The Right to Family
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For most people, the right to family seems obvious: the right to love, to share our lives with our loved ones, to marry, and to have children. However, many people in Israel do not enjoy the right to have a family life, among them partners who are not from the same religion, same-sex couples, immigrants from the former USSR, migrant workers, Arab citizens, and also Palestinians in the Occupied Territories.
ACRI believes that all people deserve the right to family, which is only made possible by addressing specific legal and economic issues that hinder the realization of this ideal. ACRI focuses on attempts to separate families of immigrants and asylum seekers through threat of deportation and legal discrimination, especially in the case of the “Citizenship Law,” and on the underlying economic factors that force the separation of families in order to ensure economic security, particularly with regards to Arab workers from Gaza and The West Bank.
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Knesset Round Up | March 13th
March 13, 2018
Legal Representation of Parents and Children at the Juvenile Courts Proposed Law: … Read more
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Parents will soon be granted legal representation in youth courts
February 19, 2017
In response to demands made by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, the Ministry of Justice will advance a … Read more
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Life-Altering Decisions
June 9, 2016
Dear Friends, Approximately 10 years ago I represented a mother on behalf of ACRI. The authorities had decided to remove … Read more
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Love and other troubles
January 7, 2016
Dear friends, Let’s talk about love. Let’s say you’ve found the person that you want to live the rest … Read more
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Knesset Roundup | July 5
July 5, 2015
To receive the Knesset Roundup directly to your email, click … Read more
Legal Work
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“The High Court Failed to Uphold Basic Human Rights”
January 12, 2012
Last night (11 January 2012), a bundle of four high court petitions against the “Citizenship Law” were rejected in their … Read more
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HCJ Annuls “Regulation for Pregnant Migrant Workers”
April 13, 2011
In her last ruling as a High Court Justice, Ayala Procaccia ordered to annul the regulation regarding the status of … Read more
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Petition: Stop Revoking Permits of E. Jerusalem Palestinians
April 10, 2011
In a petition submitted to the High Court of Justice on 7 April 2011, HaMoked: Center for the Defense of … Read more
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Israel to Register Adoptions by Same-Sex Couples
January 10, 2008
Israel Complies with ACRI’s, Court’s Demands, Will Register Adoptions Performed Abroad by Same-Sex Couples. Yet, ACRI opposes State’s proposal to … Read more
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High Court to Deliberate Anew on Adoptions by Same-Sex Couples
November 6, 2007
Panel of 9 High Court Judges to Deliberate Anew on Registration of Adoptions by Same-Sex Couples on Sunday. Interior Minister … Read more
In the Knesset
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Knesset Round Up | March 13th
March 13, 2018
Legal Representation of Parents and Children at the Juvenile Courts Proposed Law: … Read more
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ACRI Letter to MK Azulay: Citizenship Bill
October 5, 2010
4 July, 2010 Attn: MK David Azulay Chairman of the Knesset Interior and Environment Committee The Knesset Dear Sir, Re: … Read more
Publications
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ACRI’s State of Human Rights Report 2012
December 16, 2012
ACRI’s 2012 Situation Report examines the current state of human rights in Israel and in the Occupied Palestinian Territories: house … Read more
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ACRI Publications 2006-2010
October 27, 2010
ACRI’s Shadow Report regarding Israel’s Third Periodic Review by the Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, October 2010 “Unsafe … Read more
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ACRI’s 2008 Annual Report
April 7, 2009
Presenting ACRI’s legal, educational and public outreach work, the Annual Report brings personal stories and highlights the orgnization’s activities To … Read more
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State of Human Rights Report 2008
December 7, 2008
ACRI Gauges Israel’s Realization of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 60th Anniversary of its Adoption The full version … Read more
Media
Policy Advocacy
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‘Temporary’ Citizenship Law is Extended for a 10th Year.
April 23, 2013
The Knesset has approved a further extension of the “temporary” order known as the ‘Citizenship Law’ (83 votes … Read more
Knesset Roundup
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Knesset Round Up | March 13th
March 13, 2018
Legal Representation of Parents and Children at the Juvenile Courts Proposed Law: … Read more
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Knesset Roundup | July 5
July 5, 2015
To receive the Knesset Roundup directly to your email, click … Read more
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Knesset Roundup | 23 May 2011
May 23, 2011
May 16 – May 24 2011 Recent Anti-Democratic Legislation May 16 | “Slavery Law” Passes Final Vote … Read more
