Palestinian Centre For Human Rights Issues a Report on the Collapse of the Sharia Judicial System in Gaza and Its Impact on Women by Palestinian Centre for Human Rights

Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) today issues a new report “Absence of Justice and Suspension of Rights: Women’s Reality amid the Collapse of the Sharia Judicial System during the Genocidal War.” The report documents the near-total collapse of the Sharia judicial system in the Gaza Strip as a direct result of the ongoing genocidal war and examines the grave consequences this collapse has had on women’s rights, particularly in personal status matters, including separation, alimony, and child custody.

The report emphasizes that Israel’s violations extend beyond direct military attacks to include the deliberate dismantling of Palestinian society’s institutional infrastructure, notably the effective suspension of the Sharia judicial system, thereby creating a profound legal vacuum that undermines the protection of rights and the ability to resolve disputes through organized and lawful judicial mechanisms.