Welfare
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A state is measured by its ability to provide a dignified life to every person, including those who cannot provide for themselves or who find themselves outside the workforce, among them: the elderly, handicapped persons, children, families experiencing crisis, single-parent families, people with drug and alcohol addictions, and homeless people. The state must provide all of those individuals with acceptable welfare services and pensions that will serve as a safety net, enabling them to live and to lead a dignified life.
ACRI seeks not only to legally combat the issue of increasingly poor welfare commitments by the state, evident in matters like homeless eviction from public spaces, but also to raise awareness for this issue through publications highlighting decreased funding and establishing how money once allotted to social services is now being spent. ACRI seeks to challenge the perception that poverty is fated, and to ensure that equal opportunities be made available to all without discrimination. At the very least, ACRI seeks to ensure that those who find themselves living in poverty are not further burdened by policies of the State.
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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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Ruling: Municipality Cannot Evict Homeless from Public Spaces
November 19, 2012
Tel Aviv District Court in a precedent-setting ruling: municipal inspectors are not allowed to evict homeless people from public spaces; … Read more
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How Israeli Governments Drained Social Services – New ACRI Report
July 11, 2012
“Between Realization and Dehydration” – a comprehensive report published by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) – presents … Read more
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Poverty Is Not Fated – Policies of Poverty in East Jerusalem
May 14, 2012
Jerusalem Day will be marked next Sunday, and the Israeli media will put a spotlight on the city – but … Read more
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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
Legal Work
In the Knesset
Publications
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ACRI’s 2008 Annual Report
April 7, 2009
Presenting ACRI’s legal, educational and public outreach work, the Annual Report brings personal stories and highlights the orgnization’s activities To … Read more
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State of Human Rights Report 2008
December 7, 2008
ACRI Gauges Israel’s Realization of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 60th Anniversary of its Adoption The full version … Read more