by nifcanadm | Feb 4, 2021 | Human and Civil Rights, Issue Areas, News
The Israel Prison Service (IPS) has begun vaccinating prisoners despite Internal Security Minister Eli Ohana’s declaration that prisoners would be the last to be vaccinated. Ohana was forced to back down after human rights groups led a successful campaign for the...
by Hannah Cohen | Dec 31, 2020 | Gender Equality, Human and Civil Rights, New Initiatives for Democracy, News, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Religious Freedom, Shared Society and Combatting Racism, Social and Economic Justice
As 2020 comes to an end, a year of deep crisis across the world, we reflect on how it affects us all in profound ways. We know that this is a tough time for everyone. COVID has slowed down the rhythm of lives everywhere, but it has also exacerbated existing problems....
by nifc-phil-mike | Dec 23, 2020 | Gender Equality, News
By Linda Hershkovitz, NIFC President I’m always excited about opportunities to discuss a subject that’s very dear to my heart – NIFC’s role in the struggle for women’s rights in Israel and the occupied territories. For over 25 years, I have worked with governments,...
by Hannah Cohen | Dec 22, 2020 | Human and Civil Rights, News
A new report by NIFC project partner Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, as well as two organizations funded by the global NIF network, Breaking the Silence and Yesh Din: Volunteers for Human Rights, exposes the harsh reality for Palestinian families living under...
by nifc-phil-mike | Nov 13, 2020 | Human and Civil Rights, News
As all eyes were focused on the American election, last Tuesday, Israel took the step of demolishing the West Bank community of Khirbet Humsa, in the Jordan Valley, in what the U.N. officials described an act of “forced displacement” – and the largest in a decade....
by nifc-phil-mike | Oct 29, 2020 | Human and Civil Rights, News
NIFC flagship project partner the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) has submitted two petitions to the Jerusalem Court of Administrative Affairs on the failure of the Israel Police and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to reveal their use of facial...
