Summary of the Knesset’s summer session
ACRI offers the following summary of the central issues that we addressed during the Knesset’s summer session that concluded in … Read more
Nation-State Law
Discussions in the Ministerial Committee for Legislation was completed on Tuesday 18th July in the morning hours, and later on, … Read more
Changing the Method for Appointing Legal Advisers
ACRI: The proposed bill will harm the independence and professionalism of the civil service, the protection of the rule of … Read more
Updates from ACRI
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What to expect from the 19th Knesset
January 10, 2013
A new Knesset and government following the 22 January elections will bring renewed challenges for human rights in Israel and … Read more
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Hagai El-Ad in Haaretz: The anti-democratic shadow over Israel
January 10, 2013
An array of NGOs, including NGO Monitor, are advancing an assault on Israeli democracy in lockstep with the government, attempting … Read more
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Prisoners Seek New Supreme Court Hearing on Access to Academic Studies
January 10, 2013
Three security prisoners filed a motion to the Supreme Court today (January 8) requesting an additional en banc hearing on … Read more
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ACRI to Speaker of the Knesset: Reinstate researcher to his position
January 10, 2013
Knesset Research and Information Center researcher Dr. Gilad Nathan removed from position after repeated vilification as a “leftist.” In … Read more
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ACRI: Prosecuting someone for writing a critical article constitutes a severe blow to freedom of speech
January 8, 2013
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel has criticized the decision to prosecute a rabbi for an article he published … Read more
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ACRI in the News: November – December 2012
January 3, 2013
ACRI Op-Eds This Friday, we march for the right ‘to be human’ – December 5, 2012 (+972) by Hagai El-Ad, ACRI … Read more
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Denial of Academic Studies for Security Prisoners
December 25, 2012
In July 2011, the Israeli Prison Service (IPS) decided to discontinue studies at the Open University for prisoners classified as … Read more
