Police and Security Guards
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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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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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“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: 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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Knesset Roundup | November 18
November 18, 2014
To receive the Knesset Roundup directly to your email, click here. … 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
Legal Work
In the Knesset
Publications
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Ahead of Jerusalem Day: Police Treatment of Palestinians in East Jerusalem
May 31, 2011
Over the past two years, the personal safety of Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem has seen a serious and dangerous … 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: Authorities Side with Settler Groups in East Jerusalem
September 5, 2010
In-depth report finds law-enforcement authorities are failing to protect Palestinian residents’ rights in high-tension neighborhoods “Unsafe Space: The Israeli Authorities’ … Read more
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“Wake Up Call: Jerusalem Is Not Unified”
May 19, 2009
Palestinians and Israelis gather on Jerusalem Day to protest against the discriminatory policies in East Jerusalem. A first of its … Read more