Privatization
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In the past two decades, privatization has been a growing trend in the Israeli market. In recent years, the pace of privatization in Israel has accelerated, and privatization has infiltrated the spheres of social services and law enforcement. The government’s drastic cuts in social services have created a situation in which services that were once provided by the state to all citizens are now provided by private bodies. As a result, the gap between the rich and poor is widening, and marginalized groups are confronting glaring disparities in their access to basic rights and services.
ACRI works to ensure that human rights considerations are incorporated into privatization processes to reduce the resulting violations of human rights. ACRI focuses specifically on issues including privatization of medical services, private water companies and their authority to disconnect families from the water supply, privatization of legal counsel, and mandatory arbitration. ACRI works through the legal system and through public advocacy to ensure that human rights remain in the privatization discourse.
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Knesset Conference – the Struggle against Poverty
February 12, 2012
To mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the Forum for the Struggle against Poverty – of which … Read more
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ACRI in the News: Jan 9 – Jan 13 2012
January 15, 2012
Law Banning the Word “Nazi” and Third Reich Symbolism Israel cabinet supports bill to prohibit use of Nazi symbols … Read more
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Proposed Basic Law: Social Rights Tabled in Knesset
December 11, 2011
Members of Knesset from the coalition and the opposition have joined forces to support a new Basic Law that seeks … Read more
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State of Human Rights Report 2011: Far from Sight, Liberty in Israel Is Diminishing
December 8, 2011
To mark International Human Rights Day, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) is publishing its annual report on … Read more
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Join the Human Rights March on December 9!
November 30, 2011
Once again, we will take to the streets to call out: It’s our right! On Friday, 9 December 2011, … Read more