Lawyers for Justice, in cooperation with Human Rights Watch, launched its annual report for the year 2025 titled: “Complaints in the Public Prosecution’s Drawers – A Year of Waiting Without Redress.” The launch took place in the presence of representatives from diplomatic missions, international and local human rights organizations, activists, human rights defenders, as well as a number of individuals interested in legal and human rights affairs, and victims’ families.
The meeting included a speech by Human Rights Watch regarding the importance of cooperation with Palestinian human rights organizations, and supporting efforts aimed at enhancing the protection of human rights, following up on violation cases, and achieving access to justice.
Lawyers for Justice also presented the key findings of the report and opened the floor for victims and their families, lawyers, activists, and representatives of institutions and diplomatic missions to participate in the discussion and provide comments and recommendations on ways to strengthen mechanisms for handling human rights-related complaints.
The group emphasized that this report comes as part of its legal and human rights work aimed at supporting efforts to achieve access to justice and ensuring that victims have access to legal remedies, and is not a substitute for the role or jurisdiction of official institutions.
In this context, Lawyers for Justice stresses the important role played by the Public Prosecution in following up on human rights-related complaints, promoting the rule of law, and guaranteeing individuals’ right to access justice and effective redress, in line with national legislation and relevant legal obligations.
The group hopes that the discussion sparked by the report will contribute to fostering dialogue and cooperation between justice institutions, human rights organizations, and civil society. This, in turn, would support the development of mechanisms for receiving and following up on complaints, and help address any challenges victims face in accessing their rights, ultimately leading to a justice system that is more effective and responsive to citizens’ needs.
Lawyers for Justice affirms its continued commitment to working and cooperating with various relevant parties and institutions, in a professional and constructive spirit, to enhance human rights protection, support the rule of law, and advance access to justice.
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