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Children in Bir Al-Hamam Have the Right to an Education
The village of Bir Al-Hamam has a kindergarten that has been operating for twenty years, enrolling about 30 children ages 3-5 every year....
Feb 202 min read


Registration of Stateless Children in Educational Institutions in Beer Sheva
Israeli law, as well as the policies laid out by the Ministry of Education, states that every child starting from the age of three has...
Dec 9, 20243 min read


Equal Exam Accommodations for All Evacuated Kiryat Shmona Students
On November 28, 2024, we approached the Minister of Education and senior ministry officials with the demand (Heb) that they extend the...
Dec 1, 20241 min read


Enrollment of Stateless Children in Schools in Lod and Be'er Sheva
Israeli law and Ministry of Education regulations guarantee every child the right to enroll in educational institutions from the age of...
Aug 20, 20242 min read


Discrimination Against Arab Students in STEM Excellence Scholarships
Ahead of the new academic year, the Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology released a "Call for Proposals" for excellence...
Aug 20, 20242 min read


Discrimination in Scholarship Eligibility for Arab Students at the University of Haifa
On June 7, 2022, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) filed a lawsuit in the Haifa District Court seeking a declaratory...
Jul 3, 20242 min read

Final Examination Relief for Special Education Students & Students with Challenged Learning
On May 13, 2024, we petitioned the High Court of Justice against the Ministry of Education on behalf of three students from Kiryat Shmona...
May 13, 20241 min read


Provide additional leniency to Kiryat Shmona students during final exams
On April 7, 2024, we sent legal correspondence (Hebrew) to the Ministry of Education on behalf of members of student councils and parents...
Apr 11, 20242 min read

March 2024 in the Knesset: Attacks on Freedom of Expression
The trends of silencing, harm to media outlets and journalists, and the intention to silence citizens who criticize the regime are...
Mar 25, 20245 min read


Extend Accommodation for the Evacuated Sderot Residents
The city of Sderot is located near the Gaza Strip, 2.79 km from the border, and was evacuated along with all the residents of the...
Feb 6, 20242 min read


Safety Deficiencies in Rahma Kindergarten
The Rahma Kindergarten is a state-run kindergarten in the Rahma settlement in the Negev, attended by approximately 100 children ages...
Dec 10, 20231 min read


Thousands of Students are Staying Home Due to the Suspension of Transportation Services
On September 5, 2023, ACRI, together with the Regional Council for Unrecognized Villages in the Negev, appealed (Hebrew) to the Ministry...
Nov 8, 20232 min read


To Renew the Student Transportation System in the Neve Midbar Regional Council
Since March 2023, the student transportation system of the Neve Midbar Regional Council has been sporadically halted due to budget...
Nov 7, 20231 min read


The Attack on Democracy: Monitoring Initiatives that Damage Human Rights and Democracy
The 25th Knesset and 37th Government: Monitoring Initiatives that Damage Human Rights and Democracy August 2023 Find the full paper here:...
Aug 31, 20231 min read


To Establish a Registry for Marginalized Children
Children and marginalized children - most of them are children of asylum seekers - are born and live in the country without being...
Aug 21, 20232 min read


Petition to End Segregating Educational Institutions for Children of Asylum Seekers in Tel Aviv
Today, Attorney Tal Hassin of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel and Attorney Haran Riechman of the Clinic for Law and...
Jul 26, 20227 min read


“Pedagogical Resilience” - A New Tool in Anti-Racism Education
March 21 is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. To mark this day, we are pleased to present you with the...
Mar 20, 20222 min read


Enrolling Children of Asylum Seekers in Educational Institutions in Lod
On August 29, 2021, ACRI and the Clinic for Law and Educational Policy at the University of Haifa, petitioned the Administrative Court on...
Sep 2, 20212 min read


Modes of appointing teaching staff in the Arab education system
The Ministry of Education employs two modes of appointing teaching staff in official educational institutions: one for Jewish schools, in...
Apr 26, 20211 min read


The Need for an Arab Public School in Upper Nazareth
On October 28, 2019 nine families from Nof HaGalil (Upper Nazareth), along with the Association for Civil Rights in Israel and the...
Apr 21, 20214 min read
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