Press Releases

Democratic values are important to the human rights community in Israel. A new bill proposes to trample these democratic values and undermine the ability to seek accountability for human rights...

Adalah and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) petitioned the Supreme Court of Israel on 27 April 2010 to demand the cancellation of an amendment to The Regional Councils’ Law...

Adalah to Interior Minister: Cancel travel ban imposed on Ameer Makhoul, director of Ittijah

The Admissions Committee of Moshav Nevatim, an “agricultural village” located south of the city of Beer el-Sabe (Beer Sheva) in the Naqab (Negev) announced by letter dated 22 April 2010...

New Motion Submitted to Compel Prosecution to Disclose Crucial Investigatory Materials On 21 April 2010, the Tel Aviv Magistrates’ Court held a hearing on one of the preliminary arguments...

On 13 April 2010, the Supreme Court of Israel accepted Adalah’s petition and instructed the Israel Prison Service (IPS) to permit children of prisoners classified as “security prisoners” to...

On 13 April 2010, the Supreme Court of Israel issued a precedent-setting decision on a petition submitted by Adalah to allow Arab author and journalist Alaa Hlehel to travel to Lebanon to...

In a critical ruling delivered on 8 April 2010, the Haifa Court for Local Affairs refused a motion submitted by the Haifa Municipality to close down the Arab-owned Azad restaurant in the city...

On 24 March 2010, Adalah submitted a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel on behalf of the author Ala Hlehel, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, to visit Lebanon to receive the prestigious...

On 15 March 2010, Adalah submitted a petition the Supreme Court of Israel on behalf of 13 Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel residing in the village of Rameh (pop. 7,500) in the north of Israel,...

In a letter received by Adalah on 14 March 2010, the Israeli Ministry of Justice claimed that Israel is fully entitled to sell and transfer ownership rights to land previously leased to Jewish...

Adalah: The Citizenship Law is the Most Racist Law in Israel and has no Parallel in any Democratic State in the World On 2 March 2010, an expanded 11-Justice panel of the Supreme Court of Israel...

Adalah: The Charges are Baseless and Represent an Attempt by the State to Delegitimize the Arab Political Leadership in Israel On 10 March 2010, the trial of MK Mohammed Barakeh, the leader of the...

On 14 February 2010, a government-backed bill passed preliminary reading at the Israeli Knesset. Under the pretext of increasing transparency of foreign funding of NGOs, the bill restricts the...

Adalah and Al Mezan: “Closing the military investigations in this manner demonstrates contempt for the victims and their rights. These cases demand an impartial, independent criminal...

On 10 February 2010, the Knesset passed an amendment to the Land Ordinance (Acquisition for Public. Purposes)–1943. The aim of the new law was primarily to confirm state ownership of land...

On 8 April 2009, Adalah in cooperation with Al-Mezan in Gaza, sent a letter to the Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak and the Attorney General, Menachem Mazuz, demanding that the AG immediately...

On 11 February 2010, an expanded nine-justice panel of the Supreme Court of Israel struck down article 5 of the Criminal Procedures (Detainees Suspected of Security Offences) (Temporary Order) Law...

On 8 February 2010, Adalah sent a letter to the Minister of the Interior demanding the cancellation of a six-month travel ban imposed on Mr. Khalil Tufakji, a prominent Palestinian planner and...

Adalah: Attorney General's response represents an unacceptable delay to individuals and families living in extreme poverty in Gaza On 21 January 2010, the Attorney General (AG) submitted his...