Founded | 1972 |
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Type | Non-profit NGO |
Focus | Human rights, Civil liberties"[1] |
Location |
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Area served | Israel and the Palestinian territories |
Method | Legal and Policy Advocacy, Education, and Public Outreach |
Key people | Sami Michael, President[3] Noa Sattath, Executive Director Attorney Dan Yakir, Chief Legal Counsel[4] |
Website | www |
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) (Hebrew: האגודה לזכויות האזרח בישראל, romanized: HaAgudah LeZkhut HaEzrakh BeYisrael; Arabic: جمعية حقوق المواطن في اسرائيل, romanized: Jamʻīyat Ḥuqūq al-Muwāṭin fī Isrāʼīl) was created in 1972[6] as an independent, non-partisan not-for-profit organization with the mission of protecting human rights and civil rights in Israel and the territories under its control. ACRI is Israel's oldest and largest human rights organization. Headquartered in Tel Aviv, with offices in Jerusalem, and Nazareth, the organization promotes transparency and accountability in government.[7]
ACRI has been accused by critics, including former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, of defending terrorists.[8]