scope of al-Haq's activities has had to expand during the uprising as well. Prior to 1988, it was absent from the Gaza Strip because an organization it helped found, the Gaza Centre for Rights and Law (GCRL), was the International Commission of Jurists' affiliate for that area."


 * Director (1991-5), Raji Sourani

People

 * Head of the Organization: Amin Dabour

Constituent Staff:
 * Lawyer: Mr. Tawfeq Abu Ghazallah
 * Member of PLC.: Mr. Faraj El-Saraf
 * Lawyer: Mr. Ibrahim El-Saqa
 * Economist: Mr. Basher El-Raies

Board of Directors: Source
 * Ahmed Naser
 * Amin Dabour
 * Ibrahim Shihada
 * Said Tafesh

Funding
They have received NED funding in 2001 to "train 15 trainers and 180 young men and women on the rule of law, concepts and practices of human rights and democracy, and the role of civil society in a democracy." Then in 2003 they received a further NED grant to "implement five 35-hour training courses on international and local applications of human rights, rule of law, and freedom of the press for a total of 75 Palestinian journalists in Gaza and to create an Arabic legal-reference manual for journalists." 

In 1993 the Gaza Centre for Rights and Law received a grant from Rights and Democracy.

Contact

 * Gaza Center for Rights and Law
 * Postal Address : Emmam Building - El Remal- Gaza - P.O.Box 1274
 * Telephone : 97222866287 - 97222821282
 * Fax : 97222848266
 * E-mail : gcrl AT gcrlgaza.org
 * Web: www.gcrlgaza.org (no longer works)

Contact

 * P.O. Box 1274, Sabra Area, Gaza City
 * Tel.: 07-2821282/ 2866287 Fax: 07-2866287
 * Contact Person: Mr. Ibrahim Shehada
 * Web: n/a