Legal Work

For a full list of pending legal cases that ACRI is involved in, click here.

  • Three square meters

    Three square meters

    January 28, 2016

    Dear friends, What does it mean to live in a space that is 3 square meters in size?  This … Read more

  • High Court petition demanding water for Al-Aqabah

    High Court petition demanding water for Al-Aqabah

    January 27, 2016

    On January 25, 2016, ACRI, together with residents of the Palestinian village of Al-Aqabah and Bimkom-Planners for Human Rights, submitted … Read more

  • Why won’t the State increase the size of prison cells?

    Why won’t the State increase the size of prison cells?

    January 26, 2016

    The High Court of Justice has accepted the demands of ACRI and other organizations and issued a conditional order in … Read more

  • ACRI Petition to Court: Compel Israel Land Authority to penalize Be’Emunah

    ACRI Petition to Court: Compel Israel Land Authority to penalize Be’Emunah

    December 6, 2015

    On 3 December 2015 ACRI submitted a petition to the Administrative Court in Jerusalem, calling to compel the Israel Land … Read more

  • People cannot be denied income support because they receive help from their families with rent

    People cannot be denied income support because they receive help from their families with rent

    November 24, 2015

    Great news for disadvantaged populations: Income support recipients will be able to get help from their families without this leading … Read more

  • Are Negev Bedouin Finally Going to Receive Bomb Shelters?

    Are Negev Bedouin Finally Going to Receive Bomb Shelters?

    July 7, 2015

      As a result of a legal petition by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel during Operation Protective Edge, … Read more

  • High Court of Justice Refuses to Invalidate Anti-Boycott Law

    High Court of Justice Refuses to Invalidate Anti-Boycott Law

    April 16, 2015

    On 11 July 2011, the Knesset passed the Anti-Boycott Law, which enables the filing of civil lawsuits against those who … Read more

  • A Stark Lack of Arabic Books in Libraries in Nazareth Illit

    A Stark Lack of Arabic Books in Libraries in Nazareth Illit

    March 31, 2015

      On March 30, 2015, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) and two Arab residents of Nazareth Illit … Read more

  • ACRI’s Petition against Discriminatory Screening Procedures at Israeli Airports

    ACRI’s Petition against Discriminatory Screening Procedures at Israeli Airports

    March 15, 2015

    The petition concerned the security procedures for screening Israeli citizens at Israeli airports. The Petitioner’s primary claim was that Israel’s … Read more

  • Profiling Result: Screening Practices Have Improved, But Court Rejects Appeal

    Profiling Result: Screening Practices Have Improved, But Court Rejects Appeal

    March 12, 2015

    Following eight years worth of legal petitions and arguments, the High Court of Justice handed down a judgment on March … Read more