On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, the Palestinian Institute for International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights at the Faculty of Law and Political Science at An-Najah National University met with Ms. Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory since 1967. The meeting aimed to explore future cooperation and exchange views on joint work in the field of international law at the global level. Attending the meeting were Dr. Noor Adas, Dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science at An-Najah National University; Dr. Akram Dawood, Director of the project of The Establishment of the Institute; and Ms. Bisan Abtli, Coordinator of the Project.

During the meeting, the Institute team presented an overview of the project and the expected role of the Institute in promoting specialized legal education in international humanitarian law and human rights, along with the key activities the Institute will focus on. The importance of expanding international partnerships in this context was also emphasized. Both parties discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in various training, practical, and research areas to support efforts aimed at fostering a critical and creative experience of international law in line with the Palestinian context, with the goal of enhancing international accountability.

Ms. Albanese, for her part, expressed her willingness and readiness to collaborate and contribute with An-Najah University toward the creative and unique establishment of the Institute, in a way that helps build local capacities capable of shaping a constructive and critical perspective on international law and producing generations able to defend Palestinian rights based on international law.

This meeting is part of a series of engagements the Institute is conducting with influential international figures and institutions, within the framework of the project of the Establishment of the Palestinian Institute for International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights,  funded by the European Union.