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Cancel the Declaration of Civil Emergency and Curfew in Lod
Following the events in Lod, it was decided to initiate, for the first time, legislation that grants authority to the Police to handle...
May 12, 20211 min read
Removal of a Protest Sign from a Residential Window
Following an incident in which Police officers demanded a young Jerusalem resident to remove a protest sign that he had hung on his...
May 11, 20211 min read
Principles for Police Conduct in Upcoming Protests
In light of the many protests expected in the coming days due to the current situation, we appealed today (11.5.2021) to the Police...
May 10, 20211 min read
Jerusalem Police’s Barricades and Brutality at Damascus Gate during Holy Nights of Ramadan
Footage by Nir Hasson On April 19, 2021, along with our colleagues at Ir Amim - City of Nations, we sent an urgent appeal to the Police...
Apr 18, 20212 min read
Preventing Police Officers With Histories of Violence From Using Dangerous Means
Every year, thousands of Israeli Police officers are authorized to use “less than lethal” means for dispersing protests: sponge-tipped...
Mar 21, 20211 min read
The Police’s Conduct During the “Plowing” Operation in Sa’Wa Village
On 22.2.2021, police forces entered the Bedouin village of Sawa in the Negev to escort a “plowing” operation in the agricultural fields,...
Mar 11, 20211 min read
Racial Profiling by the Police Towards an Ethiopian Boy
ACRI filed a tort claim against the Police on behalf of a 16 year old Ethiopian boy. The boy, a Holon resident, never got in trouble with...
Mar 5, 20211 min read
Police Conduct Toward Protesters in Umm al-Fahm
On February 28, two days after a protest held by Palestinian citizens in Umm al Fahm was violently dispersed, we contacted the Chief of...
Mar 2, 20212 min read
Using Water Cannons and “Skunk” in Religious Neighborhoods
On 28.1.2021, we appealed to the Commissioner of the Police, following many testimonies on the usage of water cannons and “skunk” water...
Jan 31, 20212 min read
Police Using Cell Phones to Document Protestors
On 15.10.2020, ACRI appealed to the Deputy Attorney General regarding a new practice - the documentation of protestors by police with...
Jan 6, 20212 min read
Powerful Police Database on the Movements of Citizens?
On 25.11.2020, along with Privacy Israel, we appealed to the Legal Advisor to the Police, demanding the cancelation of the tender for...
Dec 7, 20202 min read
Police Eavesdropping on WhatsApp Groups
On November 29, 2020, we appealed to the Deputy Attorney General following complaints that we had received regarding police officers...
Dec 3, 20202 min read
Due to our appeal, civilians are free to document police
Lately, we see more and more testimony of events in which police officers are harassing citizens who are documenting them while they...
Oct 14, 20202 min read
ACRI Appeals to AG to Stop Police from Corralling Protestors
Earlier today (12.10.20), ACRI appealed to the Attorney General requesting he demand that the police immediately cease the practice known...
Oct 11, 20202 min read
Investigation of Protestors Who Came to Testify
Today (5.10.2020), ACRI appealed to the Attorney General after protestors who responded to the request of the Police to give testimony...
Oct 4, 20202 min read
Police and Military Use of Facial Recognition Technology
On 21.9.2020, ACRI filed two petitions based on the Freedom of Information Law to the Court for Administrative Affairs in Jerusalem...
Sep 20, 20202 min read
Investigations of the Murder of Arab Women
On 20.8.2020, ACRI filed a petition on behalf of WAVO - Women Against Violence Organization under the Freedom of Information Law against...
Aug 26, 20201 min read
Suspend Chief Superintendent Niso Guetta, Who Assaulted Protestors
In a demonstration in Jerusalem yesterday (22.8.2020), once again the police acted violently against protestors. During and following the...
Aug 22, 20201 min read
Enforcing the Law Prohibiting the Consumption of Prostitution
On 10.7.2020, the law prohibiting the consumption of prostitution came into effect, according to which the consumption of prostitution...
Aug 3, 20201 min read
Desist!
Regardless of race, religion, nationality, or gender - police violence is violence against us all. Especially now as protesters stand...
Jul 29, 20201 min read
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