Association for Civil Rights in Israel

What Association for Civil Rights in Israel does

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) is a nonprofit civil and human rights organization founded in 1972 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, with additional offices in Jerusalem and Nazareth. It is the only NGO in Israel advocating across the broad spectrum of human rights and civil liberties for everyone living in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Its core programs consist of legal and policy advocacy (including Supreme Court petitions, Knesset engagement, and appeals to government agencies), human rights education, a public hotline, publications, and an International Advisory Council (IAC) established in 2023 to build global support.

ACRI's core outputs are programmatic rather than technological: the organization does not develop proprietary technology, software, or AI products. Its technical assets are its 15-person legal team (led by Executive Director Noa Sattath and Deputy Director Gadeer Nicola), specialized departments (e.g., Freedom of Protest), and a litigation throughput of 116 Supreme Court petitions since December 2022. Notable case outcomes include a police policy change on stun grenade use, restored Red Cross visits to security prisoners, secured citizenship for a Sudanese asylum seeker, and improved checkpoint access for Palestinian patients.

ACRI's revenue model is nonprofit in nature: it is funded through donations from individuals, foundations, and organizations, supplemented by membership fees. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The organization operates with a multi-channel outreach strategy spanning a website (Hebrew, English, Arabic), social media, newsletters, publications, and earned media (NPR, CNN, BBC, Reuters, AP), and distributes its services through direct legal representation, a public hotline, domestic offices, and the global IAC. Customer segments are exposed beneficiaries rather than paying customers, including Arab citizens of Israel, asylum seekers and migrants, Palestinians in the Occupied Territories, protesters, and the broader Israeli public concerned with democratic values.

Name

Association for Civil Rights in Israel

Legal name

Association for Civil Rights in Israel

Website

https://english.acri.org.il

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ACRI is Israel's oldest and only broad-spectrum civil and human rights NGO, founded in 1972, that pursues legal advocacy, education, and public engagement for residents of Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories through courts, the Knesset, and government agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Jerusalem

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: ACRI receives donations from individuals, foundations, and organizations to support its operations and legal advocacy work.
2. Membership: ACRI offers membership options for supporters who wish to contribute financially and be part of the organization's community.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ACRI is a nonprofit civil and human rights organization that pursues change through legal and policy advocacy, education, and public engagement. It works within Israeli courts, the Knesset, government agencies, and civil society to tackle human rights injustices. Its core offerings include direct legal representation, Supreme Court petitions, policy advocacy, human rights education programs, and public awareness campaigns serving individuals, minority communities, migrants, refugees, and residents of the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Product overview

ACRI (Association for Civil Rights in Israel) is a human rights NGO, not a technology product company. It operates as a single unified organization offering programs in legal advocacy, human rights education, policy work, publications, and public services. The organization's core offering consists of legal and policy advocacy through courts and the Knesset, human rights education programs, publications and archival resources, a public hotline for civil rights guidance, and international advisory services. These are nonprofit programs and services, not commercial technology products or modules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Legal and Policy Advocacy Direct legal representation and policy advocacy conducted within Israeli courts, the Knesset, government agencies, and civil society to address Israel's most urgent human rights injustices. Includes Supreme Court petitions, appeals, and legislative advocacy for individuals and communities affected by rights violations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 116 petitions filed with Supreme Court since December 2022
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Advisory Council (IAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACRI established the International Advisory Council which collaborates with the organization during this unprecedented period in Israel. The council works to build support for the organization in the United States and globally, and assists the organization's management in promoting strategic thinking concerning civil rights and individual freedoms.
• Sikkuy-AufoqminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSikkuy-Aufoq is an organization For a Shared and Equal Society. They submitted a Freedom of Information Request that revealed only 6.5% of allocated funds for Wadi Ara mass transit were used for their original purpose, with over 90% directed to benefit Jewish communities.
• Fund for Human Rights DefendersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuman rights organization that co-filed Supreme Court petition against unlawful detentions of Palestinians by soldiers in occupied territories.
• Haqel – Alliance for the Defense of Human RightsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuman rights alliance that co-filed Supreme Court petition against unlawful detentions of Palestinians by soldiers in occupied territories.
• HaMoked: Center for the Defense of the IndividualminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCenter for the defense of individual rights that co-filed petition against unlawful detentions of Palestinians.
• Bimkom – Planners for Planning RightsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlanners for Planning Rights organization that co-appealed regarding removal of blockades and protection for Palestinian shepherds and farmers in Duma village area.
• Physicians for Human RightsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical human rights organization that co-petitioned regarding citizenship law and humanitarian committee for domestic violence victims.
• Yesh DinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuman rights organization that co-petitioned Supreme Court demanding transparency in imposition of movement restrictions on Palestinians.
• B'TselemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIsraeli human rights organization that co-petitioned for transparency in movement restrictions imposed on Palestinians.
• Woman to Woman, Women Against Violence, Women's Spirit, Itach-Ma'akiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition of women's organizations that co-petitioned regarding humanitarian committee for Palestinian women victims of domestic violence.
• Kav LaOvedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorkers' rights organization that co-petitioned Supreme Court regarding rollback of protections for migrant workers in commerce and services sector.
• Protest Detainee Legal Support FrontminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal support coalition that co-filed urgent petition to Supreme Court against police restrictions on demonstrations before end of Shabbat.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Human Rights Watch: Global human rights organization that publishes extensive reporting on Israel and the OPT. Operates at a broader international scale with overlapping thematic coverage, but is a much larger incumbent rather than a domestic specialist.
• Amnesty International: Global human rights organization with significant Israel/OPT reporting and advocacy. Comparable mission and thematic overlap, but operates as a broad international incumbent rather than an Israeli legal-advocacy specialist.
• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): U.S. civil liberties organization combining litigation, advocacy, and public education. Functionally similar model (court-based civil rights advocacy + multi-channel public engagement), making it a structural analog even though geographically distinct.

Direct peers

• Adalah: Legal center for Arab minority rights in Israel. ACRI's Deputy Director previously worked at Adalah, and both organizations share legal-advocacy methodologies focused on Israel's Arab population.
• B'Tselem: Israeli human rights organization documenting violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Co-files Supreme Court petitions with ACRI and serves the same beneficiary populations, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• Yesh Din: Israeli human rights organization focused on rule of law in the West Bank and settler violence. Co-petitions with ACRI on movement restrictions, making it a directly comparable civil-rights advocacy peer.
• Kav LaOved: Workers' rights organization in Israel that co-petitions with ACRI on migrant-worker protections. Comparable litigation-focused model serving migrant and vulnerable populations.
• Bimkom – Planners for Planning Rights: Israeli NGO focused on planning rights for Palestinian communities. Co-appealed with ACRI on protection issues in Duma village area, sharing legal-advocacy methodology and beneficiary base.
• HaMoked: Center for the Defense of the Individual: Israeli human rights organization focused on individual rights of Palestinians. Joint petitioner with ACRI in Supreme Court cases involving detentions and movement restrictions — directly comparable mission and beneficiary base.
• Physicians for Human Rights Israel: Medical human rights organization that co-petitions with ACRI on citizenship law and humanitarian committees. Directly comparable Israeli human rights NGO working through litigation and advocacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/acri_online
• YouTubeyoutube.com/profile?user=ACRIonline
• Facebookfacebook.com/acri.eng
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-for-civil-rights-in-israel
• Instagraminstagram.com/acri_online

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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