Child Rights
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As the most disenfranchised group within any society, the rights of children require special protection as they are the most often and easily infringed upon. It is the responsibility of society at large together with legal and judicial authorities to protect those who cannot protect themselves, and this is especially true of children. Within Israel and the Occupied Territories, children become inadvertently involved in the racist and discriminatory policies of the State, and often become educated according to these social, religious, and racial norms.
Through legal and public advocacy ACRI seeks to protect the child’s right to education, which must be equal for all residents. ACRI also defends children, particularly Palestinian children, against discriminatory legal procedures including extensive detentions and excessive use of force. In addition, ACRI promotes the rights of children of stateless individuals and asylum seekers. Finally, ACRI engages students through education and publications aimed at children and youths explaining their rights and introducing them to the human rights conversation.
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Together We Stand to Fight Racism, Demand Justice
December 12, 2010
In a show of force of Israel’s human rights community, ten thousand people gathered on December 10, 2010 in Tel … 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 Shadow Report on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
October 19, 2010
In October 2010, ACRI submitted a report to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, proposing a … Read more
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ACRI, Ir Amim in New Report: Neglect of Education in E. J’lem Persists
August 24, 2010
East Jerusalem schoolchildren need a thousand classrooms, but only 39 classrooms built this year A report published today (Tuesday, August … Read more
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New Child Dental Care Program Launched on July 1
June 8, 2010
Breakthrough in campaign to include child dental care into universal basket of services hailed as step toward greater equality in … Read more