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Find basic data on Israel, it's people and government and a link to the international human rights instruments ratified by Israel.
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Read about Israel's relationship with the EU, including the EU/Israel association agreement and the European Neighbourhood Policy. |
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Learn about the main human rights issues at stake in Israel and find useful links to know more. |
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Learn about the different initiatives on Israel taken by Civil Society. |
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Recent News on Israel
- Adalah and HR Partners to Attorney General: Detention Conditions of Women Prisoners in Solitary Confinement Ward of Neve Tirtza are Cruel, Inhuman, Degrading and Illegal
- Hamas must release Gilad Shalit immediately and unconditionally
- Israel: Misuse of Drones Killed Civilians in Gaza
- Adalah to Attorney General and Custodian of Absentee Property: Israel's Sale of Palestinian Refugee Property Violates Israeli and International Law
- New online film marking two years of Gaza closure: It’s not a reality show - It’s reality
- Cast Lead Offensive in Numbers, Al Mezan Publishes Statistical Report on Persons Killed and Property Destroyed by Israeli Occupation Forces during Operation Cast Lead
- Adalah, Al-Mezan and Al-Haq Demand Investigation into Killing of Two Girls, Suad and Amal Abed Rabbo, at Close Range by Israeli Soldiers During Operation “Cast Lead” in the Gaza Strip
- Israel: Stop Demolishing Palestinian Homes
- Open Letter on the occasion of the EU/Israel Association Council
- New Legal Developments: The New Israeli Government Launches a Flood of Legislation in Violation of the Rights of Palestinian Arab Citizens of Israel
- Bring Ze’ev Braude, the shooter from Hebron, to justice
- On Wednesday 3 June 2009 at 9 am, the Israeli Supreme Court will hear the petition to reopen the Big Mosque in Beer el-Sabe (Beer Sheva) to worshippers
- High Follow-up Committee for Arab Citizens of Israel to the Prime Minister: Arab citizens will oppose all illegitimate, racist legislative bills such as the proposal to ban commemoration of the Nakba,
- B'Tselem and ACRI demand investigation of officers who testified to a policy of routine use of violence against Palestinian civilians
- Adalah Petitions District Court against Israel Prison Service Decision Banning the Entry of Books into Prisons
- UN Committee Against Torture Found 'Numerous, Ongoing and Consistent Allegations' of Torture and Ill-treatment by Israeli Interrogators, in particular, against Palestinians and Calls for Independent Investigation into Israeli Military Offensive 'Cast Lead' in Gaza
- Committee Against Torture’s Findings Highlight International Community’s Inaction in the Face of Israel’s Widespread and Systematic Violations of International Law
- Police Blockades at Entrances to Arab Bedouin Village of Tarabeen al-Sana (‘Amra) in the Naqab are Illegal
- Palestinian and Israeli Human Rights Organisations Release Joint Fact Sheet Calling for an End to International Donor Complicity in Israeli Violations of International Law
- Israeli Supreme Court to Hear Test Case on Wed. 6 May 2009 at 9 am on the Question of Opening Criminal Investigations against Israeli Military Commanders and Political Leaders Responsible for Killings and Extensive Home Demolitions in Gaza in 2004
- Palestinian and Israeli Human Rights Organisations Release Joint Fact Sheet Calling for an End to International Donor Complicity in Israeli Violations of International Law
- PCHR welcomes the Spanish National Court’s decision to continue investigating suspected Israeli war criminals
- Adalah to AG: Open a Criminal Investigation into Israeli Soldiers' Use of Palestinian Civilians as Human Shields during the Recent Military Offensive on Gaza
- Israel/Gaza: Israeli Military Investigation Not Credible
- Israeli army must make public findings of its probe into Gaza conflict
- Al Mezan Calls for Efforts to Expose Israeli Violations, Secure the Release of Prisoners and Defend their Human Rights
- Security forces demolish house of family of perpetrator of attack in Jerusalem
- Results of Israeli military investigations published today of alleged violations in Gaza are very problematic – the only way to truly investigate is through an external mechanism
