The Show Must Go On
The Haifa District Court received an urgent petition this morning (8.22.2019) on behalf of residents of Umm al-Fahm, regarding the mayor...
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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...
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 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 27, 20192 min read
First Bat Yam Pride Parade
The first Bat Yam Pride event is scheduled to take place next Tuesday. The event is organized by City Council member Kati Plasecki-Morag,...
Jun 19, 20193 min read
A ray of light for academic freedom of expression
Tel Aviv University is not entitled to demand that students pay for security as a condition for approving a "demonstration, assembly, or...
Jun 11, 20192 min read
Eviction of Gallery from Municipal Building
ACRI represented Barbur Gallery in Jerusalem in an appeal against the intention to remove it from the structure in which it operates due...
Mar 27, 20192 min read
ACRI Appeals “McJesus” Decision by Haifa Court
Yesterday (26.3.2019) ACRI filed an appeal to the Supreme Court against the Haifa District Court's verdict regarding displaying the...
Mar 15, 20192 min read
"Unhealed Wounds": an international multimedia project
On the International Day against Police Brutality, we are proud to partake in a multimedia project along with leading human rights...
Jan 29, 20192 min read
The Negev Coexistence Forum Cannot Be Evicted
The Supreme Court ruled today (26.12.2018) that the Be'er Sheva municipality must continue to allocate the public shelter for the...
Dec 23, 20183 min read
Petition to HCJ: Repeal the Nation-State Law
Association for Civil Rights in Israel to High Court of Justice: Repeal the Nation-State Law The petition states that the law worsens...
Dec 19, 20183 min read
Amicus Curiae: Panhandling at the Western Wall
ACRI filed a request in the Jerusalem Magistrate Court to join proceedings as an amicus curiae in the criminal case against a man...
Dec 10, 20183 min read
2018 - A Dangerous Year for Democracy
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) published today (12/10/2018) its annual position paper regarding the state of human...
Nov 12, 20184 min read
Knesset Roundup: November 12, 2018
"The Loyalty in Culture Bill"; Prevention of Workplace Abuse; Transgender Rights; The Medical Institute for Road Safety’s Conduct; Death...
Nov 8, 20181 min read
Fighting Against the "Loyalty in Culture" Bill
Dear Friends, Earlier this week the Knesset passed the first reading of Minister of Culture Miri Regev’s “Loyalty in Culture” Bill which,...
Aug 18, 20182 min read
The “Breaking the Silence” Law
State Education Law (Prevention of Activity in an Educational Institution of External Bodies Acting Against the IDF or the Goals of...
Aug 6, 20183 min read
Warning Conversations at Ben Gurion
Over the past two months, several incidents have been reported involving the detention of workers in civil society organizations at Ben...
Jul 26, 20184 min read
Summary – Knesset's Summer Session
ACRI offers the following summary of the central issues that we addressed during the Knesset’s summer session that concluded in mid-July...
Jun 14, 20182 min read
Detaining Social Activists in Airports
Following a number of incidents in which activists were detained at the airport, ACRI together with other human rights and social change...
Jun 3, 20186 min read
Knesset Round Up | June 3, 2018
Urban planning and building in the West Bank; Police Violence; The Medical Institute for Road Safety; Planning Policy in the Negev;...
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