Alternate Title | WCLAC |
Creator | Markaz al-Marʾah lil-Irshād al-Qānūnī wa-al-Ijtimāʻī (Jerusalem) |
Organization Type | Non-governmental organizations |
Organization Based In | West Bank of the Jordan River |
Subjects | Women, Palestinian Arab -- Civil rights; Human rights (General) |
Summary | "The Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC) was established by a small group of women in Jerusalem in 1991 as a Palestinian, independent, non-governmental, non-profit organisation. WCLAC aims to address the causes and consequences of gender-based violence within the community as well as the gender-specific effects of the increasing militarisation associated with the Israeli occupation." |
Languages | Arabic; English |