Our Board of Directors is elected biannually and convenes on a quarterly basis.
Member
Dr. Alia Assali
President
Muna Tawfiq Mohammad Salem served as a lawyer and then the coordinator of DCIP’s Child Justice Unit between 2009 and 2011, where she represented Palestinian juveniles in conflict with the Palestinian law. She contributed as a legal consultant on the State...
Treasurer
Dr. Yaser Ismail Ibrahim Al-Amouri is an Assistant Professor of International Law and Human Rights in the Department of Law at Birzeit University. He completed a master’s degree and PhD in public international law from the University of Granada, in...
Secretary
Adla Safwan Wadih Nazer is a regulatory specialist administrator at Wataniya Mobile Palestine. She worked as a television and radio presenter for several years, including at Jordan TV, Palestine TV, and Raya FM. Nazer’s involvement with DCIP began in 2007, first...
Randa George Yacoub Siniora is a human rights and women's right defender. She is currently the General Director at the Women's Center for Legal Aid and Counseling. She began her career as a legal researcher and coordinator of the Women’s Rights...
Ashraf Hisham Musa Abu Hayyeh (Member) works as a legal advisor at Al-Haq, an independent Palestinian non-governmental human rights organization based in Ramallah. He specializes in research and analysis in the field of human rights and international humanitarian law. He...
Fayez Ahmad Hassan al-Fasfous is the Hebron and Bethlehem area coordinator at the Early Childhood Resource Center, where he has worked for the past 33 years. He also lectures on early childhood and social work at Al-Quds Open University and Bethlehem...
General Director
Khaled Quzmar is General Director of Defense for Children International - Palestine. Quzmar joined DCIP in 1995 as a lawyer representing Palestinian children in Israeli military courts. He rose through the ranks to become administrative and legal affairs director. He holds a master's degree in international human rights...
Accountability Program Director
Ayed Abu Eqtaish, Accountability Program Director, has worked with DCI - Palestine since 2000. His work focuses on child detention—documentation and both local and international advocacy for cases involving the ill treatment and torture of children. In 2001, he led...
Senior Adviser, Policy and Advocacy
Brad Parker, Esq., Senior Adviser, Policy and Advocacy, specializes in issues of juvenile justice and grave violations against children during armed conflict, and leads DCIP’s legal advocacy efforts on Palestinian children’s rights. Brad regularly writes and speaks about the situation of...
Finance Director
