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Preferential Marketing May Constitute Discrimination
According to minutes from a hearing conducted by the Israel Lands Authority’s Central Committee for Gindi Holdings, preferential...
Oct 30, 20192 min read


Arabs Taken off Buses at Entrance to Barzilay Hospital
On September 11, 2019 the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel. along...
Sep 19, 20192 min read


Significant Step Towards Equality for Women in Sports
On September 5, 2019 the Be’er Sheva District Court accepted the position put forth by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel and...
Sep 5, 20192 min read


Israeli Prison Service Refuses to Translate its Procedures into Arabic
The Israeli Prison Service’s (IPS) procedures and directives regulate the boundaries of IPS authority, use of force by prison guards...
Sep 3, 20192 min read


Military service condition to monitor polling stations revoked
Yesterday (28.8.2019) ACRI appealed to the head of the Central Elections Committee (CEC), Justice Hanan Melcer, demanding that he remove...
Aug 29, 20192 min read


Achievement in the struggle against housing discrimination
Dear friends, How is ACRI beneficial as a veteran organization with a legal tradition, a clear strategy for defending human rights, and...
Aug 29, 20192 min read


Mayor prevents Employee from Putting Gay Pride Flag on Desk
Haifa mayor Dr. Einat Kalisch-Rotem informed the municipal Library Services director that a librarian placing a Gay Pride Flag on her...
Aug 19, 20193 min read


Daycare budget discrimination in Arab localities
On 31.7.2019, ACRI appealed to the Minister of Social Affairs and the Prime Minister demanding the repeal of procedures and government...
Aug 14, 20192 min read


Open Crisis Centers for Victims of Sexual Assault in the Periphery
Acute care centers are emergency centers that give initial care to victims of sexual assault. In Israel, these centers exist in...
Aug 4, 20192 min read


Is it okay to record in polling stations?
In advance of the upcoming elections, the public conversation is filled with debate over placing cameras and recording devices in polling...
Aug 4, 20193 min read


First Pride Parade held in Netanya
Local pride organizations in Netanya, along with The Aguda- Israel’s LGBT Taskforce, requested to host the city’s first Pride Parade. The...
Jul 14, 20191 min read


Gender Segregation in Institutions of Higher Education
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC), and the Israel Women's Network have...
Jul 12, 20192 min read


Police brutality toward Ethiopian Israelis
Pinning protesters to the ground, chokeholds, excessive use of force, a deafening scream, and behind-the-back handcuffing – these are...
Jul 4, 20192 min read


First Bat Yam Pride Parade
The first Bat Yam Pride event is scheduled to take place next Tuesday. The event is organized by City Council member Kati Plasecki-Morag,...
Jun 27, 20192 min read


Registered professionals must act in an egalitarian manner
Registered professions are those that require licenses, such as doctors, security guards, psychologists, lawyers, real estate agents, and...
Jun 26, 20191 min read


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 the Public Committee Against...
Jun 23, 20192 min read


Prosecute officer who attacked ultra-Orthodox man
On June 23, 2010, ACRI petitioned the High Court of Justice along with a Haredi resident of Jerusalem and the Public Committee Against...
Jun 23, 20191 min read


Success: matriculation exams in Arabic
Today (June 18th 2019), the High Court of Justice ordered the translation of matriculation exams into Arabic. The decision was made...
Jun 18, 20192 min read


Encouraging reading – for Jewish students only?
In recent months, two new and welcome projects have been launched by the National Library of Israel and the Ministry of Education: the...
May 16, 20191 min read


Entrance to Parks for Wealthy Only?
Will this year’s Independence Day be the last time that all inhabitants of Israel be able to celebrate in public parks? Interior Minister...
May 13, 20192 min read
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