Press Releases

This marks first time UN council addresses root causes of systematic Israeli racial discrimination against Palestinians on both sides of the Green Line.

Adalah and partner human rights groups call on Israel to halt attacks on civilians in Gaza which raise grave suspicions of severe violations of international law that could amount to war crimes.

A Call on the International Community to Act: Protect Palestinian Citizens of Israel Background In recent days, Palestinian citizens of Israel (PCI) have been victims of intense violence at the...

Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel responded to a statement made tonight, 15 May, 2021, by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories announces that Gaza 'fishing zone' reduced from 15 to nine nautical miles 'until further notice.' Gisha, Adalah, and Al Mezan send...

Birzeit University, Adalah, Al-Haq now fighting to end escalating discriminatory Israeli policy aimed at preventing international academics from staying in the West Bank and refusing to renew visas...

The conduct of all the authorities in Israel, especially the executive and the judiciary, during the COVID-19 pandemic illustrate fully the ease of violating the rights of prisoners and the lack of...

However, following petition of human rights organizations, the Israel Prison Service will grant them a one-time holiday phone call.

COVID-19 morbidity and mortality rates in West Bank and Gaza are increasing dramatically but vaccine supply to Palestinians so far covers less than 1.5% of population. NGOs: 'Israel has a legal,...

Article 56 of the Fourth Geneva Convention specifies that an occupier must ensure 'the adoption and application of the prophylactic and preventive measures necessary to combat the spread of...

UN: Between January and October 2020, Israeli forces carried out 42 incursions inside Gaza; Al Mezan, Gisha, Adalah to Israel: Investigate the incursions.

NGOs had called on Israel to immediately halt ban on entry of fuel to Gaza, which has disabled power plant and threatens public health as Gaza faces COVID-19 outbreak.

UN Special Rapporteur Prof. Michael Lynk highlights Israel’s illegal policies and practices of collective punishment targeting the Palestinian people.

Total number of exits via Erez Crossing in June dropped sharply to 218, just one percent compared to the total exits recorded in February.

Palestinians in Gaza who need to pass through the checkpoint – including patients in need of critical medical treatment that is not available in Gaza – have no official mechanism through which...

2003 Citizenship Law – one of one of the country's most discriminatory laws targeting Palestinian families – is a racist violation of the fundamental constitutional rights to equality and the...

NGOs to Israel’s Attorney General and Military Advocate General: Stop military’s violent attacks on fishermen and open investigations; increased attacks come as Gaza faces economic uncertainty...

Government coalition deal imposing Israeli sovereignty in occupied West Bank is violation of both international and Israeli law; Adalah to attorney general: Clarify that you will act against any...

Gisha, Adalah, and Al Mezan send urgent appeal to Israeli authorities demanding they immediately reveal information regarding Israel’s response to spread of coronavirus in Gaza.

In the face of potential COVID-19 outbreak in the Gaza Strip, Israel is obliged to take measures to save lives, permitting the entry of medical equipment and supplies, to meet patients’ needs.