Police violence

"Everyone has the right to be buried quickly, honorably and properly. It is an integral part of the right to dignity, because human dignity is not only the dignity of a man’s life, but also his...

Video documenting events shows when the police shot Abu Shaaban to death, he wasn't a danger to anyone.

Adalah: The police's contention that publishing the instructions could harm state security and threaten public order is baseless.

Ewisat, 16, was killed by police gunfire on 17 October 2015 in the Jewish settlement of Armon HaNatziv in East Jerusalem. The killing was not filmed, and the family only learned of his death from...

Adalah: Collective punishment undermines fundamental rights of residents to human dignity and freedom of movement, and violates international law

Investigations more important in light of statements by politicians and police officials praising actions by the police and calling on them to shoot and kill.

No-one disputes the serious nature of the recent events. However, it seems that too often, police officers and soldiers are quick to shoot to kill.

Repressive police acts include arbitrary arrests of minors; 'preventive arrests' of activists; arrests of activists' family members; and severe physical violence against protestors.

Adalah & Addameer: "The police chose to use deadly weapons as the only option, as a first course of action instead of as a last resort."

15 years since the events of October 2000, the victims' cries still resonate against those responsible for their deaths, and the doctrine of violent repression remains ingrained in the Israeli...

Adalah issued the two urgent letters on 16 and 20 September following escalations in Palestinian areas of occupied East Jerusalem.

Adalah: "The closing of the investigation without an indictment or trial demonstrates the impunity enjoyed by the Israeli police despite their careless approach with the lives of Arab citizens."

The event brought impacted persons from Israel/Palestine and the United States, along with lawyers and human rights advocates, to urge the international community to take effective steps to address...

Letter argued that police continue to practice what the Or Commission called a 'culture of lying' rooted within the police institution.

Policemen who executed Hamdan should be suspended, criminal investigation should be opened, and those responsible brought to trial.

Adalah, Mossawa and Arab HRA informed diplomats of human rights violations occurring against Palestinian citizens in Israel in the backdrop of Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip.

On Saturday, 30 November 2013, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Haifa, Hura and Jerusalem to protest against the Prawer Plan. Police officers were deployed in huge numbers at the...

(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...

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...

Adalah: "Granting a pardon to Officer Mizrahi and not compelling him to serve his prison sentence is a green light for all police officers to use force illegally without fear of being held...