Tag Archive: Human Rights Defenders Fund (HRDF)

Awdeh al-Hathaleen

Bringing the Body of Nonviolent Palestinian Activist, Awdeh Al-Hathaleen, to Rest

NIF grantee, Human Rights Defenders Fund, demanded that Israeli authorities release  his body. Today, they did.

Protecting Activists Through The Civil Society Protection Hub

Through legal action, public advocacy, and security support, the Civil Society Protection Hub supports and empowers activists and organizations under attack.

Shatil Spotlight: Sahar Vardi

As Sahar Vardi joins Shatil, she’s rethinking how we do anti-occupation activism.

Exposing the Systemic Injustice of Military Courts in the West Bank

Multiple NIF grantees recently revealed alarming, new statistics about Israel’s military court system in the West Bank, under which Palestinian civilians are subject to martial law.

Shatil Spotlight: Tzlil Rubinstein

Tzlil Rubinstein, Shatil’s human rights and democracy organizer and coordinator of Shatil’s Forum for Freedom of Speech and Protest, has been fighting for human rights since 2019.

Israelis Are Calling Out Corruption

Israelis have taken to the streets, angry and frustrated with their government’s inept response to a second wave of COVID-19. Instead of listening, the government has responded with tear gas, detentions, and conspiracy theories. Sound familiar?

photo of Omar Shakir

NIF Grantees Protest Deportation of Human Rights Defender

The Supreme Court approved the deportation of Human Rights Watch’s Omar Shakir. Israeli human rights organizations are speaking out.

Defending the Right to Protest

The right to peaceful assembly is a core part of democracy in America and in Israel too. We Israelis forsake it at our democracy’s peril.

Defending Israelis’ Right to Protest

NIF grantees responded swiftly and effectively to a recent incident of police violence in Petah Tikva.

Pocket Guide Helps Protestors Maintain their Rights

A new pocket guide and app will inform protestors of their rights and help connect them with legal aide.