The Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development acknowledges the president's decision to overturn article (240) from the Palestinian penalties law (16), which governs the northern governances, and amend article (18) from the law (74) by adding the statement: "excluding honor based killings, so as not to allow murderers to escape punishment in cases of wrong interpretation." The organization sees in this decision a step closer to social justice and the activation of the civil law. The law comes in accordance with the building of a modern society based on gender equality and the protection of women's rights. It is an introduction to coming amendments in the penalties law and the personal status law, aiming to protect the family and women.
The organization stated that the amendments correspond to the efforts of the feminist movement and the different legal organization, including the PWWSD, which demanded in its annual campaign to combat violence against women, to make amendments on the penalties law which governs the OPT. The organization addressed the Palestinian president with memorandum, urging him to suspend the articles which give lenient sentences in cases of honor killing. It also demanded the development of a Palestinian penalties law which complies with the needs of the Palestinian society. Over 8000 citizens signed on the petition, including important political and academic figures, and civil society organizations.
Moreover, the organization touched upon the escalating honor based murders which still threaten the stability of the Palestinian Society, concluded with the atrocious murder of Aya Barath'eye in Sourif – Hebron. Therefore the PWWSD demands changes in the Palestinian personal status law, in accordance with international laws and conventions concerning women's rights.
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