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  • Involvement of the Shin Bet in Criminal Investigations

    the events of May 2021, there has been increasing political pressure on the Shin Bet to intervene in criminal To fulfill its role, the Shin Bet was granted extensive and covert powers, and their involvement in criminal High Court of Justice 3945/23 Association for Civil Rights in Israel v.

  • Proposal to Criminalize the "Systematic and Prolonged Consumption" of Terrorist Publications

    On 19.10.2023, we sent remarks to the Ministry of Justice regarding the Bill that seeks to determine systematic and prolonged consumption of certain publications by terror organizations" constitutes a criminal Attorney Gan-Mor explained that the proposal would lead to the criminalization of law-abiding citizens prosecuting those who incite violence and terrorism or praise terrorism through legal means, not by criminalizing

  • Basic Law Proposal: Improvements During Criminal Proceedings

    Constitution Committee’s discussions regarding the Basic Law Proposal: Rights During Interrogation and in Criminal The proposal seeks to enshrine in legislation human rights in criminal proceedings, including the right We welcomed the intent to codify human rights in criminal proceedings through the Basic Law; the time (with required modifications) to other non-criminal proceedings to which the State is a party, as well We attend the meetings of the Constitution, Law, and Justice Committee that address the bill, and submit

  • The bill proposing use of administrative detention in criminal proceedings – FAQ

    Can administrative detention stop murders in Israel’s Arab communities, and will the High Court of Justice

  • Administrative Arrests of Eritrean Citizens

    detention was intended to continue restricting their freedom without the need for minimal evidentiary justification there is a factual basis against any of the suspects, the investigation should be conducted in the criminal justice system rather than using administrative detention.

  • Police officer’s criminal prosecution for hate crime

    An ultra-Orthodox resident of Jerusalem petitioned the High Court of Justice today, along with ACRI and Torture in Israel, demanding that the court order the Police Internal Investigations Department to criminally The petitioners argue that the decision to refrain from criminal prosecution is extremely unreasonable It threatens people's safety and raises concerns that the justice system will operate on its basis and civilians being attacked by police officers is widespread and dangerous, both to citizens and the legal and justice

  • The Interrogation of Suspects from Israel in the Occupied Territories is Illegal

    Israel is not allowed to export parts of its criminal justice system to the West Bank.

  • A Legal Amendment Will Allow Interrogation of Suspects from Israel in the Occupied Territories

    facilities in the West Bank is unacceptable and that Israel is prohibited from exporting parts of its criminal justice system to the West Bank.

  • Revoking the Minister of Justice’s Authority to Appoint Judges to the Court of Appeals

    The Court of Appeals is a tribunal in the Ministry of Justice, which serves as the first systematic review The Minister of Justice appoints judges in the Court of Appeals for a five year period, and may extend The political appointments of judges made by Minister of Justice Ayelet Shaked in 2019 were a part of On 7.5.2020, along with partner organizations, ACRI petitioned the High Court of Justice demanding both means that the Court of Appeals is not afforded the independence crucial to the Justice System, thereby

  • ACRI, Israel’s Leading Civil/Human Rights Organization Creates Unique Global Partnership

    such as freedom of expression, the right to privacy, freedom of and from religion, women’s rights, criminal justice, equality for Arab citizens, LGBTQ rights, migrant workers’ rights, and human rights in the

  • The High Court of Justice Criticized the Barzilai Medical Center’s Entry Security Procedure

    This morning (27.1.2020) the High Court of Justice (HCJ) heard a joint appeal submitted by ACRI and Adalah The presiding Justices, Supreme Court Chief Justice Esther Hayut, Justice Uzi Vogelman, and Justice Menachem Following the state’s presentation of a confidential interim procedure to the Justices, Chief Justice

  • Human Rights in the Knesset, January-February 2024

    Stricter conditions for release on bail Proposed Criminal Procedure Law (Powers of Enforcement – Arrests Israel, since the petition does not call for armed struggle, but calls on the International Court of Justice Perpetrator of a Terrorist Offence of the Type of Euthanasia), 5723-2023 (S.I. 3157/25) Law, Constitution and Justice Records on Protests against Police Violence against Ethiopian Immigrants, 5774-2023 Constitution, Law and Justice the October 7 massacre Prohibition of the October 7 Massacre Denial Bill, 2023 Constitution, Law and Justice

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