Archiv: Flüchtlinge / refugees


18.04.2024 - 19:04 [ Daniel Neun / Radio Utopie ]

Libyen-Krieg: Neue Sitzung der Schwachmächte im UNO-Sicherheitsrat

(22. März 2011)

Am 19.März, dem Tag des Angriffs von Frankreich, Großbritannien, Kanada, Italien und den USA auf Libyen, wurde in Moskau eine der erbärmlichsten Erklärungen in der russischen Geschichte veröffentlicht (Angriffskrieg gegen Libyen beginnt: Ticker). Das russische Außenministerium von Sergei Lawrow:

“In Moskau bedauern wir diese bewaffnete Intervention im Rahmen der UN Resolution 1973, die hastig beschlossen wurde.”

Die Weltöffentlichkeit konstatiert: Russlands Staatsführung ist ein Haufen Tölpel, dem – wenn er schon nicht lesen kann und deshalb nicht weiss was vor sich geht – selbst das Wort „Veto“ mit einem einfachen Armhochhalten schon zu viel ist. Das Gleiche gilt für die Atomschwachmacht China, deren leseunkundige kommunistische Staatspartei immerhin 1.3 Milliarden Menschen herumkommandiert. In der Parteizeitung „People´s Daily“ redete man sich heute nun selbst in ein Gewissen, was man nicht hat (1):

„Die blutgetränkten Gewitter, denen Irak seit acht Jahren unterzogen wurde und das unaussprechliche Leiden seines Volkes sind ein Spiegel und eine Warnung. Die militärischen Attacken auf Libyen, folgend den Kriegen in Afghanisten und Irak, sind das das dritte Mal, dass einige Länder bewaffnete Aktionen gegen souveräne Staaten gestartet haben. Es sollte augenscheinlich sein, dass jedes Mal, wenn militärische Mittel benutzt werden um Krisen zu begegnen, dies ein Schlag gegen die Charta der Vereinten Nationen und die Regeln der internationalen Beziehungen sind.“

Die Weltöffentlichkeit versteht: früher hiess es in China „Bombardiert das Hauptquartier“, letzten Freitag hiess es „Bombardiert Libyen“ und heute wieder anders herum. Mal sehen, zu was sich Chinas Staatsführung am Donnerstag entscheidet. Vielleicht der Einfachheit halber zu „Bombardiert irgendwas“.

18.04.2024 - 18:50 [ United Nations ]

Security Council Approves ‘No-Fly Zone’ over Libya, Authorizing ‘All Necessary Measures’ to Protect Civilians, by Vote of 10 in Favour with 5 Abstentions

(17 March 2011)

Adopting resolution 1973 (2011) by a vote of 10 in favour to none against, with 5 abstentions (Brazil, China, Germany, India, Russian Federation), the Council authorized Member States, acting nationally or through regional organizations or arrangements, to take all necessary measures to protect civilians under threat of attack in the country, including Benghazi, while excluding a foreign occupation force of any form on any part of Libyan territory — requesting them to immediately inform the Secretary-General of such measures.

12.03.2024 - 17:05 [ Middle East Eye ]

‚Egypt is aiding Israel‘: The Palestinians charged a fortune to escape Gaza‘s war

Ali had to pay $15,000, in what is referred to as a “travel coordination fee”, to a travel agency liaising with an Egyptian state-linked company to allow his family to leave Gaza via the Rafah border crossing in northeastern Egypt.

This is curently the only way for Palestinians who do not have another nationality to cross to Egypt.

The Gaza travel company acts as an intermediary between the Palestinians wishing to leave Gaza and an Egyptian company, Hala, which has a de facto monopoly over the exit of Palestinians via the Rafah crossing.

09.02.2024 - 17:38 [ NewArab.com ]

Israel bombs Gaza‘s crowded Rafah city as battlefront nears

Israeli forces stepped up air strikes on Gaza‘s far-southern Rafah on Thursday as fears of ground fighting grew among the more than one million Palestinians crowded into the city.

09.02.2024 - 17:32 [ NRC Middle East & North Africa / Twitter ]

NRC‘s @YousefHammash in Gaza tells @CNN families are afraid of an expanded Israeli military operation in Rafah as there are no options left for the displaced population in the area to seek safety.

