Updates | Association for Civil Rights in Israel

Mar 17, 20221 min read

The Right to Health: Women and Girls’ Unique Needs

Women's and girls’ health is a unique field, requiring specific attention to these groups’ needs and issues. Many issues must be...

Mar 3, 20221 min read

The Israel Security Agency Uses Spyware for Wiretapping and Covert Surveillance.

Following our appeals to the Attorney General regarding police use of Pegasus spyware, on February 22, 2022, we also appealed to the...

Mar 3, 20221 min read

Appoint Arab Members to the National Health Council

The National Health Council is a body that advises the Minister of Health on very important issues, including: rates of health insurance...

Mar 3, 20222 min read

We Appealed to the State Comptroller: Oversight of Border Police Activity Warranted

The Israel Border Police is a hybrid military-police force primarily made up of soldiers, whose combatants undergo military training and...

Mar 2, 20222 min read

The New Citizenship Law Is Discriminatory, Racist, and Violates Children’s Fundamental Rights.

Yesterday, on March 1, 2022, the Knesset began discussing whether to re-legislate the Citizenship Law. In a position paper that we sent...

Mar 1, 20221 min read

Police Brutality Against Palestinians at Damascus Gate

On February 28, 2022, the police used sweeping and unjustified violence against hundreds of Palestinians who had gathered around Damascus...

Feb 27, 20223 min read

Expanding Use of Batons as a Means of Crowd Control

On July 8, 2021, we appealed to the Police Commissioner regarding the use of batons as a means of dispersing demonstrations. The appeal...

Feb 22, 20222 min read

Discrimination Against Palestinian Laborers Injured in Work Accidents

Feb 22, 20222 min read

Discrimination Against Palestinian Workers Injured in Workplace Accidents

On February 2, 2021, we petitioned the High Court of Justice—ACRI and Kav LaOved - Workers Hotline—against Israel’s National Insurance...

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