Health and Environment
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The sewage and drainage infrastructure in East Jerusalem has been neglected for many years, with a shortage of some 50 kilometers of sewage pipes. Sanitary conditions are disgraceful: garbage is piling up on streets; the scarce trash containers are broken, overflowing and leaking. Additionally, access to water has become increasingly threatened, if not entirely cut off. As many of the Palestinian residents are unable to receive building permits and so engage in illegal construction, they cannot legally be attached to the water supply. All of these conditions severely damage the right of the local residents to health and to dignity.
As a part of the attempt to have the state provide basic infrastructure in East Jerusalem, ACRI utilizes public advocacy to bring to light the significance of the lack of proper sanitation and access to clean water. ACRI has published reports exclusively focusing on or including the issue of sanitation and access to water and the threat it causes to the right to life, health, and dignity. ACRI continues to stress the importance of meaningful progress towards improving conditions in East Jerusalem, health and environment being some of the central issues.
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Ten Years of Unfulfilled Promises in East Jerusalem
August 9, 2015
Ten years after the government pledged in the High Court that it would take care of the Jerusalem residents on … Read more
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East Jerusalem 2015 – Facts and Figures
May 12, 2015
A new report by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) provides a concerning overview of the … Read more
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Water Crisis in East Jerusalem
January 18, 2015
Update: On 2 July 2015, after months of concerted campaigning by ACRI and residents of various neighborhoods in East Jerusalem, … Read more
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ACRI: End the Use of Skunk Spray in East Jerusalem
November 27, 2014
Since July 2014, large swathes of East Jerusalem streets have been covered in tremendous amounts of skunk spray. This new … Read more
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ACRI’s Shadow Report: ICCPR Implementation in East Jerusalem
September 7, 2014
On August 31, 2014, ACRI presented a shadow report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee concerning the … Read more
In the Knesset
Legal Work
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Water Crisis in East Jerusalem
January 18, 2015
Update: On 2 July 2015, after months of concerted campaigning by ACRI and residents of various neighborhoods in East Jerusalem, … Read more
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East Jerusalem Water Crisis Persists While Government Authorities Trade Blame
June 12, 2014
Several agencies and authorities filed responses to the High Court of Justice yesterday in accordance with a court order … Read more
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ACRI Petitions High Court: Restore Water to East Jerusalem
March 25, 2014
Update: On April 2, 2014, the High Court of Justice granted the State an additional 60 days to … Read more
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Ahead of President Obama’s Visit: Recent Human Rights Developments in the West Bank and East Jerusalem
March 12, 2013
The effects of the occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem have wide-ranging consequences for the civilian Palestinian … Read more
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ACRI: Jerusalem Municipality Is Responsible for Its Residents beyond the Barrier
December 15, 2011
In response to the remarks of Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, as reported yesterday by the newspaper Ma’ariv (14 December 2011), in … Read more
Media
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ACRI’s East Jerusalem Project / Ronit Sela
March 7, 2011
While much of the attention Jerusalem receives at home and abroad is centered on political affairs and predicaments, the extent … Read more
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Jerusalem 42 Years Later: Where East and West Are Worlds Apart
May 22, 2009
Listening to all the pompous rhetoric about Jerusalem, one might be convinced to believe that this is a city inhabited … Read more
Publications
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East Jerusalem 2015 – Facts and Figures
May 12, 2015
A new report by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) provides a concerning overview of the … Read more
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ACRI’s Shadow Report: ICCPR Implementation in East Jerusalem
September 7, 2014
On August 31, 2014, ACRI presented a shadow report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee concerning the … Read more
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East Jerusalem 2014 – By the Numbers
May 24, 2014
Ahead of Jerusalem Day, marked in Israel this Tuesday, 27 May 2014, The Association for Civil Rights in Israel … Read more
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Ahead of President Obama’s Visit: Recent Human Rights Developments in the West Bank and East Jerusalem
March 12, 2013
The effects of the occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem have wide-ranging consequences for the civilian Palestinian … Read more
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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
Policy Advocacy
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Ten Years of Unfulfilled Promises in East Jerusalem
August 9, 2015
Ten years after the government pledged in the High Court that it would take care of the Jerusalem residents on … Read more
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ACRI: End the Use of Skunk Spray in East Jerusalem
November 27, 2014
Since July 2014, large swathes of East Jerusalem streets have been covered in tremendous amounts of skunk spray. This new … Read more
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Weeks without Water for Thousands of Families in East Jerusalem
March 17, 2014
For up-to-date information about the situation and ACRI’s court petition to compel the authorities to immediately resolve … Read more