Policy Advocacy

  • ACRI and PHR Present an Innovative Plan to Strengthen Public Health

    ACRI and PHR Present an Innovative Plan to Strengthen Public Health

    July 18, 2013

    The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) and Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) submitted a position paper to the … Read more

  • ACRI to Attorney General: End the Isolation of the New Prisoner X

    ACRI to Attorney General: End the Isolation of the New Prisoner X

    July 13, 2013

    The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) sent an urgent letter to Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein demanding his immediate … Read more

  • ACRI: Rabbi Eliyahu Not Worthy of Being Chief Rabbi

    ACRI: Rabbi Eliyahu Not Worthy of Being Chief Rabbi

    July 4, 2013

      Following an announcement by the Attorney-General that Rabbi Eliyahu, the Municipal Rabbi of Tsfat, has been short listed for … Read more

  • Prisoners Can Be Alone With Their Partners – Even Same-Sex Partners

    Prisoners Can Be Alone With Their Partners – Even Same-Sex Partners

    July 2, 2013

      The Israeli Prison Service has announced that same sex couples can now spend time alone following years of struggle … Read more

  • ACRI Strongly Condemns Discriminatory National Service Bill

    ACRI Strongly Condemns Discriminatory National Service Bill

    June 20, 2013

    The Ministerial Committee for Legislation has approved a proposal that would see Israelis who served in the IDF and national … Read more

  • ACRI Calls for Examination of Measures to Protect Palestinians from Settler Violence

    ACRI Calls for Examination of Measures to Protect Palestinians from Settler Violence

    June 11, 2013

      Ahead of tomorrow’s hearing on “price tag” incidents in the Knesset’s Interior Committee, the Association for Civil Rights in … Read more

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    New Knesset amendment seeks to silence criticism of IDF operations.

    June 11, 2013

      The Constitution, Law and Justice Committee will soon discuss the Anti-Libel Bill (Amendment – Defamation of IDF Soldiers) proposed … Read more

  • ACRI: “Counter-Terrorism Bill” Will Seriously Harm Human Rights

    ACRI: “Counter-Terrorism Bill” Will Seriously Harm Human Rights

    June 9, 2013

        Ahead of a discussion on the proposed Counter-Terrorism Bill by the Ministerial Committee for Legislative Affairs, the Association … Read more

  • “Heading to Work” – An Exact Replica of Past Bill Rejected By Knesset

    “Heading to Work” – An Exact Replica of Past Bill Rejected By Knesset

    May 30, 2013

      The Special Ministerial Committee for Legislative Affairs Regarding Economic Plans will today discuss the draft law of the “Heading … Read more

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    ACRI: ‘Jenin Jenin’ Law is Dangerous and Undemocratic

    May 22, 2013

        Proposed amendment to public defamation law would create a private right of action for otherwise anonymous soldiers to … Read more