What’s wrong with the “override clause” for High Court of Justice rulings? The "override clause" implies that the Knesset may preclude...

Politically, 2019 was a year of gridlock and instability due to the lack of a government. As a result, many important human rights issues...

Following the results of the September 2019 elections, pundits swiftly declared that the significance was, among other things, that there...

In recent years there has been a proliferation of initiatives and legislation aimed at shrinking the democratic space in Israel. In this...

Shrinking Democratic Space in Israel November 2018 update In recent years, Israel has been undergoing a process of "shrinking democratic...

Association for Civil Rights in Israel to High Court of Justice: Repeal the Nation-State Law The petition states that the law worsens...

To mark International Human Rights Day, ACRI hosted a conference at the Knesset to discuss strategic urban planning as a tool for...

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) published today (12/10/2018) its annual position paper regarding the state of human...

"The Loyalty in Culture Bill"; Prevention of Workplace Abuse; Transgender Rights; The Medical Institute for Road Safety’s Conduct; Death...

Dear Friends, The fact of the matter is that with every year, the democratic space in Israel is narrowing and the voices causing its...

State Education Law (Prevention of Activity in an Educational Institution of External Bodies Acting Against the IDF or the Goals of...

ACRI offers the following summary of the central issues that we addressed during the Knesset’s summer session that concluded in mid-July...

Discussions in the Ministerial Committee for Legislation was completed on Tuesday 18th July in the morning hours, and later on, the...

The Jewish Nation-State bill sends a powerful message that the State of Israel belongs only to the Jewish People, all the while ignoring...

ACRI: The proposed bill will harm the independence and professionalism of the civil service, the protection of the rule of law, and the...

Urban planning and building in the West Bank; Police Violence; The Medical Institute for Road Safety; Planning Policy in the Negev;...

The Minister of Justice published a new law memorandum that would end government-funded legal aid to “infiltrators.” There is only one...

Even if the court does not abandon the principles of justice and equality tomorrow, the “Jewish Law” Bill imparts the intention of its...

Democracy in its deepest sense is not majority rule: The majority does not need democracy in order to impose its opinion. Contrary to the...

The NGO Law is intended to harm organizations that promote democracy and worldviews that differ from the views of the majority in the...