09.02.2024 - 17:17 [ Saul Staniforth / Twitter ]

BBC News illustrating how the population of Rafah has grown with over a million displaced Palestinians seeking refuge there. @NRC_Egeland says conditions there are horrific.

13.12.2023 - 11:43 [ Palestine Info Center / Twitter ]

This is what it looks like to live in a UN-run school sheltering hundreds of displaced families!

21.11.2023 - 05:36 [ Al Jazeera English / Twitter ]

Israeli tanks have surrounded the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza after artillery fire killed at least 12 Palestinians in the medical complex, according to Gaza‘s health ministry

(17 hours ago)

21.11.2023 - 05:27 [ New York Times ]

‘Chaos, darkness and fire’: Fighting erupts around another embattled Gazan hospital.

The precise source of the strike could not be independently verified.

20.11.2023 - 02:40 [ General Secretary of the United Nations ]

Statement by the Secretary-General – on Gaza

I am deeply shocked that two UNRWA schools were struck in less than 24 hours in Gaza. Dozens of people – many women and children – were killed and injured as they were seeking safety in United Nations premises.

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian civilians are seeking shelter at United Nations facilities throughout Gaza due to the intensified fighting. I reaffirm that our premises are inviolable.

This war is having a staggering and unacceptable number of civilian casualties, including women and children, every day. This must stop.

I reiterate my call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.

20.11.2023 - 02:35 [ António Guterres, Secretary-General of the @UN / Twitter ]

I am deeply shocked that 2 @UNRWA schools were struck in less than 24 hours in Gaza. Dozens of people – many women & children – were killed & injured as they were seeking safety in @UN premises. I reaffirm that our premises are inviolable.

11.11.2023 - 01:45 [ Hebh Jamal / Twitter ]

Yeah so you remember how civilians are trying to flee to the south? They just bombed them as they’re fleeing south. They bombed civilians trying to escape bombing. A massacre just took place. No where is safe. No where.

(10 hours ago)

This happened once again on Salah Al Din Rd. Just now.

10.11.2023 - 22:55 [ Mustafa Barghouti, Palestinian MD and MP, Presidential candidate 2005, Founder and Leader of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI) / Twitter ]

A video from Salah El din street where Palestinian refugees where bombarded by Israeli air strikes while they were trying to escape to the south.

10.11.2023 - 21:17 [ Dr. Mervat_Alhattab / Twitter ]

Around 50 displaced civilians were killed after the bombing of Al Buraq school in Gaza.

(…)

07.11.2023 - 06:03 [ Wikipedia ]

Black September

Black September (Arabic: أيلول الأسود Aylūl al-ʾAswad), also known as the Jordanian Civil War,[9] was an armed conflict between Jordan, led by King Hussein, and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), led by chairman Yasser Arafat. The main phase of the fighting took place between 16 and 27 September 1970, though certain aspects of the conflict continued until 17 July 1971.

After the 1967 Six-Day War, Palestinian fedayeen guerrillas relocated to Jordan and stepped up their attacks on Israel and the occupied territories. They were headquartered at the Jordanian border town of Karameh, which Israel targeted during a battle in 1968, leading to a surge of Arab support for the fedayeen. The PLO‘s strength grew, and by early 1970, groups within the PLO began calling for the overthrow of Jordan‘s Hashemite monarchy, leading to violent clashes in June 1970.

07.11.2023 - 05:39 [ Wikipedia ]

Jordanischer Bürgerkrieg

Nach dem Sechstagekrieg 1967 verschlechterte sich das Verhältnis zwischen den Mitgliederorganisationen der Palästinensischen Befreiungsorganisation und dem jordanischen Königshaus deutlich. Die jordanische Niederlage im Krieg und der Verlust des Westjordanlandes führten zu einem Gesichtsverlust des Staates unter vielen Palästinensern. Die jordanische Regierung sah die mit ihr nicht abgesprochenen Angriffe auf israelisches Territorium als Verletzung ihrer Souveränität. So führte die Schlacht von Karame zu einem Zerwürfnis zwischen beiden Seiten. Die palästinensische Seite hatte rund 100.000 bewaffnete Kämpfer in Jordanien, und ihre Führungsschicht sah in der mehrheitlich palästinensischstämmigen Bevölkerung des Königreichs eine potentielle Machtbasis, den Staat zu kontrollieren. So verdrängten palästinensische Milizen jordanische Sicherheitskräfte aus den Flüchtlingslagern und mehreren Städten.

