Jerusalem Institute of Justice
Major practice areas | Cases of religious discrimination in Israel |
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Date founded | 2004 |
Website | jij.org.il |
The Jerusalem Institute of Justice (JIJ) (
Areas of operation
Human rights advocacy
JIJ has Special Consultative Status at the United Nations ECOSOC which provides the organization with the opportunity to be heard by a global audience and directly contribute to international humanitarian law.[citation needed] Members of the institute have lobbied before the
Assisting weakened populations
The Jerusalem Institute of Justice provides assistance to IDF lone soldiers. Lone soldiers are young men and women who have no family support or a place to return to over weekends; most of these soldiers stay in "soldier homes" provided by the IDF. JIJ provides weekly Shabbat meals, holiday celebrations, additional humanitarian assistance as well as leisure activities.[8] JIJ secured a positive decision at the Knesset to significantly improve the living conditions of Lone Soldiers in Israel.[citation needed]
JIJ offers humanitarian as well as legal assistance to Holocaust survivors, individuals of
Combatting prostitution and human trafficking
The Jerusalem Institute of Justice is promoting an anti-prostitution bill based on the
In August 2016, JIJ was a main partner in arranging a memorial protest rally in
Ethnic and religious equality
The Jerusalem Institute of Justice has handled over 1000 legal cases to date and has won 24 petitions before the
Internship and research
The Jerusalem Institute of Justice has an active internship program with on average 40 interns a year. The interns come to Israel from different parts of the world, and engage in the institute's activity in different areas, from social media management, legal and political research to monitoring hostile activities online as well as offline.[14]
References
- ^ "Review". Jerusalem Institute of Justice official website. Jerusalem Institute of Justice. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Israeli attorney lobbies EU to condition Palestinian aid on rights improvement". BBC Monitoring Middle East. London. March 23, 2012.
- ^ Jones, Ryan (13 November 2012). "Foreign aid to Palestinians: Where has the money gone?". Israel Hayom. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "Palestinian Human Rights Abuses Against Their Own". Honest Reporting Canada. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ Abu Toameh, Khaled; Lazaroff, Tovah (March 22, 2012). "International donors agree to provide more financial aid to PA. Jerusalem attorney lobbies European Union to condition Palestinian assistance on improving human rights". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Calev Myers @ UC Berkeley For Palestinain Human Rights Week". YouTube. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Calev Myers @ the University of Uppsala, Palestinian Human Right". YouTube. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Jerusalem Institute of Justice". USA Diplomacy. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ Sevald, Flavia (March 9, 2023). "An appeal to the UN for women's rights". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ Cohen, Ariel (March 31, 2015). "Faith and Feminism". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Project NOA" (PDF). Jerusalem Institute of Justice. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "JIJ Annual Report 2015" (PDF). Jerusalem Institute of Justice. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- ^ Paraszczuk, Joanna (14 January 2014). "Groups petition High Court over synagogue tax exemption". Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "JIJ Internship Program". Jerusalem Institute of Justice. Retrieved 13 October 2016.