Association for Civil Rights in Israel
| Founded | 1972 |
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| Type |
Non-profit NGO |
| Focus | Human rights, Civil liberties" |
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Area served
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Israel and the Occupied Palestinian territories |
| Method | Legal and Policy Advocacy, Education, and Public Outreach |
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Key people
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Sami Michael, President Hagai El-Ad, Executive Director Dan Yakir, Chief Legal Counsel |
| Mission | "To ensure Israel's accountability and respect for human rights, by addressing violations committed by the Israeli authorities in Israel, the Occupied Territories, or elsewhere." |
| Website | http://www.acri.org.il/en/ |
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) (Hebrew: האגודה לזכויות האזרח בישראל; Arabic: جمعية حقوق المواطن في اسرائيل) was created in 1972 as a non-profit organization with the mission of protecting human rights and civil rights in Israel and the territories under its control.
Established in 1972, ACRI says that they are "committed to promoting the universality of human rights and defending the human rights and civil liberties of all, regardless of religion, nationality, gender, ethnicity, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background."
The association established its views based on the basic rights recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948, and the values in Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel.
In 1981, ACRI instituted a human rights award to be given to "individuals and organizations that have made a outstanding contribution to the advancement of human rights in Israel". The award was later renamed the "Emil Grunzweig Human Rights Award" in 1983.
In 2009, ACRI organized what has become an annual "Human Rights March" to mark International Human Rights Day (December 10) in Tel Aviv.
ACRI’s Legal Department argues cases before the Supreme Court, and also seeks redress before district and labor courts, government ministries, and Knesset committees.
ACRI’s Education Department conducts human rights training programs, produces educational curricula in Hebrew and Arabic, and organizes conferences and lectures on human rights education. Additionally, ACRI operates a program on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and offers IHL educational workshops to social activists, students, educators, youth movement counselors, and students at pre-military academies to "enhance the participants’ knowledge of IHL, and to provide opportunities for discussion and for developing their positions on the issues involved."
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