Hamas summons prominent women's rights activist
Gaza's Interior Ministry summoned Nadia Abu Nahla, a prominent feminist activist, raising concerns among human rights and civil society groups operating in Gaza.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — In a step that was a shock to civil and human rights groups in the Gaza Strip, the Interior Ministry's security apparatus summoned Nadia Abu Nahla, a feminist activist and director of the Women's Affairs Technical Committee (WATC) Gaza branch, on several occasions in November. This is the first time the Interior Ministry has summoned an activist and head of a well-known women’s organization.
Abu Nahla told Al-Monitor that following a women's sit-in calling for an end to the Fatah-Hamas split on Nov. 5, security services detained the driver of a car that was carrying signs and papers belonging to the WATC. The car had been transporting female employees to the weekly women's sit-in.
