Great Images of Human Rights history in Israel collected by GPO
Browse through images collected by the Israeli Government Press Office highlighting the history of human rights in Israel through the years.
Prof. Alan Dershowitz- On Human Rights and Israel 2011
Hear Prof. Alan Dershowitz, an esteemed United States attorney and expert on human rights, discuss the state of human rights in Israel.
PM Netanyahu addresses International Human Rights day 2011
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address the citizens of Israel and the world on the occassion of International Human Rights Day 2011. "Despite its challenging security situation, Israel stands proud of its human rights record."
Israel's Human Rights Center for People with Disabilities
One of the most amazing clips ever made about Human rights in Israel.
It reflects the spirit of Israel's democracy, It's civil society, it's vibrant NGO's and Human Rights activists
and the challenges Israel still need to overcome.
Watch it all the way to the end this is not just another promotional clip... wow !!!
PM Netanyahu Honors Handicapped Israeli Hero
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanayhu gives the Initiative Award to Avichai Kramer, for his work to find a cure to ALS
Stephen Hawking & Access Israel
Stephen Hawking in an Israeli ad calling for increased accessiblity for handicapped individuals in Israel.
In Israel- "Accessibility is Everyone's Business".
The Israeli Commission for Equal Rights of Persons with Disabilities, together with JDC Israel, and the Israel Association of Community Centers
will hold a multi-site event on the 14 December, under the theme "Accessibility is Everyone's Business".
Volunteers in 20 municipalities, from the Accessible Community Program and the Centers for Independent Living,
will visit small businesses and provide the business owners with information and written material on how to make their businesses accessible.
This event is part of a larger scale campaign to enhance public awareness to the new accessibility regulations
and their importance for the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in society.
President Shimon Peres hosted a special ceremony on 5 December to sign a multi-sector convention for the advancement
of employment of persons with disabilities.
The Israeli parliament will hold a special day of discussions around the theme of visions of change today.
More information: GabyA@justice.gov.il
Israel Commission for Equal Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The Honorable former Supreme Court Judge Aharon Barak on Human Rights
Listen to the Honorable former Supreme Court Judge Aharon Barak discuss the challenges Israel's judicial branch faces and its record on human rights at Harvard University.
