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Protest under Threat
June 24, 2012
This past weekend, two summer phenomena returned to the streets of Tel Aviv: the longtime tradition of a summer heat … Read more
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Army to Avoid Using Dogs to Disperse Demonstrations in the Occupied Territories
June 17, 2012
ACRI welcomes the decision but still concerned about the statement from “a senior military source” that this practice might be … Read more
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ACRI to Police Commissioner: Stop Summoning of Social Justice Activists
June 14, 2012
Police violations of freedom of expression persisted despite Public Security Minister’s condemnation. Some summonses were subsequently cancelled. Over the … Read more
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Court Rejects Petition against Deportation of Asylum Seekers to South Sudan
June 7, 2012
Today (7 June 2012), the Jerusalem District Court rejected a petition filed by human rights organizations against the collective deportation … Read more
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Invasive Email Searches in Airports Contradict Israeli Law
June 6, 2012
Following recent reports, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) emphasizes that the demand made by the Israeli GSS … Read more
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Curb Illegal Police Treatment of Demonstrators
May 31, 2012
Following the accumulation of testimonies regarding police violence in the social justice demonstration in Tel Aviv two weeks ago, the … Read more
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Sweeping Prohibition of Demonstrations in Jerusalem’s Central Squares Is Illegal
May 30, 2012
Following the sweeping refusal of the Jerusalem police to approve demonstrations in two of the city’s main squares – Paris … Read more
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High Court Ruling Upholds but Limits “Big Brother Law”
May 28, 2012
High Court of Justice upholds “Big Brother Law” but limits authorities’ powers to invade privacy under this law. Today … Read more
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ACRI’s Case for the Right to Privacy
May 28, 2012
Petitions concerning the constitutionality of some of the arrangements prescribed in the scope of the Criminal Procedure Act and enables … Read more
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National Housing Committees Disregard Their Authorities for Affordable Housing
May 23, 2012
The Coalition for Affordable Housing filed an administrative petition seeking judicial review of the Committees’ interpretation and implementation of the … Read more