#EqualityandAntiRacism

Jan 25, 20213 min read

Landmark Ruling: HCJ Limits Police Authority

On January 25, 2021, the High Court handed down a landmark decision on our petition; the Court has significantly reduced the range of...

Sep 19, 20192 min read

Arabs Taken off Buses at Entrance to Barzilay Hospital

On September 11, 2019 the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel. along...

Sep 3, 20192 min read

Israeli Prison Service Refuses to Translate its Procedures into Arabic

The Israeli Prison Service’s (IPS) procedures and directives regulate the boundaries of IPS authority, use of force by prison guards...

Aug 29, 20192 min read

Military service condition to monitor polling stations revoked

Yesterday (28.8.2019) ACRI appealed to the head of the Central Elections Committee (CEC), Justice Hanan Melcer, demanding that he remove...

Aug 29, 20192 min read

Achievement in the struggle against housing discrimination

Dear friends, How is ACRI beneficial as a veteran organization with a legal tradition, a clear strategy for defending human rights, and...

Aug 20, 20192 min read

Petah Tikva Municipality harasses asylum seekers

Recently, officials from Petah Tikva’s municipality have begun calling asylum seekers in the city demanding home visits, allegedly for...

Aug 19, 20193 min read

Mayor prevents Employee from Putting Gay Pride Flag on Desk

Haifa mayor Dr. Einat Kalisch-Rotem informed the municipal Library Services director that a librarian placing a Gay Pride Flag on her...

Aug 14, 20192 min read

Daycare budget discrimination in Arab localities

On 31.7.2019, ACRI appealed to the Minister of Social Affairs and the Prime Minister demanding the repeal of procedures and government...

Aug 4, 20193 min read

Is it okay to record in polling stations?

In advance of the upcoming elections, the public conversation is filled with debate over placing cameras and recording devices in polling...

Jul 17, 20192 min read

Enroll children of asylum seekers in schools

On July 9, 2019, 129 asylum seekers and immigrant residents from Petah Tikva, along with ACRI and ASSAF - Aid Organization for Refugees...

Jul 14, 20191 min read

First Pride Parade held in Netanya

Local pride organizations in Netanya, along with The Aguda- Israel’s LGBT Taskforce, requested to host the city’s first Pride Parade. The...

Jul 12, 20192 min read

Gender Segregation in Institutions of Higher Education

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC), and the Israel Women's Network have...

Jul 4, 20192 min read

Police brutality toward Ethiopian Israelis

Pinning protesters to the ground, chokeholds, excessive use of force, a deafening scream, and behind-the-back handcuffing – these are...

Jun 26, 20191 min read

Registered professionals must act in an egalitarian manner

Registered professions are those that require licenses, such as doctors, security guards, psychologists, lawyers, real estate agents, and...

Jun 18, 20192 min read

Success: matriculation exams in Arabic

Today (June 18th 2019), the High Court of Justice ordered the translation of matriculation exams into Arabic. The decision was made...

May 16, 20191 min read

Encouraging reading – for Jewish students only?

In recent months, two new and welcome projects have been launched by the National Library of Israel and the Ministry of Education: the...

May 13, 20192 min read

Entrance to Parks for Wealthy Only?

Will this year’s Independence Day be the last time that all inhabitants of Israel be able to celebrate in public parks? Interior Minister...

May 12, 20193 min read

You're brown - show me your ID

Profiling in Israel is humiliating and offensive: people, generally young, and nearly always Arab, Ethiopian, or Mizrahi, are targeted by...

Apr 17, 20192 min read

Success: Gindi Real Estate Fined $270,000 for Discrimination

The Israel Land Authority (ILA) decided to impose on the Gindi Group real estate company to pay $270,000 in compensation after having...

Mar 10, 20192 min read

Discrimination Against Women in Budgets for Sports Teams

On February 18, 2019, ACRI submitted a request to the Be'er Sheva Administrative Court to join as an "amicus curiae” to a petition filed...

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