Jerusalem Day 2012: Unprecedented Deterioration in East Jerusalem
The prolonged policies that created 78% poverty rates and a frail job market in East Jerusalem. Prolonged policies have … Read more
Five Questions on Administrative Detention and Administrative Control Orders in the Occupied Territories
By what authority? For what purpose? Against whom? How many? What’s the problem with it? Suspicions that have not been … Read more
Prawer Plan Promotes Racial Discrimination and Violates Rights of the Negev Bedouin
Today (1 April 2012), human rights organizations Adalah and Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) formally submitted their reservations … Read more
Update: Anti-Democratic Legislation Initiatives
In recent years, ACRI has been increasingly troubled by expanding assaults on Israel’s democratic values. Of great concern is the … Read more
Far from Sight, Liberty in Israel Is Diminishing
To mark International Human Rights Day, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) is publishing its annual report on … Read more
Updates from ACRI
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East Jerusalem in Numbers
May 16, 2012
East Jerusalem in Numbers May 2012 Population: 360,882 Palestinians comprising 38% of Jerusalem’s total population. Revocation of Residency: … Read more
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ACRI: Freedom of Expression in Universities Must Be Protected
May 14, 2012
Today (14 May 2012), the Knesset Education Committee held a heated discussion regarding an event organized by students at Tel … Read more
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Poverty Is Not Fated – Policies of Poverty in East Jerusalem
May 14, 2012
Jerusalem Day will be marked next Sunday, and the Israeli media will put a spotlight on the city – but … Read more
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Supreme Court Rejects Petition to End Continual State of Emergency
May 8, 2012
The court announced its decision thirteen years after the petition was filed. Today (8 May 2012), the Supreme Court … Read more
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Haim Cohn – a Legacy of Law and Human Rights
May 6, 2012
The Tel Aviv Municipality’s Names Committee recently approved 14 new names to be memorialized on the city’s streets, parks and … Read more