01.11.2023 - 11:42 [ ABPlive.com ]

Israel-Hamas War: Foreigners Leave Gaza As Rafah Border Opens For First Time

Scores of people holding foreign passports left the war-torn Gaza for Egypt after the Rafah border crossing opened for the first time since the beginning of the war on October 7, reported AFP. Scores of people and cars moved through the gates as Gaza suffered „complete interruption of all communications and internet services” for a second time, reported Al Jazeera.

01.11.2023 - 11:34 [ ABP LIVE / Twitter ]

Foreigners left the war-torn Gaza for Egypt after the Rafah border crossing opened for the first time since the beginning of the war

01.11.2023 - 11:30 [ NDTV.com ]

First Foreigners Leave Gaza For Egypt Through Rafah Crossing

Convoys of desperately needed aid have passed between Egypt and Gaza but no people have been allowed to cross.

26.10.2023 - 14:33 [ White House ]

Readout of President Biden’s Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel

(October 25, 2023)

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke this afternoon with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel. The leaders discussed developments in Gaza as well as ongoing efforts to locate and secure the release of hostages to include American citizens we believe are held by Hamas. They also reviewed ongoing discussions to ensure safe passage for foreign nationals wishing to depart Gaza as soon as possible. The President discussed ongoing U.S. support for the continuous flow of humanitarian support to the civilian population in Gaza and welcomed efforts to increase this support over the coming period. The President reiterated that Israel has every right and responsibility to defend its citizens from terrorism and to do so in a manner consistent with international humanitarian law. He also noted the importance of focusing on what comes after this crisis to include a pathway for a permanent peace between Israelis and Palestinians, emphasizing that Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people or their legitimate aspirations.

25.10.2023 - 20:04 [ Democracy Now ]

UNRWA Is Hours Away from Running Out of Fuel as Gaza Hospitals Shut, Sickness Spreads

The U.N. agency serving Palestinians warned it would have to stop its life-saving operations in Gaza by tonight unless it receives more fuel. The humanitarian situation in Gaza has reached catastrophic levels, with hospitals shutting down and others cutting back critical services amid the lack of fuel and supplies. At the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza, staff have resorted to using smartphone lights to see in the darkness, as the hospital was forced to switch off power in all but a few parts of the building.

The nonstop Israeli bombardment of Gaza continues. On Tuesday, a father in Khan Younis carried the body of his young daughter in his arms after she was killed in an Israeli airstrike on their home.

25.10.2023 - 19:36 [ UNRWA, @UN Agency for Palestine Refugees / Twitter ]

One @UNRWA school in Rafah, sheltering 4,600 people, sustained severe collateral damage from close proximity strike ?If fuel does not enter?#Gaza, @UNRWA will be forced to significantly reduce and in some cases bring humanitarian operations to a halt

25.10.2023 - 19:20 [ Verfassungsblog ]

Trapped in Gaza

Egyptian president Field Marshall Abdel Fattah el-Sisi announced that “[w]hat is happening now in Gaza is an attempt to force civilian residents to take refuge and migrate to Egypt, which should not be accepted.” King Abdullah II of Jordan (which borders the West Bank, but not Gaza) was even more succinct: “No refugees in Jordan, no refugees in Egypt,” he declared.

19.10.2023 - 18:07 [ AFP News Agency / Twitter ]

President Emmanuel Macron has urged Israel and Egypt to open a humanitarian corridor out of the besieged Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing for French nationals, his office said Saturday.

(14.10.2023)

19.10.2023 - 17:40 [ Saints Mike / Twitter ]

I find @RishiSunak visit to Israel pretty worthless, unless he‘s going to tell Netanyahu to open the Rafah border crossing to British passport holders.

What‘s the point of his visit?

