The right to demonstrate freely is a basic right. In a democratic society, protest is a central tool for the public to express opinions and positions, and is closely tied to freedom of expression. While for the most part, the right to demonstrate is enforced in Israel, ACRI continues to represent cases of specific groups which are denied this right for various reasons. ACRI also works with policy-makers to promote the proper treatment of demonstrators by the security forces, and to halt the excessive use of force.
Photo by: Oded Feller
Resources on the Right to Demonstrate:
ACRI Calls on Israeli Government to Enable Protests, not to Harm Protesters, following Killings on International Flotilla to Gaza, May 2010
ACRI Head and Fellow Protesters Released without Charges after Protest in Sheikh Jarrah, January 2010
ACRI to Attorney-General: Drop Charges Against Gaza War Demonstrators, June 2009
ACRI Welcomes Court Decision on Umm Al-Fahm March , October 2008
ACRI Wins Precedent in the Right to Demonstrate, April 2008
Petition to Demand Permit for Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance, September 2006
ACRI: Right to Demonstrate not Dependent on Financial Means, June 2006
Police Deny Disengagement Opponents’ Right to Protest, July 2005
