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Refugees & Asylum Seekers
Since 2005, thousands of refugees and asylum seekers – many fleeing conflicts in Africa – have crossed into Israel through its border with Egypt. As one of the initiators of and a signatory to the United Nations Refugees Convention (1951), Israel is bound by law to provide refuge for individuals fleeing countries deemed unsafe. Moreover, according to the principles outlined in the Convention, Israel cannot send asylum seekers back to any country where their lives would be endangered.
ACRI ardently advocates for the fair treatment of asylum seekers and refugees. In particular, ACRI actively protests the deportation or incarceration of asylum seekers and refugees, including children, from countries recognized as unsafe-- an abhorrent practice made legal by the Prevention Against Infiltration Law, one of many laws that undermines international law and strips this population of basic human rights. ACRI is an active member of the Refugee Rights Forum, which works to promote recognition of the rights of asylum-seekers and refugees in Israel, including access to employment, the right to family, the right to housing, and the right to adequate healthcare.


Driver's Licenses for Asylum Seekers


Revoke "Humanitarian Procedure" Amendments


Health Services for Stateless Minors


Protect the Rights of Hourly Workers Amidst Time of Emergency


Two Decades of Israel's (No) Asylum Policy


Allow Asylum Seekers to take Driving Lessons and Obtain a Driver's License


Establish Ethical Rules for Real Estate Agents: discrimination will be considered a disciplinary offense


Administrative Arrests of Eritrean Citizens


The Attack on Democracy: Monitoring Initiatives that Damage Human Rights and Democracy


To Establish a Registry for Marginalized Children


To Wave the Threshold Conditions in the Procedure for Regulating Status due to Humanitarian Reasons


Forfeiture of Migrant Workers’ Contributions


Petition to End Segregating Educational Institutions for Children of Asylum Seekers in Tel Aviv
Grant Foreign Nationals Legal Aid via the Legal Aid Department


Enrolling Children of Asylum Seekers in Educational Institutions in Lod


Asylum Seekers from Sudan and Eritrea – Situational Report, May 2021


An End to Segregation in the Educational Institutions in Petah Tikvah


ACRI Appeals to Desegregate Tel Aviv Schools


Asylum-Seekers Left Behind During Corona


Normalization Does Not Permit Deportation of Asylum Seekers


Sudanese Asylum Seekers Living in Israel


Over-policing certain populations

Police Brutality towards Asylum Seekers in Tel Aviv


Deporting Sudanese Citizens Back to Lebanon


Appointing Judges to the Court of Appeals


State Must Return Pay Taken from Asylum Seekers


For the First Time, Israel’s Supreme Court Recognized Refugees


Sudanese asylum seeker applies for permanent status


Petah Tikva Municipality harasses asylum seekers


Enroll children of asylum seekers in schools


Fighting for Freedom: 2,000 Years Ago to Today


Eritreans May Finally Be Recognized as Refugees


Court Verdict Based on Unverified Presumptions


Ayelet Shaked’s Spin on the “Infiltrators”


Update on the Deportation, March 2018


Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Israel