19.10.2023 - 17:36 [ Jackie Singh / Twitter ]

Diplomats from the U.S. and Egypt said the Rafah Crossing out of Gaza (only way out besides Israel) would reopen. The U.S. Embassy told all Americans trapped in Gaza (100s) to go there on Monday…

(18.10.2023)

Then, Israel bombed it again (4x now)

Fuck Netanyahu.

19.10.2023 - 17:29 [ Egypt Today Magazine / Twitter ]

Guterres arrives in Cairo to meet with the Egyptian president and is expected to visit Rafah border crossing tomorrow to announce UN plan to deliver aid to Gaza.

19.10.2023 - 16:58 [ canadainvestment.data.blog ]

At the Rafah Crossing, Aid Shipments Are in a State of Waiting for Entry into Gaza from Egypt.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Wednesday that Israel would not obstruct the delivery of supplies from Egypt to the civilian population in southern Gaza. However, Israel’s consent only encompasses food, water, and medical provisions, omitting other critical necessities like fuel.

19.10.2023 - 09:35 [ United Nations ]

Israel-Gaza crisis: US vetoes Security Council resolution

(18.10.2023)

The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for “humanitarian pauses” to deliver lifesaving aid to millions in Gaza. The failure by the Council to make its first public intervention on the Israel-Gaza crisis followed the rejection of a Russian-backed draft on Monday evening.

19.10.2023 - 09:15 [ @UN_News_Centre / Twitter ]

US vetoes Security Council resolution that would have called for “humanitarian pauses” to deliver lifesaving aid to millions in Gaza

(18.10.2023)

Favor: 12 (Albania, Brazil, China, Ecuador, France, Gabon, Ghana, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland,UAE)
Against: 1 (US)
Abstain: 2 Russia, UK

19.10.2023 - 09:11 [ Nesma Allam / Twitter ]

Till now the aids don‘t arrive Gaza,rafah crossing is still closed , only the volunteers have set up tents and waiting for crossing

(today)

18.10.2023 - 14:55 [ Mohamed shohood / Twitter ]

A senior Egyptian official, in response to Netanyahu‘s statements about keeping the Rafah crossing closed, informed AlQahera News Channel that Egypt will not permit the evacuation of foreigners from the Gaza Strip.

18.10.2023 - 14:50 [ Eternal Glory / Twitter ]

Benjamin Netanyahu told Biden that he would never allow Egypt to open the Rafah border crossing and allow the aid to come in Gaza.

18.10.2023 - 14:42 [ AFP News Agency / Twitter ]

President Emmanuel Macron has urged Israel and Egypt to open a humanitarian corridor out of the besieged Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing for French nationals, his office said Saturday.

(14.10.2023)

18.10.2023 - 14:28 [ Chris Law MP / Twitter ]

„Can the Prime Minister please give his personal assurance that every single step is being taken to open the Rafah Crossing for both humanitarian aid and for UK nationals to flee?” The Prime Minister must do all he can to ensure that the border is opened.

18.10.2023 - 11:45 [ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation ]

Press release on a telephone conversation between Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry

A telephone conversation was held on October 16 between Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt Sameh Shoukry.

Their discussion centred around the abrupt escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict with a focus on the drama unfolding in the wake of the flare-up in the Gaza Strip and the surrounding areas. The foreign ministers of Russia and Egypt were clear that attacks on civilian infrastructure were unacceptable and emphasised the immediate necessity of ending the violence against innocent civilians, regardless of their location. They stressed the urgency of achieving a ceasefire and establishing safe corridors for the prompt delivery of humanitarian aid to the affected regions within the Palestinian enclave, as well as ensuring the safe passage of civilians.

17.10.2023 - 18:42 [ ALandForAll.org ]

A Land for All: Shared and Agreed Principles

One Land, Two States

Palestine/the Land of Israel is one historic and geographic unit, stretching from the Jordan River to the sea. In it, two sovereign states will exist – Palestine and Israel, where the two people will realize their right of self-determination. The border between the two states will be drawn according to the June 4, 1967 border, thus bringing a complete end to the occupation.
2.

