Press Releases

Following arrests of 19 people in Bir Hadaj after clashes and protests in the village last week, all 7 minors have been released, 4 adults have also been released, and 8 others are being held until...

(Haifa, Israel) In hearings held today, 22 November 2012, the Magistrates’ Court in Akka (Acre) refused a request by the police to extend the detention of four minors and five adults detained for...

Yesterday, 19 November 2012, human rights organizations based in Israel and Gaza demanded that a criminal investigation be opened into the suspicion of war crimes by the Israeli military following...

Today, 18 November 2012, following complaints received about the intention of the Israeli army to demolish the “Al-Shoroq Tower”, also called the “Journalists’ Tower” in Gaza City, Adalah...

Since Wednesday evening, 14 November 2012, Israeli Occupation Forces have continued their offensive on the Gaza Strip, codenamed "Operation Pillar of Defence" through aerial, marine and ground...

On 12 November 2012, Adalah petitioned the Nazareth District Court demanding that it cancel a provision making “service in the security forces” a condition to bid on five plots of land in...

Following violent dawn clashes between Israeli Police and Border Police in the Arab Bedouin village of Bir Hadaj in the Naqab (Negev) yesterday, 12 November 2012, the Magistrates’ Court of Bir...

On 6 November 2012, following a field visit to the Naqab (Negev) organized by Adalah, a delegation of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) issued a strong public statement condemning home...

At Adalah’s invitation, a high-level tour of more than 10 deputy heads of mission and political counselors from European and Latin American embassies in Israel visited the Naqab (Negev) last week...

The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child released its List of Issues requesting additional and updated information from Israel regarding its combined second, third, and fourth state periodic...

70 legal students from colleges and universities across the country gathered on October 11th for three days at Adalah’s 7th Annual Law Students’ Conference, to learn about Palestinian rights in...

(Haifa) - The District Court in Bir el-Sabe (Beersheva) heard arguments on Monday, 15 October 2012 on the state’s appeal against the magistrates’ court’s decision to cancel all 51 demolition...

Adalah submitted a report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in October 2012 to assist the CRC in developing its “List of Issues” for Israel following the submission of its...

Today, the Magistrate Court of Beer el-Sabe (Beer Sheva) cancelled the indictment against Sheikh Sayyah Abu Medeghem and his son Aziz of the unrecognized Bedouin village of Al-Araqib in the Naqab...

(Haifa, Israel) On 27 September 2012, Adalah submitted a petition to the Supreme Court against the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of the Interior and other administrators arguing that Israel’s...

Ms. Catarina de Albuquerque UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation Via email: srwatsan@ohchr.org; msaji@ohchr.org Re: Update from Adalah on World Water Day...

(Beer el-Sabe, Israel) Adalah sent an urgent letter to the Minister of Education, Gideon Sa’ar, and to the Director of the Southern District of the Education Ministry, Ms. Amira Haim, on 27...

(Haifa, Israel) This week marks the 12th anniversary of the events of October 2000, when the Israeli police and security forces killed 13 young Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel during...

On 24 September 2012, a subcommittee of the National Council of Planning and Building (NCPB) rejected an appeal from Adalah and Bimkom against Master Plan 15/02/107 for the planned Israeli Jewish...

Following Adalah’s complaint, the Head of Coordination and Application at the Ministry of Environmental Preservation announced the cancellation of fines for "disturbing the peace: against five...