In the Knesset
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Intervention on the Right to Information for the Mentally Ill
August 20, 2009
At present, during admission to a psychiatric ward patients are asked to sign a consent waiver, which states that a … Read more
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Equality and Health within the Economic Arrangement Bill 2009-2010
August 17, 2009
ACRI and its associates have been successful in abolishing central problematic health clauses that appeared in earlier drafts of the … Read more
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State Announces West Bank Route 443 to Remain Segregated Till May 2010
August 12, 2009
Palestinian residents of the West Bank have been prohibited from driving on Route 443, a main thoroughfare for some 160,000 … Read more
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Guaranteeing Safe Public Housing for Family in Rocket-Stricken South
August 12, 2009
ACRI challenges Housing Ministry regulations which discriminate against people who suffer emotional difficulties and limits public housing relocation to those … Read more
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New MRI Tender Favors Hospitals in Periphery
August 11, 2009
Health Ministry tender incorporates ACRI’s standards for equality in health, clearly prioritizing bids that include “the improvement of availability of … Read more
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New Health Ministry Plan to Provide Dental Care for Children, Elderly
July 30, 2009
Unprecedented plan to include dental services in the National Health Insurance Law marks triumph of Coalition for Public Dental Health, … Read more
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Problematic Welfare-to-Work ‘Wisconsin Plan’ will not be Expanded
July 23, 2009
The Knesset voted against the expansion of the program, thus accepting the organizations’ position that changes need to be made … Read more
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Intervention Warns of Deteriorating Situation at Qalandiya Checkpoint
June 16, 2009
Deteriorating conditions include new regulations demanding passengers exit vehicles and proceed on foot to the other side of the checkpoint. … Read more
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Request to Cancel Demolition Orders in the Ras Khamis Neighborhood
June 10, 2009
The Municipality has not engaged in proper planning to address the serious housing shortage in East Jerusalem, particularly in the … Read more
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ACRI to Mayor Barkat: Don’t Demolish Homes of Terrorists
June 10, 2009
“Demolishing a home constitutes a severe violation of several fundamental protected rights of the family who lives there.” 9 March … Read more