Democracy, Human Rights, Rule of Law

The two states will be democracies; their governments will be founded on the principle of rule of law and recognition of the universality of human rights, as recognized by international law, based on the principles of equality, freedom and the sanctity of human life.

……………….

17.10.2023 - 13:28 [ Public Committee Against Torture in Israel ]

Public Committee Against Torture in Israel: Vision

The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel was established in 1990 and has continuously sought to abolish the use of torture in Israel. We protect any individual harmed during interrogation, demonstration, detention, incarceration etc.; we represent Israelis, Palestinians, refugees and immigrants who were subjected to torture, or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment by the hands of the Israeli authorities: the ISA [Shin Bet], Israel Police, IDF etc.

02.10.2023 - 13:55 [ Siranush Sargsyan / Twitter ]

If you want to really learn why 120K people would leave their land, their prosperous lives, their graves, their 1000s of years old cultural heritage, go read my timeline for the last year, and also this personal essay of mine.

02.10.2023 - 13:45 [ Siranush Sargsyan / NewLinesMag.com ]

Living Through War and Waiting for Peace in Nagorno-Karabakh

On Jan. 26, on the eve of my 39th birthday, my friend Armine brought me a few spoonfuls of coffee — she had kept it as a precious gift for me, knowing the outsized role the drink plays in my life. I miss its aroma the most. Another friend, Sarine, had called from Yerevan the day before and asked if I at least had a small cake. I reassured her that having coffee was enough. The next morning, the doorbell woke me up: There stood Sarine’s sister, with a small homemade gata, a traditional Armenian sweet bread, baked by their mother. I allowed myself one candle for my besieged birthday, and placed it on top of the gata. A birthday candle is a luxury, since they are now our only evening light.

02.10.2023 - 13:22 [ News.am ]

Former Armenia FM: No one stands by Armenia

Armenia has lost all its friends, whether global or regional, today there is no one who stands by Armenia, Former Foreign Minister of Armenia Vartan Oskanian said in a video message on Facebook.

02.10.2023 - 13:00 [ Washington Post ]

How the war in Ukraine helped stoke an Armenian tragedy

(September 28, 2023)

But recent events also reflect a change in the geopolitical winds. The Kremlin does not disguise its contempt and distrust for Armenian President Nikol Pashinyan, who came to power in 2018 amid anti-government protests against a corrupt, Russia-backed regime. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Pashinyan has attempted to accelerate an Armenian pivot to the West with steps that included a tranche of humanitarian aid to Kyiv and planned military exercises with the United States.

02.10.2023 - 12:40 [ Politico.eu ]

Russia warns Armenia not to join International Criminal Court

(September 28, 2023)

According to Armenia’s justice minister, Grigor Minasyan, the move is necessary to hold Azerbaijan to account for alleged military aggression and war crimes amid a mass exodus of ethnic Armenians from the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Inside Azerbaijan’s internationally recognized borders, the unrecognized state’s ethnic Armenian leadership surrendered following a lightning offensive last Wednesday.

11.09.2023 - 19:15 [ Archive.org ]

Operation Northwoods

(March 13, 1962)

c. Commence large scale United States military operations.
3. A „Remember the Maine“ incident could be arranged in several forms:
a. We could blow up a US ship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba.
b. We could blow up a drone (unmanned) vessel anywhere in the Cuban waters. We could arrange to cause such incident in the vicinity of Havana or Santiago as a spectacular result of Cuban attack from the air or sea, or both. The presence of Cuban planes or ships merely investigating the intent of the vessel could be fairly compelling evidence that the ship was taken under attack. The nearness to Havana or Santiago would add credibility especially to those people that might have heard the blast or have seen the fire. The US could follow up with an air/sea rescue operation covered by US fighters to „evacuate“ remaining members of the non-existent crew. Casualty lists in US newspapers would cause a helpful wave of national indignation.
4. We could develop a Communist Cuban terror campaign in the Miami area, in other Florida cities and even in Washington.

The terror campaign could be pointed at refugees seeking haven in the United States. We could sink a boatload of Cubans en route to Florida (real or simulated). We could foster attempts on lives of Cuban refugees in the United States even to the extent of wounding in instances to be widely publicized. Exploding a few plastic bombs in carefully chosen spots, the arrest of Cuban agents and the release of prepared documents substantiating Cuban involvement, also would be helpful in projecting the idea of an irresponsible government.

