Press Releases

Police violence did not end with the illegal arrests of 21 people, but continued with assaults of detained protesters during their transfer to the police station and inside the station.

Law targets Arab Knesset members; Adalah & ACRI: Israeli Supreme Court has failed in its role as defender of the minority, subordinated human rights to will of the predatory majority.

Officers beat attorney Anan Odeh at protest, photographed him handcuffed and lying on the floor of Haifa police station.

Supreme Court fully adopts Israeli military’s position, refused to watch videos documenting shooting of Gaza demonstrators; Israeli military has killed more than 100 in Gaza since 30 March.

Adalah's Hassan Jabareen: We turned courtroom into space where police violence was exposed & rejected. This was possible due to social media posts that told true story of what happened.

Since petition filed, Israeli troops have continued to kill Palestinians with live ammunition, including 59 people – seven of whom were children – on 14 May alone.

During the 1948 Nakba, more than 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly displaced from their homes and land to areas outside the newly-established State of Israel.

Including today’s protest, approximately 100 Palestinians have been killed while participating in peaceful demonstrations and over 10,000 Palestinians were wounded.

Al-Haq, Adalah, Al Mezan Center send joint letter to top UN leaders with 8 demands, including a call to Israel to refrain from use of excessive lethal force on civilian protesters in Gaza.

Adalah: CCR one of most respected and courageous U.S. human rights organizations; prohibiting entry of CCR senior personnel reveals Israel’s institutional opposition to human rights.

Hundreds of Bedouin children have for years faced serious safety hazards on their daily journeys to and from school; Adalah won't withdraw petition until concrete construction schedule is set.

Adalah meets with members of U.S. Congress to call for immediate investigation and support presence of independent human rights monitors in Gaza for May 15 Nakba Day protests.

Adalah: Bennett has nothing to say in response to our petition so he chooses to incite against us. Evidence indicates live fire was directed at civilians, raising serious suspicions of war crimes.

Since 30 March, Israeli soldiers have killed 34 Palestinian protesters with live fire, including a journalist and four children; 94 percent of casualties were shot in head, neck, face, and chest.

Chapter on Israel/Occupied Territories now titled 'Israel, Golan Heights, West Bank, and Gaza'; Adalah & Adalah Justice Project: Elimination of references to occupation and discrimination against...

MK Jabareen & Adalah in Israeli Supreme Court petition: It is illegal for Knesset to ban members from participating in lecture tour funded by Jewish Voice for Peace due to its support for boycott.

Adalah, Al Mezan & Physicians for Human Rights-Israel file pre-petition motion to the attorney general demanding Israel let 56-year-old Rashad Baba transfer to Nablus hospital.

Three justices ruled unanimously that Yousef Al-Kronz, who already had one leg amputated last week after being shot by Israeli troops, must be allowed to leave Gaza for Ramallah hospital.

Adalah has submitted two reports to the United Nations Human Rights Committee detailing Israel’s violations of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

Yousef Karnaz, 20, in danger of having second leg amputated as Israeli Defense Ministry rejects court’s recommendation to evacuate him to Ramallah hospital.