{"id":9593,"date":"2015-12-13T16:24:10","date_gmt":"2015-12-13T14:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/law.acri.org.il\/en\/?p=9593"},"modified":"2015-12-13T16:24:10","modified_gmt":"2015-12-13T14:24:10","slug":"knesset-roundup-december-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law.acri.org.il\/en\/2015\/12\/13\/knesset-roundup-december-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Knesset Roundup | December 13"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Administrative Detention<\/b><\/p>\n

State Control Committee<\/em>\u00a0|\u00a015\/12\/2015\u00a0| Discussion<\/p>\n

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ACRI\u2019s position:<\/strong>\u00a0Administrative detention is commonly used against Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, and has become more frequently used since the summer of 2014. Following the events of recent months, administrative detention orders have been made against Jewish residents of the territories, and authorities have ordered an exceptional number of administrative restraining orders against Jews living in the West Bank, including minors, and against Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem. Recently there was an unusual use of administrative detention against an Arab citizen of Nazareth and against Palestinians in Jerusalem, who have permanent resident status; including three minors. It is apparently the first time that minors who have legal status in Israel have been administratively detained.<\/p>\n

These administrative orders are made according to privileged material. The level of danger posed by the person is estimated, as a rule, based on their previous actions or intentions attributed to them, without asking the state to prove those same actions or intent beyond a reasonable doubt, in accordance with a fair criminal trial. Administrative orders and detentions are therefore unacceptable alternatives to ordinary criminal proceedings. These orders make it possible to restrict a person’s freedom for months or years without due process and without allowing them the basic right to defend themselves against the charge made against them.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The Stop and Frisk Bill<\/b><\/p>\n

Constitution, Law and Justice Committee |<\/em>\u00a016\/12\/2015\u00a0| Preparation for second and third readings<\/p>\n

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According to the bill, police will be able to search a person\u2019s body in and nearby places of entertainment, without concrete suspicion against the people whose bodies or belongings will be searched.<\/p>\n

ACRI\u2019s position:<\/strong>\u00a0The bill opens the door to arbitrary body searches and degrading treatment and discrimination based on people\u2019s origin, nationality etc. The Ministry of Public Security has been trying to promote this proposal for years under various pretexts in order to legitimize police practices that have been banned by the courts. In practice these searches are primarily conducted against people with dark skin and those of Middle Eastern appearance.<\/p>\n

Police already have extensive search powers and\u00a0conducting a search is justified if the police officer has suspicion. The bill authorizes police to stop a person on the street and perform an invasive body search without having any suspicion or other justification. Experience in Israel and from around the world indicates that police operate according to their “gut feeling”. In the absence of clear criteria police have to rely on stereotypes and prejudice, which in turn results in excessive policing and selective enforcement against minorities: In the US – African-Americans and Latinos, and in Israel \u2013 Jews from middle eastern origins, Ethiopian Jews, African asylum seekers and Arabs. Notably, a similar authority given to police in Britain was rejected by the European Court of Human Rights as an infringement on the rights to\u00a0privacy and human dignity.<\/p>\n

To read more about ACRI’s work on the Stop and Frisk Bill click\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Protection of\u00a0marginalized and vulnerable populations in plans for urban renewal<\/b><\/p>\n

Special Committee to Discuss the National Authority for Urban Renewal Bill<\/em>
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ACRI\u2019s position:<\/strong>\u00a0Various populations live in areas with plans for urban renewal, all of whom are at a disadvantage with respect to project developers and investors. There are families that are renting apartments and are not eligible for public housing or rent assistance. Regeneration leads to the destruction of affordable housing options for this population, and an increase in rental prices across the area. There are also complexes for the elderly and people with disabilities that need to be evacuated during redevelopment, which can be unbearable for the people living there. We believe that the legislative framework must provide protection for different population groups. This is true in accordance with the right to housing, and also relates to the importance of social integration and a variety of housing.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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International Human Rights Day Conference in the Knesset<\/strong><\/div>\n
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15\u00a0<\/strong>December 2015<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
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This year the focus will be on “Human rights in times of emergency”, led by members of Knesset Benny Begin, Dov Khenin and Karin Elharar. Knesset members from all parties will attend. If you would like to join us please send your full name, phone number and\u00a0teudat zehut<\/em>\u00a0or passport number to\u00a0Debbie@acri.org.il<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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In the Spotlight<\/b> <\/p>\n

ACRI report: Government response to wave of violence shows ‘worrisome trend’ on human rights<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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POLICE FORCES walk outside the capital\u2019s central bus station after a Palestinian stabbed a woman nearby. (photo credit:REUTERS)<\/p><\/div>\n

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By Yonah Jeremy Bob<\/div>\n
\n10 December\u00a02015 – Jerusalem Post<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe government\u2019s response to the current wave of violence has shown a \u201cworrisome trend\u201d of attacks on human rights, the Association of Civil Rights in Israel\u2019s 2015 says in annual report being released\u00a0on Thursday\u00a0for International Human Rights Day.<\/p>\n

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The report accuses the government of careening down a \u201cslippery slope\u201d of unprecedented infractions against human rights.<\/p>\n

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A substantial part of the problem is the \u201cwidespread adoption in Israel and east Jerusalem of means and methods which had been in use in the West Bank, which cause greater harm to a wider cross-section of the population,\u201d the report says.<\/p>\n

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According to ACRI, \u201cthe trend of harming rights to personal body security, to a fair trial, freedom of speech\u201d started during the 2014 Gaza war and has \u201cgotten worse since the wave of violence which started in September.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nClick\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0to read ACRI’s Human Rights Report 2015 in Hebrew.\u00a0<\/strong>
\nEnglish version to follow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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