Opening of an Investigation Following Publications on Social Networks
Due to the great importance of freedom of expression, in 2019, a directive was issued by the State Prosecutor, stating that the police...
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- May 29
- 1 min
"The Surveillance Law" - Comments of the Association on the Proposed Law
Following a petition (Hebrew) we filed together with the Association for Privacy Protection in Israel against the unauthorized...
- Dec 31, 2022
- 4 min
Multiple Flaws in the Israel Security Agency’s Database – Regulation and Oversight Required
© Wessel Cirkel | Dreamstime.com Section 11 of the General Security Services Law, which slid under the radar at the time without any...
- Oct 30, 2022
- 3 min
Even Secret Security Organizations Can’t Take Human Rights Away
Dear Friends, Over ACRI’s 50 years of operations, we have not shied away from keeping a close eye on one of the most powerful bodies in...
- Oct 19, 2022
- 3 min
Expanding the Authority of the Israel Security Agency
Photo by ACRI On July 20, 2021, ACRI petitioned the High Court of Justice requesting the annulment of the government decisions that...
- Sep 22, 2022
- 1 min
Install Cameras in Police Booths at the Entrance to Damascus Gate
Photo: Muhannad Anati, ACRI ACRI and the The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel petitioned the High Court of Justice on November...
- Aug 6, 2022
- 2 min
Stop Threatening Text Messages from the Shin Bet to Worshippers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque
In recent days, many Arab citizens and residents received text messages to their cellphones in Arabic, signed by the Shin Bet, with a...
- Jun 1, 2022
- 3 min
ACRI Petitions to HCJ: General Security Service Tracking Program - Illegal
During the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was revealed that the General Security Services (GSS) maintains a database based on...
- Jan 23, 2022
- 4 min
Appeal Against Police Use of NSO Surveillance Spyware
© Tero Vesalainen | Dreamstime.com 18 January 2022 To Mr. Omer Bar-Lev Police Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai ...
- Jan 9, 2022
- 3 min
Don’t Turn the Municipal Policing Pilot Program Into a Permanent Arrangement
Photo by Tal Dahan, ACRI In August of 2011, the Knesset passed the “Municipal Policing Law,” in which municipal inspectors were granted...
- Dec 7, 2021
- 2 min
GSS Tracking as a Part of the Struggle Against Corona – Fifth Petition
ACRI, Adalah - The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, Physicians for Human Rights Israel, and Privacy Israel, petitioned...
- Nov 28, 2021
- 2 min
ACRI Response to Israel’s COVID Cabinet Reinstating Shin Bet Tracking
The decision of the COVID Cabinet to reinstate the Shin Bet contact tracing in light of the new COVID strain is an ill-fated and illegal...
- Aug 2, 2021
- 3 min
“Surveillance Law” Memorandum: Genuine Risk to Democracy and Human Rights
Following ACRI’s petition, submitted along with Privacy Israel, against the unauthorized operation of the “Hawk-Eye” surveillance system,...
- Jul 31, 2021
- 1 min
Protecting Privacy and Personal Information in the Transition to the Digital Age
The developing Arrangements Law includes many welcome initiatives to advance the State of Israel and its public services into the digital...
- Jul 21, 2021
- 2 min
ACRI Petitions High Court: GSS Authority Expanded In Violation of Law
The response to ACRI’s Freedom of Information Request has made clear that the General Security Service’s designated functions has been...
- May 10, 2021
- 2 min
Use of Facial Recognition Technology at the Entrance to Urban Facilities
Recently, the Habima Theater and Bloomfield Football Stadium have begun using Preciate's (a company that offers facial recognition...
- Apr 11, 2021
- 1 min
Activity of the Cyber Unit to Remove Web Content
ACRI and Adalah petitioned the High Court in November 2019 against inquiries by the State Attorney’s Cyber Unit to content providers...
- Mar 5, 2021
- 1 min
ACRI: Surveillance Technologies Should Not Be Used Against Individuals in Quarantine
On 4.3.2021, we appealed to the Legal Advisor of the Ministry of Health in opposition to the memorandum that seeks to allow the use of...
- Mar 1, 2021
- 3 min
Success! ACRI Severely Limits Shin Bet Tracking
On 24.9.20, ACRI, on behalf of the Adalah Center, Physicians for Human Rights - Israel, and Privacy Israel, filed a fourth petition to...
- Feb 7, 2021
- 3 min
Police SLAPP Lawsuits Against Online Commenters
Over the past year, we have encountered a huge wave of SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) suits filed by the police...
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