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...
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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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