Photo: Wix About half of Israel's residents—Arabs, immigrants, etc.—belong to minority groups where Hebrew is not the dominant language. There are also thousands of people who do not speak Hebrew who live in Israel, including Palestinians, migrant workers, tourists, refugees and asylum seekers, etc. When those who do not speak Hebrew fluently, or at all, need to go to court, translation services is necessary in the administration of justice and ensuring their right to access

Illustrative. Foreign workers in Tel Aviv. Photo: Yossi Zamir, Shatil-stok Since the outbreak of the war, there has been a rollback of protections regarding the recruitment and employment of migrant workers in Israel. Three government decisions concerning the commerce and services sector are one area in which it is apparent that these protections, which were won after decades of intense work, are being removed.    The three government decisions defined the "commerce and servi

Part of the dangerous road section. Photo: ACRI On August 16, 2025, ACRI approached the Civil Administration demanding that it maintain traffic safety measures and enforcement on the Eastern Ring Road (Road 4370), in the section between the villages of Anata and Az-Za'eem. This section of the road is frequently used by Palestinians traveling between the major cities in the West Bank: Ramallah, Bethlehem, and Hebron. Nonetheless, it lacks basic safety standards: lanes and shou

Photo: © Rene Van Den Berg | Dreamstime.com Israeli law prohibits the garnishment of pensions for the payment of debts, except when it...

Photo: Gali Bessido, Shatil-Stok On February 2, 2025, the Association for Civil Rights submitted a petition to the Ministry of Tourism on...

Katzir. Photo: Public Domain, Wikimedia On July 28, 2025, ACRI approached the Attorney General, the Accountant General at the Ministry of...

The scene of an Iranian missile strike in Ramat Gan, June 2025. Photo: Yossi Zamir, Shatil-Stock In the outline regarding evacuation and...

BANKI information booth (archive). Photo: dovblog, CC BY-SA 2.0, Flickr ACRI contacted the Modiin-Maccabim-Reut Municipality on July 13,...

Photo: @ Andrey Popov | Dreamstime.com A new bill in the Knesset seeks to regulate the right to legal representation during...

Can someone be prevented from entering a bomb shelter?   No. Section 15(f) of the Civil Defense Law, 5711-1951 states that "the holder of...

On June 17, 2025, we contacted the Home Front Command commander with an urgent request to make the automatic alerts sent to mobile phones...

© Dmitriy Feldman | Dreamstime.com On June 17, 2025 ACRI contacted the Minister of Transportation and the CEO of the Israel Airports...

Photo: © 9dreamstudio | Dreamstime.com On December 15, 2022, ACRI submitted a petition to the Supreme Court against the Ministry of...

Illustrative. A school in a Bedouin settlement. Photo: Yossi Zamir, Shatil-Stok On May 22, 2025, ACRI, Bimkom—Planners for Planning...

Um al Fahm, Wadi Ara. Photo: © Alan Kolnik | Dreamstime.com The Wadi Ara region  is home to over 120,000 Arab residents in 15...

@ Svershinsky | Dreamstime.com Hourly work is intended for positions that are temporary, part-time or non-continuous, or that...

© Jean Paul Chassenet | Dreamstime.com "Forum 21 - Protecting Your Right to Choose," a coalition of feminist organizations, human rights...

The Workers' Rights Clinic at Tel Aviv University and Kav LaOved petitioned the Supreme Court on July 17, 2024 on behalf of Kav LaOved,...

Watch No Other Land (Hebrew subtitles) Following No Other Land’s Oscar win   at the Academy Awards for Best Documentary, the Minister of...

© Verbaska | Dreamstime.com The Adva Center, Physicians for Human Rights, and the Association for Civil Rights in...