Press Releases

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...

A letter to the Member State of the UN Human Rights Council

Adalah has established an emergency hotline to respond to and monitor the consequences of the ongoing attacks by the Israeli military in Gaza. Fearing the use of police violence against...

On 9 December 2008, the UN Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) released a report on its recent review of Israel held on 4 December 2008. Most of the...

On 4 December 2008, Israel underwent review for the first time by the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism, under the auspices of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Many issues highlighted...