HRA works to promote and protect the political, economic, and cultural rights of the Palestinian Arab minority in Israel from an international human rights perspective. It is the sole Palestinian Arab NGO working specifically in this field.
Over the years HRA has conducted, local community and international campaigns to raise awareness, understanding and respect for human rights and democratic principles. It has monitored violations of human rights, published and distributed reports documenting abuses, and participated in local NGO advocacy coalitions, several of which it initiated. These coalitions address land, housing, and women's rights, promote networking, and facilitate human rights education programs. HRA has provided legal assistance and organized and participated in local and international training workshops and conferences. In addition, HRA has also worked to promote human rights in the Occupied Territories and the areas under the control of the Palestinian Authority by supporting the human rights appeals of various international organizations and by raising emergency funds for humanitarian aid

Goals

Protecting and strengthening Palestinian Arab minority rights in Israel on an economic, social, cultural, civil and political level, among individuals and as a cultural group.

Main Activities

• Human and Civil Rights Education: Secondary schools' human rights workshops, teachers' courses on human rights and organizing community meetings on human and women's rights;
• Women's Human Rights: Local, regional and international activities conducted to promote women's human rights and advance the status of Palestinian women. Particular attention is paid to gender-based violence, the rights of women workers, personal status laws, and education rights;
• United Nations and International Advocacy: European Union and United Nations advocacy work, Mixed Cities 2000 advocacy campaign;
• Publishing on human rights issues in English and Arabic.

Publications

The Palestinian Arab Minority in Israel; Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, Booklet on the Rights of Working Women, Article 26 Factsheet Series, Discrimination Diary