Women's Organization for Political Prisoners (WOFPP)



WOFPP is a group of women united in their opposition to the Israeli occupation. The organization was established in 1988 during the first Intifada (The Palestinians uprising) when Israeli occupation forces arrested more and more Palestinians in their attempt to oppress the uprising.

WOFPP's aim is to support women political prisoners and to promote the release of all political prisoners who have struggled, or are accused of having struggled, against the Israeli occupation and are held in Israeli jails.

WOFPP's support consists of monitoring the conditions of the women political prisoners and resisting policies of suppression that violate their rights.

We seek to address abuses such as:


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