HaMoked
Center for Defence of the Individual
4 Abu Obeidah Street,
97200 Jerusalem
Israel
Contact person: Jessica Montell
+972 (0)2 627 1698
+972 (0)2 627 6317
mail@hamoked.org.il
development@hamoked.org.il
http://www.hamoked.org
Topics
- Human rights
- Volunteers are welcome.
About us
HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual founded by Dr. Lotte Salzberger, is a human rights organization which was established in order to assist Palestinians subjected to the Israeli occupation which causes severe and ongoing violation of their rights.
HaMoked works for the enforcement of the standards and values of international human rights and humanitarian law.
HaMoked was established in 1988, against the backdrop of the first intifada. At the time, the organization was designed to help Palestinians injured by the “broken bones” policy, and was called “The Hotline for Victims of Violence”. As Palestinians from the Israeli Occupied Territories of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem turned to HaMoked with additional issues, the organization expanded its activities to handle human rights violations in other spheres as well. These include Detainee Rights; Residency Rights and Family Unification; Freedom of Movement; Violence by security forces and settlers toward Palestinians; House Demolition and more.
Processing of complaints includes contacting the relevant authorities, and when necessary filing legal claims and submitting petitions to the High Court of Justice. Concurrently, HaMoked endeavors to introduce policy changes and implement legislative amendments that would improve the status of human rights in the Occupied Territories.
HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual has been taking part in this legal activism and has taken over 3,000 court actions since its inception.
Jessica Montell is the Executive Director of Hamoked: Center for Defence of the Individual.
For other net participants we can establish new contacts in the field of our work.