Association for Civil Rights in Israel

Association for Civil Rights in Israel
Founded1972; 52 years ago (1972)
TypeNon-profit
NGO
FocusHuman rights, Civil liberties"[1]
Location
Area served
Israel and the Palestinian territories
MethodLegal and Policy Advocacy, Education, and Public Outreach
Key people
Sami Michael, President[3]
Noa Sattath, Executive Director
Attorney Dan Yakir, Chief Legal Counsel[4]
Websitewww.english.acri.org.il
Noa Sattath, Executive Director of ACRI

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]

  1. ^ "Policy Advocacy". Association for Civil Rights in Israel. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Contact us". Association for Civil Rights in Israel. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Board". Association for Civil Rights in Israel. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Staff". Association for Civil Rights in Israel. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Mission". Association for Civil Rights in Israel. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  6. ^ "To Each His Own Justice". Haaretz. Ha'aretz.
  7. ^ International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations, "The Association for Civil Rights in Israel Archived 2017-09-19 at the Wayback Machine," retrieved 9 May 2018
  8. ^ "האגודה לזכויות האדם יוצאת מהקונסנסוס". 25 April 2002.