Press Releases

On 24 June 2007 Adalah filed a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel demanding that it issue an order for the immediate reopening of Karni Crossing between Israel and the Gaza Strip in order to...

Adalah: The Attorney General Office's response is unprofessional and indicative not only of a lack of understanding of the essence of human rights, but it also exploits human rights within the...

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) and Adalah � The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel submitted their legal opinion today, 9 May 2007, to the Supreme Court of Israel...

Today, 15 April 2007, Adalah together with the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (Gaza) and Al-Haq (West Bank) filed a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel demanding the opening of criminal...

Attorney Hassan Jabareen, the General Director of Adalah: “The Supreme Court's decision nullified one of the most racist laws legislated by the Knesset in the last five years. After this...

The law, which strips Palestinians of the right to sue for damages inflicted by the Israeli security forces, even those inflicted outside the context of a military operation, is a racist and...

The Court ordered the petitioners and the state to announce their agreement over an interim order, or the Court will rule on the motion to issue an interim order. A further hearing will be held on...

On 6 July 2006, Adalah sent a letter to the Israeli Prison Service (IPS), demanding that it resume broadcasts of Arabic language television channels for Arab prisoners incarcerated in Israeli...

On 6 July 2006, Adalah sent a letter to the Israeli Prison Service (IPS), demanding that it resume broadcasts of Arabic language television channels for Arab prisoners incarcerated in Israeli...

On 10 January 2006, Adalah sent a letter to the Deputy State Attorney demanding the opening of a criminal investigation against Israeli army commanders and soldiers responsible for the extensive...

On 4 January 2006, the Supreme Court of Israel held a hearing on a petition filed by Adalah in July 2005 demanding: the cancellation of a discriminatory amendment to the Income Tax Ordinance...

On 22 December 2005, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) and Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel submitted joint concluding arguments to the Supreme...

On 14 October 2005, Adalah sent an urgent letter to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Justice, and the Attorney General (AG) demanding the cancellation of a bill which proposes new and harsher...

HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual founded by Dr. Lotte Salzberger Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI)

The Regional Labor Court in Beer el-Sabe (Beer Sheva) issued a decision on 1 August 2005, in which it accepted in full an appeal filed by Adalah obliging the National Insurance Institute (NII) to...

22 July 2005, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (the Committee) issued its Concluding Observations, following its review of Israel's Third Periodic Report on its...

On 18 July 2005, Adalah submitted a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel against the Minister of Finance and the Attorney General (AG), requesting the inclusion of five Arab Bedouin towns in the...

On 13 July 2005, the Supreme Court of Israel dismissed a petition filed in May 2004 by Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights-Gaza,...

On 24 May 2005, Adalah sent an urgent letter to all members of Israel's parliament, the Knesset, requesting that they do not ratify a bill to extend and amend the Nationality and Entry into Israel...

On 4 May 2005, the Welfare Association awarded Adalah one of three 2004 NGO Awards for Excellence in Achievement, at a ceremony organized by the Welfare Association. The ceremony was held in the...