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The continued development of settlements has created intense friction between the area’s Palestinian inhabitants and the settler population resulting in police intervention. Increasingly, interactions with the authorities in response to disputes become violent and often result in the infringement of Palestinian residents’ rights. Despite the cause of the dispute, in most cases the settler population, financially supported by the State and protected by private security, is favored to the Palestinian residents.
ACRI has and continues to petition the police chief and the High Court with regards to racial profiling by the police, along with police brutality, the interrogation of minors, various forms of harassment, and the barricades of streets and neighborhoods. ACRI challenges the current practice by the authorities of favoring the settler population, and seeks through public advocacy, legal work, and education, to promote an end to the current violations of the Palestinian residents’ basic human rights that result from the State sanctioned increase of settlements in East Jerusalem.
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Thanks to you: ACRI petitions to defend freedom of speech
August 3, 2017
Dear friends, A few weeks ago, I asked for your support in ACRI’s struggle to defend freedom of expression … Read more
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Harm to journalists and freedom of the press in recent events in Jerusalem
July 27, 2017
In two urgent letters sent to the Police on 23.7.2017 and 26.7.2017, The Association for Civil Rights in Israel urged … Read more
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ACRI demands that the Jerusalem Police respect the freedom of movement and worship of Palestinian residents
July 26, 2017
On July 26th, 2017, ACRI attorney Nisreen Alyan turned to the Jerusalem Police, demanding that the selective policy regarding Palestinian … Read more
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Store closures in East Jerusalem
May 18, 2017
On 15 May 2017, ACRI petitioned the High Court of Justice on behalf of five shop owners in East Jerusalem … Read more
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Straight in the eye
July 21, 2016
Dear friends, The recent cover story in Haaretz gave great exposure to our ongoing work with respect to the … Read more
Legal Work
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State-Funded Private Guards for Exclusive Security of Jewish East Jerusalem settlements
January 7, 2014
The High Court of Justice is preparing to hear arguments on a petition brought by Arab residents of East … 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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High Court to State: Explain Use of Private Guards in E. Jerusalem
December 13, 2012
The High Court of Justice today (13 December 2012) issued an order nisi instructing the state to explain the deployment … Read more
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Closure of Ras Khamis Checkpoint Breaches State Promises
March 14, 2012
In the past few days, the Ras Khamis Checkpoint in north Jerusalem has been plastered with signs announcing its upcoming … 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
In the Knesset
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Injuries caused by sponge bullets in East Jerusalem
March 16, 2016
In July 2014, police in East Jerusalem began using black sponge-tipped bullets as a means to disperse demonstrations and riots, … Read more
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ACRI Calls for End to Employment of Private Guards in E. Jerusalem
October 3, 2010
Following killing of Palestinian in Silwan as well as death of baby, ACRI calls on authorities to make drastic changes … 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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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
Media
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A man does not torture another man
December 28, 2015
This week, our chief legal counsel Dan Yakir, was interviewed on the TV program “London et Kirschenbaum” (link in Hebrew) … Read more
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“Blacklists” of East Jerusalem Residents Illegally Transferred From Police to Municipality
March 12, 2015
Following an investigative expose by Ha’aretz Journalist Nir Hasson, ACRI has sent an urgent letter to Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein … Read more
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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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ACRI Executive Director and Fellow Protesters Released without Charges
January 17, 2010
Following forceful diffusion of legal protest on Friday and the arrest of 17 participants, Court releases all of them without … Read more
Policy Advocacy
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ACRI: End the Use of Dangerous New Bullets
March 24, 2015
On Sunday, March 8, 2015, ACRI contacted the Chief Police Commissioner and the Attorney General to demand that they immediately … 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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Lethal Force Must be Used by Police Only as a Last Resort
November 9, 2014
Following the shooting incident in Kafr Kana, the Minister of Public Security Yitzhak Aharonovich issued a statement explaining that “terrorists … Read more
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Concerns of Excessive Use of Skunk Spray in East Jerusalem
August 10, 2014
Skunk liquid is a foul smelling liquid that is sprayed with great force from police vans as a means … Read more
Knesset Roundup
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Knesset Roundup | November 18
November 18, 2014
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Knesset Roundup | January 7
January 7, 2014
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