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A Legal Amendment Will Allow Interrogation of Suspects from Israel in the Occupied Territories
On February 15, 2021, ACRI submitted comments on a legal memorandum that seeks to authorize a detention and interrogation facility in the...
Feb 18, 20211 min read


Granting Residents of East Jerusalem Legal Assistance Regarding Status
According to Israeli law, a person who is unable to independently afford legal assistance for certain issues is eligible for free legal...
Dec 7, 20202 min read


Police and Military Use of Facial Recognition Technology
On 21.9.2020, ACRI filed two petitions based on the Freedom of Information Law to the Court for Administrative Affairs in Jerusalem...
Sep 21, 20202 min read


Burning Issue: Firefighting Services Beyond the Wall
On 17.8.2020 we appealed to the Fire and Rescue Service Commander in East Jerusalem. The appeal was made after earlier in the month,...
Aug 17, 20201 min read

COVID-19: East Jerusalem & OPT
East Jerusalem Access to information and health services: Following publications regarding the lack of Corona testing in Arab...
May 6, 20203 min read


Police Conduct Against Issawiya’s Minors
On 25.3.2020, ACRI contacted the Attorney General requesting that he urgently examine police conduct in the East Jerusalem neighborhood...
Mar 25, 20202 min read


Providing Service in Arabic at the Employment Office in West Jerusalem
On 18.2.2020, ACRI appealed to the High Court of Israel on behalf of three East Jerusalem residents and Ma’an (the Workers Advice...
Feb 23, 20202 min read


The Children of Issawiya’s Ongoing Trauma
One day after nine-year-old Malek Issa was severely maimed by a sponge-tipped bullet in the neighborhood of Issawiya, we appealed to the...
Feb 16, 20201 min read


Before The Next Disaster: Dangerous Sites in East Jerusalem
An ACRI field worker recently led a tour in Beit Hanina and other neighborhoods in East Jerusalem. Not far from the water basin in which...
Jan 30, 20202 min read


Protections for Minors Suspected of Crimes? Not in Issawiya
For over half a year, the police have carried out a strong-arm policy in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya. According to...
Jan 12, 20201 min read


So the Police Failed? Let’s Send in the Army
Tal Hassin and Aviv Tatarsky Day after day, night after night, and for over six months already, Riot Police and Border Police Forces have...
Jan 12, 20203 min read


Stop Over-policing in East Jerusalem
Yesterday (6/11/2019) we wrote to the Attorney General asking him to examine and restrain the conduct of the police as seen in the...
Nov 7, 20192 min read


Delays in Transport for Children at the Shuafat Refugee Camp Checkpoint
On 20.2.201 ACRI appealed to the Commanding Officer of the Jerusalem District Police and the Commanding Officer of the Border Police in...
Sep 2, 20192 min read


West Jerusalem IES Office Turning East Jerusalemites Away
About a year ago, the state informed the High Court of Justice that it would allow new people seeking employment from East Jerusalem to...
Aug 19, 20192 min read


Don't give Jewish names to the streets of Silwan
On 18.8.2019, ACRI filed a petition on behalf of 27 residents of Silwan against the Jerusalem City Council and the municipality itself,...
Aug 19, 20192 min read


Issues with machines at Israeli Employment Services in Wadi Al-Joz
Automated attendance machines at the Israeli Employment Services (IES) function as a substitute for physically appearing at IES offices....
Aug 1, 20192 min read


Trigger-Happy Policing in East Jerusalem
About three weeks ago, the police launched a major enforcement campaign to collect debts and fines in the Issawiya neighborhood of East...
Jul 4, 20192 min read


Finally: Pest control and garbage cans in Dahiyat a-Salam
A few months ago, a resident of the Dahiyat a-Salam neighborhood in East Jerusalem contacted ACRI regarding neglect and harsh sanitary...
Jun 24, 20191 min read


This Is What 50+ Years of Discrimination Looks Like
They represent 38% of the residents of Jerusalem. 72% of families and 81% of children live below the poverty line. Their schools lack...
Jun 2, 20191 min read


Translate the Population and Immigration Authority's services into Arabic
“My visit” is an application that enables citizens and permanent residents to schedule appointments at the Population and Immigration...
Mar 17, 20191 min read
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