The Right to Privacy
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In a democratic society, every individual has the right to live in privacy, without fearing the disclosure of intimate, personal information to the public. In the digital age, technological advancements present new threats to the right to privacy. In Israel specifically, the state is working to establish several databases containing sensitive personal information on all members of society, for the distribution to and use of numerous private and government bodies.
ACRI works in the courts, in the Knesset, and with the public administration to reduce invasions of privacy, to ensure human rights are protected in the development of new technologies, and to restrict the ability of various actors to collect information and to use it inappropriately. ACRI has worked extensively, in particular, to oppose the general collection of personal information in preparation for the planned Biometric Database. ACRI has also worked to ensure the privacy of web-based communication from illegal and invasive state searches and to protest unlawful surveillance. ACRI’s human rights education includes information regarding the right to privacy, helping to promote these goals through public awareness and accountability.
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Panel of 9 Justices to Hear Petitions Against Acceptance to Communities Law
December 3, 2012
Petitioners claim there is no place for screening procedures in small communities, which lack unique characteristics that would justify such … Read more
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Taking to the Streets: The Human Rights March 2012
November 26, 2012
On Friday, 7 December 2012, we will march together in the annual Human Rights March – with all the causes, … Read more
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ACRI in the News: July 16 – July 31 2012
August 2, 2012
Israeli Democracy at Risk Israel’s Embattled Democracy July 21, 2012 (New York Times) The Association for Civil Rights in … Read more
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High Court Criticizes State’s Preparation for Biometric Database Pilot
July 23, 2012
During the hearing, the State admitted that the current order is faulty. The Justices criticized the outline of the pilot … Read more
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ACRI in the News : July 1 – July 16 2012
July 17, 2012
Levy Committee Report Denies Occupation of West Bank Validate Settlements, Israeli Panel Suggests – July 9, 2012 (New York … Read more
Legal Work
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ACRI Applauds Cancellation of Biometric Database Bill – For Now
November 17, 2009
Against all odds, PM Netanyahu decided to delay the vote for two years – a result of the massive mobilization … Read more
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ACRI – stop tendentious media reports about Tali Fahima
January 31, 2006
ACRI submitted a petition to the Supreme Court on behalf of Tali Fahima to demand that the court prohibit the … Read more