The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (Hebrew: האגודה לזכויות האזרח) was created as an independent non-partisan organization to protect human rights and civil rights in Israel and the territories under its control. Hebrew (עִבְרִית ‘Ivrit) is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Jewish communities around the world. ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... Civil rights or positive rights are those legal rights retained by citizens and protected by the government. ...

The association was created in 1972 and its founders were a group of people mainly from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem that felt the need for an independent extra-parliamentary organization to protect civil rights. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is one of Israels oldest, largest and most important institutes of higher learning and research. ...

The association established its views on the basic rights that were recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, that was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948, and the values in Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel. Today the association is the largest human rights organization in Israel, and is the only organization in Israel that deals with entire range of human rights, e.g. the right to live, freedom of speech and information, the right for education, etc.. Wikisource has original text related to this article: Universal Declaration of Human Rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (also UDHR) is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (A/RES/217, December 10, 1948 at Palais de Chaillot, Paris), outlining the organizations view on the human... United Nations General Assembly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The association in working to protect human rights through legislation by promotion of civil rights bills; through judicial means, by hearings in the different judicial instances, mostly through the Supreme Court of Israel; through educational means; through public means by writing publications, conducting continuing education programs in the educational system, and conducting educational activities among the Israeli Security Forces. Frontal view The Supreme Court (Hebrew: בית המשפט העליון, Beit Hamishpat Haelyon ) is at the head of the court system in the State of Israel. ... The Israeli Security Forces (ISF) are several organizations collectively responsible for Israels security. ...

The association is an organization of members that works through a professional staff and volunteers. Among them, many central figures from the fields of the law, education, press, from the academy and from the general public. The association is completely independent in its actions. Its financial resources come from the the membership fees and from donations in Israel and around the world. It does not receive money from political parties or from the government.

As of 2006, the president of the association is the author Sami Michael. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sami Michael (born 1926) is an Israeli author. ...

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