The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI)
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI)
Founded in 1972, The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) is Israel's oldest and largest human rights organization and the only one that deals with the entire spectrum of human rights and civil liberties issues in Israel and the Occupied Territories. ACRI's work encompasses litigation and legal advocacy, education, and public outreach as the most effective way in which to build toward our long-term vision of a just and democratic society that respects the equal rights of all its members. As a fledgling democracy without a constitution, and an increasingly segmented and polarized society, Israel needs an organization such as ACRI that is committed to promoting the universality of human rights and defending the rights of all, regardless of religion, nationality, sex, ethnicity, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background. As an independent and non-partisan organization, ACRI fills this vital need by using its multi-pronged strategy to advance the concept of civil and human rights as an integral part of democracy.
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ACRI: Equal Rights for Arab Citizens Through Litigation and Public Outreach
Addresses discrimination and works to ensure equal rights for Israeli Arab citizens by working intensively in the legal arena; influencing decision makers; empowering the Arab minority to demand their rights and raising public awareness of widespread ...
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Policy and Legislation, civil equality, shared society, state-minority relations |
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ACRI: Equality and Empowerment for Arab Women
Addresses critical issues currently confronting Arab women in Israel. In order to advance the rights of Israeli Arab women, ACRI: litigates critical issues in the courts in order to redress discriminatory or harmful practices or policies, with a part ...
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Policy and Legislation, Women, civil equality, empowerment, shared society, state-minority relations |
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ACRI: Human Rights Education for Arab Teachers
A human rights educational program for teachers in the Israeli Arab school system, designed to promote community empowerment and education. Each year, ACRI trains hundreds of teachers from Israeli Arab educational institutions on how to integrate ins ...
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Education, Policy and Legislation, civil equality, empowerment, job placement and training, shared society, state-minority relations |
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ACRI: Promoting the Rights of the Negev Bedouins
Works with Bedouin citizens in the unrecognized villages to address discrimination they face through litigation, advocacy, public outreach and community empowerment. ACRIs work has focused on (1) building and planning rights, (2) access to public ser ...
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Negev Bedouin, Policy and Legislation, civil equality, empowerment, job placement and training, state-minority relations, the Negev |
