Head writer: Efrat Shir | Steering committee: Alon Arad; Guy Shalev, Ziv Stahl INTRODUCTION Twenty-one human rights organisations are signatories to this report. Our position remains clear: human...
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Repeal the Ban on Red Cross Visits to Palestinian Prisoners [EN/HE]
On February 22, 2024, ACRI, Physicians for Human Rights, HaMoked and Gisha petitioned the High Court of Justice (Hebrew) demanding that Red Cross representatives be allowed to visit Palestinian...
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Joint statement, October 2023
We, members of the undersigned human rights organizations in Israel, are shocked and horrified in these dreadful days. Hamas’ horrific crimes against innocent civilians – including children, women,...
State of the Occupation - year 56: A Joint Situation Report (June 2023)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 56 years have passed since Israel occupied the oPt. On this regrettable anniversary, 17 human rights organizations have come together to present a unified situation report on four...
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Harming Refugees Endangers Democracy and Harming Democracy Endangers Refugees
This position paper discusses some of the possible ramifications of the planned “judicial reform”, on asylum seekers and refugees in Israel including detention and deportation. The new Israeli...
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“They tell a person to leave, but he has nowhere to go”: the ban on employment of asylum seekers in 17 cities
The ban on employment of asylum seekers in 17 cities On June 30th, 2022, the day the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) was dissolved, the Minister of the Interior published a new regulation that will come...
Gisha and 16 other organizations in letter to Israel’s Minister of Foreign Affairs: Stop the ministry’s harassment of United Nations OHCHR staff
October 22, 2020. In an unprecedented move, Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to stop issuing visas for foreign nationals employed by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner...
Situation Report: The State of Human Rights in Israel and the OPT 2016
Every year, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) publishes report entitled “Situation Report: The State of Human Rights in Israel and the OPT” (“OPT” is an abbreviation for “the Occupied...
49 Years of Control without Rights
At first glance, it may seem that the condition of the Palestinians who live in the territories occupied by Israel in June 1967 has changed little, despite the passing decades. Yesterday’s headlines...
Statement of Solidarity: Israeli human rights and civil society organizations condemn attacks against Al-Haq
Israeli human rights and civil society organizations condemn in the strongest possible terms the ongoing anonymous attacks against Palestinian human rights organizations, and most recently against...
ACRI's Recent Activities During The Gaza Conflict
Dear Friends, As the Gaza conflict continues to expand, we are confronted by one of the more complex and difficult periods that Israeli society has experienced in many years. Continuing hostilities...
10 Human Rights Organizations in an Urgent Letter to Attorney General: Concerns Regarding Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law in the IDF's Operations in Gaza
Ten human rights organizations urgently contacted Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein today following the release of reports on the nature of attacks within the Gaza Strip and the high rate of civilian...
Human Rights NGOs: A procedure to evacuate those injured in the Gaza Strip is required immediately
In light of last night's events: A procedure to evacuate those injured in the Gaza Strip is required immediately B'Tselem – Gisha-Legal Center for Freedom of Movement – Machsom Watch – Physicians for...
Human Rights Organizations: "Refrain from Collectively Punishing Palestinians"
Concern that many of the military’s actions in the Occupied Territories do not directly serve the aim of locating and returning the three abducted Israelis and are severely and unnecessarily...
The State of Human Rights in Israel and the OPT 2013
The annual State of Human Rights Report is published by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) each year to coincide with International Human Rights Day (December 10). In the report, ACRI...
Supreme Court Overturns Law to Prevent Infiltration
“The prolonged imprisonment of asylum seekers in administrative detention is unconstitutional. The Anti-Infiltration Law is overturned.” Today (September 16) an expanded panel of nine Supreme Court...
ACRI and B'Tselem: Stop Firing Rubber Bullets at Protestors in the West Bank
The army must end its use of rubber bullets as a means to disperse demonstrations in the occupied territories, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) and B'Tselem have demanded in a letter...
ACRI files new petition against expulsion of 1,000 Palestinians from Area C
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel filed a new petition this morning (January 16, 2013) at the High Court of Justice against the State’s plans to expel some 1,000 Palestinians living in eight...
The State of Human Rights in Israel and the OPT 2012
The annual “State of Human Rights Report” is published by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) to mark International Human Rights Day. The 2012 report reveals the bleak situation in...
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Refugees and NGOs Petition Against Jailing Sudanese Asylum Seekers
If allowed to proceed, Minister Yishai’s plan will involve mass arrests and indefinite detention of thousands of people, including children; UN High Commissioner on Refugees: there is no factual or...