Tag Archive: African Refugee Development Center (ARDC)
Calling for Government Aid for Asylum Seekers
A report by NIF grantees reveals a desperate situation for the majority of asylum seekers in Israel and calls for immediate government intervention.
“Deposit Law” Struck Down, Helping Asylum Seekers
Following a petition from several NIF grantees, the Israeli government must return money it had confiscated from asylum seekers’ earnings.
Meet Social Justice Fellow Abigail Kolker
Meet Abby Kolker, an incredible young woman helping refugees and migrant workers in Israel.
Supreme Court Rules: Refugees Deserve a Fair Process
A Supreme Court ruling offers a glimmer of hope for asylum seekers being held in the Holot Detention camp.
NIF Sponsors Refugee Seder at Holot Detention Facility
In the spirit of freedom that characterizes the holiday, NIF was one of the sponsors of a special Seder held just outside Holot Detention Facility in the Western Negev, where African refugees are now incarcerated.
Oscar Olivier – Building Bridges
Congolese asylum-seeker and activist Oscar Olivier is fighting poverty, racism in Violence in South Tel Aviv.
New Israel Fund-Supported Groups Win Key Court Victory for African Refugees
Washington DC: A landmark victory for human rights was won in Israel today when an expanded panel of the Supreme Court invalidated the Third Amendment to the Anti-Infiltration Law passed by the Knesset in 2012, which incarcerated more than 2000 African refugees without due process or recourse to the possibility of asylum.