Press Releases

Adalah: Police violently assaulted and suppressed demonstration without justification; restrictive conditions placed on detainees intended to deter them from participating in political activities...

Israeli attacks on Gazan civilians and civilian property gravely violate the rules of engagement as stipulated in international law; serious suspicions raised that military has committed war crimes...

Undersigned organizations urge international community to halt deadly aggression against Palestinian civilians in Gaza, urge UN to initiate fact-finding mission to investigate alleged war crimes...

Israeli bears sole responsibility for its strikes on Gaza, even if Palestinian organizations are operating unlawfully; deliberate attacks against civilians and civilian property are a grave breach...

Adalah: Several incidents constitute violation of principles of the laws of war, including attacks against civilians not involved in hostilities and not discriminating between civilians and...

Adalah: High number of arrests marks the largest wave of imprisonment of Palestinian demonstrators in Israel since October 2000 events. Four appeals filed in Nazareth and Beer el-Sabe courts.

Adalah and partner lawyers represent protestors throughout the country

On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, four Palestinian and Israeli human rights organizations – Adalah, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel...

Organizations concerned that many of the military’s actions in the Occupied Territories do not directly serve the aim of locating and returning the three abducted Israelis and are severely and...

Special meeting was held in the context of a new report prepared by the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) on the rights of Palestinian women within EU's relations with Israel and the...

On the eve of International Women’s Day, EMHRN’s new report highlights the unique situation of Palestinian women whose rights are violated in both Israel the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).

PHR-I and Adalah sent a letter to the Israeli Attorney General urging him to withdraw his support for a controversial bill permitting the “force-feeding” of prisoners.

On 23 December 2013, the Israeli Supreme Court rejected a petition filed by Michael Ben-Ari and Itamar Ben-Gvir against the Attorney General’s (AG) decision to close the investigation files...

Today, Tuesday 29 October 2013 in the afternoon, Israel is expected to appear for its second Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva. It remained unclear whether or Israel would participate until...

Tomorrow, 9 October 2013, the Supreme Court of Israel will hold a hearing on a petition filed by far right-wing politicians Michael Ben Ari and Itamar Ben Gvir, who are demanding that the Attorney...

On 21 August 2013, the Supreme Court of Israel published the full decision, including the legal grounds for its ruling on 30 December 2012, to overturn the decision of the Central Elections...

Visitors packed the Al-Midan Theater in Haifa on 6 June 2013 for the “Families Interrupted” event organized by Adalah, in cooperation with Kayan Feminist Organization and Isha l’Isha, against...

On 19 May 2013, Adalah sent a letter to the Prime Minister, the Justice Minister, the Attorney General, and Military Advocate General demanding the implementation of the Turkel Commission...

Israel is currently holding 4,804 Palestinian political prisoners – classified by Israel as “security” prisoners – from the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel, as well as Arab...

On 13 April 2013, the Israeli government once again called on the Knesset to extend the discriminatory "Ban on Family Unification - Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (Temporary Order)" for an...