Educating and empowering students through practical training and enabling them to gain a well-rounded understanding of law towards promoting awareness of international human rights and humanitarian law among the wider Palestinian society
Al-Quds Human Rights Clinic (AQHRC)
عيادة القدس لحقوق الإنسان
Mission
Organization Type
EducationalAreas of Work
Education,
Law and Legal Aid,
Human Rights,
Location of Work
Inside the wall but outside the Israeli municipal boundaries of Jerusalem,
Notes
Established in the fall of 2006, the Al-Quds Human Rights Clinic (AQHRC) became the first accredited clinical human rights legal education program in Palestine and the Arab World. It operates as an independent unit within the Faculty of Law at Al-Quds University. The AQHRC teaches its undergraduate law students through practical legal training in international human rights and humanitarian law, in an effort to facilitate access to justice for Palestinians.
Its year-long program includes a legal internship, campaign design, and hands-on projects, in addition to lectures and seminars. In 2008, a Street Law program was established to teach high school students their rights.
The unit also offers legal assistance to low-income Palestinians in Jerusalem.
As the first program of its kind and with its international recognition, the AQHRC is a model of clinical legal education in the Arab world, empowering students to advocate for Palestinian rights and contribute to civil society.
4 King Faisal Old City Gate University Street, Abu Dis, Jerusalem
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