Jasser Jaser
Jasser Jaser is a Palestinian human rights defender and a member of The Coalition of Civilized Demand for Fair Palestinian Telecom Sector (‘Bekfi ya shrikat alitisalat’ - Enough Communication Companies), a movement which was established to demand fair competition in the Telecom sector in Palestine and to defend the economic rights of Palestinians. The movement advocates against the continuous rise in telecommunication costs and Paltel Telecommunications Group’s monopoly over the industry in Palestine.
Human rights defenders in the OPT are subjected to acts of harassment, restrictions on freedom of movement, stigmatisation, abductions, long periods of arbitrary detention usually under administrative detention orders, illegal searches of their homes and offices and killings.