- Israeli Refusal to Cooperate With United Nations Investigation Represents an Attempt to Shield Alleged War Criminals from Justice
- Israel Review Conference concludes on the eve of the Durban Review Conference
- Adalah to Israel Railways Company: Decision to Fire Arab Railway Workers on the Grounds of No Military Service Violates the Equal Opportunities Employment Law
- Israel/Gaza: Cooperate With Goldstone Investigation
- Al-Haq position paper on “Operation Cast Lead and the Distortion of International Law”
- B'Tselem: Israel and the Palestinians must assist the UN mission investigating human rights violations during the fighting in Gaza
- Testimony: Members of Abu Halima family killed and burned in army’s bombing of their house, 3 January 2009
- Israel Closes Investigation into Alleged War Crimes Committed in the Gaza Strip
- Since Operation “Cast Lead”: Sharp rise in reports of military and police violence towards Palestinians
- Israeli Human Rights Organizations Call on the Attorney General: “Stop whitewashing suspected crimes in Gaza"
- Human Rights Organizations Withdraw Supreme Court Petition Challenging Harsh Law for Palestinian Security Suspects following Illegal Decision by Justices to hear Secret GSS Evidence Withheld from Them
- Following Adalah’s Petition Supreme Court Orders State to Respond as to Why Admissions Committees, which Overwhelming Exclude Arab Citizens of Israel from Living in “Community Towns”, are Legal
- The Legal Experts: The Citizenship Law, which Bans Family Unification, Violates the Right to Family Life, is Discriminatory and Unconstitutional
- Palestinian patients should not be used as political tools by either the PA or the Israeli government
- B'Tselem petitions the High Court to enable its staff to enter the Gaza Strip
- Israel/Gaza: Donors Should Press Israel to End Blockade
- Seizure of Lebanese Ship by Israel Bound for Gaza Violates International Law which Prohibits Prevention of Delivery of Humanitarian Aid to Civilians
- End Ban on Human Rights Monitors
- Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories: Evidence of misuse of US-weapons reinforces need for arms embargo
- Adalah to Justice Minister: Holding Court Hearings on Prisoners’ Cases inside Prisons Violates the Prisoners' Rights
- Israel/Egypt: Choking Gaza Harms Civilians
- Adalah to Minister of Health: Excluding MRI Scans for Breast Cancer from Basket of Health Services Violates National Insurance Law and has Particularly Harmful Effect on Arab Women
- UN urged to extend Gaza investigation
- EMHRN Contribution in relation to the ENP Progress Reports on the implementation of the Human Rights Chapter of the EU-Israel Action Plan in 2008
- Contribution to the meeting of the EU-Israel subcommittee on political dialogue and cooperation
- Middle East Quartet is failing
- Note on the human rights situation in Israel end the OPT
- Appeal to respect the freedom of movement owed to the Al-Haq General Director
- Stop Collective Punishment and Unlawful Killings
- EMHRN's note in view of the sub-committee on political dialogue and cooperation between the EU and Israel
- Israel Denies Freedom of Movement to Human Rights Defenders from Gaza
- PCHR office severely damaged during air raid by Israeli forces
- Representatives of the civil society must be respected
- The European Union and israel should implement their human rights commitments within the framework of the EU-Israel action plan
- Israel disregards its own commitments
- Open letter on the occasion of the Association Council between EU and Israel
- The Euro-Mediterranean Human rights Network condemns attacks against civilians
- Mission of Solidarity with Palestinian and Israeli members
- Escalating Violations against Civilians
- Severe violations of human rights in the Gaza Strip
- Association Council between the EU and Israel
- Appeal to the EU-Israel Association Council to Act
- The Gaza Strip Is Still Occupied,
- The EU violates it own Human Rights Commitments
- International Legal Consideration of the Barrier/Wall
- Migrant Workers in Israel
- International HR Groups decry harassment of monitors
- Disqualification of Arab party and members of Knesset to run in next election
- EU-Israel Association Council
- Investigation of Adalah
- Ccalling for a suspension of the Association Agreement with Israel.
- Azmi Bishara Trial
- EU-Israel Association Committee Meeting
- EU Abstention of Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
- 'Imprisonment of Combatants not Entitled to Prisoner-of-War Status' - Israel
