Press Releases

On Sunday, 15 March 2009, the Supreme Court of Israel held a hearing on petitions filed by human rights organizations demanding that the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law – 2003 and its...

Adalah Submits Expert Opinions by Specialists in International and Constitutional Law from the Open Society Justice Initiative, the UK and South Africa The Legal Experts: The Citizenship Law, which...

On 24 February 2009, Adalah sent a pre-petition to the Attorney General’s Office on behalf of the owners of a Lebanese ship that has been held by Israel since 5 February 2009 demanding that...

On 11 February 2009, the National Labor Court rejected a motion to submit an appeal filed by Adalah against a decision to suspend Ms. Juheina Hussein, an employee of the Israeli Ministry of Health...

In early January 2009, human rights groups in Israel submitted two petitions to the Supreme Court against the Israeli military challenging its actions against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza...

On 15 January 2009, Adalah sent a letter to Attorney General of Israel Menachem Mazuz demanding that he prevent the Israeli army from “spraying” the Gaza Strip with leaflets bearing...

At First Hearing on the Petition: Supreme Court Gives State Four Days to Respond to Specific Arguments Contained in Petition Submitted by Eights Human Rights Organizations Regarding Transportation...

On 12 January 2009, Adalah, the Al Mezan Center for Human Rights in Gaza, and Al Haq (West Bank) sent an urgent letter to Israeli Attorney General Menachem Mazuz and the Military Advocate General...

Adalah: In light of the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza the Court should have compelled the army to operate in accordance with international law immediately Friday, January 9, 2009: In a...

Dear High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention, As local, regional and international human rights organisations concerned with respect for international humanitarian law in the...

Joint NGO statement by Badil, Adalah and Al-Haq to Emergency Session of the UN Human Rights Council on Gaza

Tomorrow, Friday 9 January 2009 at 9:30 am, the Supreme Court of Israel will hold an emergency hearing on a petition demanding that the Israeli army be banned from striking medical personnel and...

On 4 January 2009, Adalah filed an urgent petition to the Supreme Court in its own name and on behalf of seven other human rights organizations demanding that the Israeli army be banned from...

Attacking Civilian Government Institutions and Buildings Violates International Humanitarian Law

Adalah to AG: Bombing Civilian Neighborhoods and Killing and Injuring Civilians in Gaza Constitute War Crimes

On 31 December 2008, Adalah sent an urgent letter to the Attorney General (AG) demanding that he order the General Security Services (GSS or the "Shabak") to cease the summoning of Arab leaders of...

In the afternoon on 1 January 2009, the Israeli police released the actors Hanan Helou and Saleh Bakri from detention. They had been arrested the night before at a demonstration in Haifa where...

Today, 31 December 2008, Adalah submitted a pre-petition to the Attorney General and the Director of the Israel Prisons Service (IPS) demanding that the Palestinian detainees and political...

Physicians for Human Rights-Israel and a coalition of 10 human rights organisations based in Israel, including Adalah, request your immediate personal intervention on behalf of six of the sick and...

Adalah has taken action against the detention and arrests of numerous protestors participating in demonstrations against the Israeli attacks on Gaza over the past few days. During a protest staged...