Adalah (legal center)
Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel (Hebrew: עדאלה - המרכז המשפטי לזכויות המיעוט הערבי בישראל; Arabic: عدالة - المركز القانوني لحماية حقوق الأقلية العربية في اسرائيل) is a human rights organization and legal center.
| Founded | 1996 |
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| Type | Non-profit NGO |
| Focus | Human rights, Arab citizens of Israel, Minority rights, Indigenous rights, Civil and political rights, Economic, social and cultural rights, Prisoners' rights, Land and planning rights |
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Area served | Israel and the Palestinian Territories |
| Method | Impact litigation, legal consultation, international advocacy, education, training, publication, media outreach |
| Website | www |
Adalah's goals are "achieving individual and collective rights of the Arab-Palestinian minority in Israel" and protecting "the human rights of Palestinians living under occupation, based on international humanitarian law and international human rights law".
The organization was founded in November 1996; it is non-partisan and not-for-profit. Adalah's founder and General Director is lawyer Hassan Jabareen. Adalah means Justice in the Arabic language.
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