11.09.2023 - 19:11 [ New York Times ]

Declassified Papers Show Anti-Castro Ideas Proposed to Kennedy

(19. November 1997)

“We could blow up a US warship in Guantanamo Bay and blame Cuba,“ the memorandum said.

“We could develop a Communist Cuban terror campaign in the Miami area, in other Florida cities and even in Washington,“ it continued. “The terror campaign could be pointed at Cuban refugees seeking haven in the United States. We could sink a boatload of Cubans enroute to Florida (real or simulated).“

The records show that on March 13, 1962, the Joint Chiefs of Staff endorsed these ideas as “suitable for planning purposes.“ No evidence exists that they were carried out.

02.09.2023 - 20:18 [ Human Rights Watch ]

„They Fired on Us Like Rain“: Saudi Arabian Mass Killings of Ethiopian Migrants at the Yemen-Saudi Border

(21.08.2023)

Saudi border guards have killed at least hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers who tried to cross the Yemen-Saudi border between March 2022 and June 2023. Human Rights Watch research indicates that, at time of writing, the killings are continuing. Saudi border guards have used explosive weapons and shot people at close range, including women and children, in a pattern that is widespread and systematic. If committed as part of a Saudi government policy to murder migrants, these killings would be a crime against humanity. In some instances, Saudi border guards first asked survivors in which limb of their body they preferred to be shot, before shooting them at close range. Saudi border guards also fired explosive weapons at migrants who had just been released from temporary Saudi detention and were attempting to flee back to Yemen.

23.08.2023 - 09:55 [ ResponsibleStatecraft.org ]

As US mulls security pact, Saudi Arabia accused of crimes against humanity

(August 21, 2023)

The report also raises uncomfortable questions for the Biden administration, which is considering giving “security guarantees” to Saudi Arabia in order to entice its leaders to normalize relations with Israel. Among the proposals on the table is a mutual defense treaty that would obligate U.S. troops to defend Saudi Arabia in case of attack. American officials are also mulling whether to help Riyadh develop a civilian nuclear program, a move that many experts worry could be a first step toward a Saudi nuclear weapons push.

The White House, aware that any new treaty would face an uphill battle in Congress, has already started briefing Democratic leaders about the talks in order to build support, according to the New York Times.

21.08.2023 - 17:40 [ Human Rights Watch ]

„They Fired on Us Like Rain“: Saudi Arabian Mass Killings of Ethiopian Migrants at the Yemen-Saudi Border

Saudi border guards have killed at least hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers who tried to cross the Yemen-Saudi border between March 2022 and June 2023. Human Rights Watch research indicates that, at time of writing, the killings are continuing. Saudi border guards have used explosive weapons and shot people at close range, including women and children, in a pattern that is widespread and systematic. If committed as part of a Saudi government policy to murder migrants, these killings would be a crime against humanity. In some instances, Saudi border guards first asked survivors in which limb of their body they preferred to be shot, before shooting them at close range. Saudi border guards also fired explosive weapons at migrants who had just been released from temporary Saudi detention and were attempting to flee back to Yemen.

21.08.2023 - 17:40 [ BBC ]

Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards – report

Migrants have told the BBC they had limbs severed by gunfire and saw bodies left on the trails.

Saudi Arabia has previously rejected allegations of systematic killings.

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, titled They Fired On Us Like Rain, contains graphic testimony from migrants who say they were shot at and sometimes targeted with explosive weapons by Saudi police and soldiers on Yemen‘s rugged northern border with Saudi Arabia.

09.08.2023 - 13:57 [ Association for Civil Rights Israel (ACRI) ]

Who we are

The Association for Civil Rights Israel (ACRI) is the oldest and most influential civil and human rights organization in Israel. Founded in 1972, ACRI is the only NGO in Israel advocating across the broad spectrum of human rights and civil liberties for everyone living in Israel and in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Our strategic focus areas include: social and economic rights, civil and political rights, Arab society, the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and migrants, refugees and statusless peoples.