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Dec 16, 20243 min read
Don’t Turn the Municipal Policing Pilot Program Into a Permanent Arrangement
Photo by Tal Dahan, ACRI In August of 2011, the Knesset passed the “Municipal Policing Law,” in which municipal inspectors were granted...
Nov 18, 20242 min read
Using AI in Airport Policing Decisions
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel petitioned the High Court of Justice on May 23, 2024, requesting that it order the police to...
Nov 14, 20243 min read
Police Deploy 'Hawk Eye' System for Tracking Drivers
First Petition On January 28, 2021, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) and Privacy Israel filed a petition with the High...
Oct 6, 20243 min read
One Year of War: The Collapse of Human and Civil Rights Protections in Israel and the West Bank
A Review of Human Rights Violations in Israel and the West Bank Over a Year of War Since the horrific massacre carried out by...
Jul 17, 20243 min read
Expanding the Authority of the Shin Bet
On July 20, 2021, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel petitioned the High Court of Justice to cancel government decisions that...
Apr 16, 20242 min read
Examining the use of "The Gospel" System, Used to Propose Targets for Military Attacks
According to various army publications and journalistic investigations, the military employs artificial intelligence systems in the...
Apr 1, 20243 min read
Threatening Messages from the Shin Bet to Arab Citizens and Residents
In recent days, many Arab citizens and residents received text messages to their cellphones in Arabic, signed by the Shin Bet, with a...
Dec 12, 20233 min read
The Shin Bet Law Amendment: All the Lives of the Citizens will be Exposed to the Government
On December 11, 2023, the comprehensive amendment to the Shin Bet Law was published. This amendment marks the first modification to the...
Oct 19, 20232 min read
Opening of an Investigation Following Publications on Social Networks
Due to the great importance of freedom of expression, in 2019, a directive was issued by the State Prosecutor, stating that the police...
May 29, 20231 min read
"The Surveillance Law" - Comments of the Association on the Proposed Law
Following a petition (Hebrew) we filed together with the Association for Privacy Protection in Israel against the unauthorized...
Dec 31, 20224 min read
Multiple Flaws in the Israel Security Agency’s Database – Regulation and Oversight Required
© Wessel Cirkel | Dreamstime.com Section 11 of the General Security Services Law, which slid under the radar at the time without any...
Oct 30, 20223 min read
Even Secret Security Organizations Can’t Take Human Rights Away
Dear Friends, Over ACRI’s 50 years of operations, we have not shied away from keeping a close eye on one of the most powerful bodies in...
Sep 22, 20221 min read
Install Cameras in Police Booths at the Entrance to Damascus Gate
Photo: Muhannad Anati, ACRI ACRI and the The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel petitioned the High Court of Justice on November...
Jun 1, 20223 min read
ACRI Petitions to HCJ: General Security Service Tracking Program - Illegal
During the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was revealed that the General Security Services (GSS) maintains a database based on...
Jan 23, 20224 min read
Appeal Against Police Use of NSO Surveillance Spyware
© Tero Vesalainen | Dreamstime.com 18 January 2022 To Mr. Omer Bar-Lev Police Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai ...
Dec 7, 20212 min read
GSS Tracking as a Part of the Struggle Against Corona – Fifth Petition
ACRI, Adalah - The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, Physicians for Human Rights Israel, and Privacy Israel, petitioned...
Nov 28, 20212 min read
ACRI Response to Israel’s COVID Cabinet Reinstating Shin Bet Tracking
The decision of the COVID Cabinet to reinstate the Shin Bet contact tracing in light of the new COVID strain is an ill-fated and illegal...
Aug 2, 20213 min read
“Surveillance Law” Memorandum: Genuine Risk to Democracy and Human Rights
Following ACRI’s petition, submitted along with Privacy Israel, against the unauthorized operation of the “Hawk-Eye” surveillance system,...
Jul 31, 20211 min read
Protecting Privacy and Personal Information in the Transition to the Digital Age
The developing Arrangements Law includes many welcome initiatives to advance the State of Israel and its public services into the digital...
Jul 21, 20212 min read
ACRI Petitions High Court: GSS Authority Expanded In Violation of Law
The response to ACRI’s Freedom of Information Request has made clear that the General Security Service’s designated functions has been...
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