By Prof. Naomi Chazan, Hotline for Refugees and Migrants Board member Contemporary Israel is one big bundle of contradictions: it is often as uplifting as it is off-putting; as compassionate as it is oppressive; as humane as...

The protests of Eritreans in Israel are impressive not only because Eritreans have no experience in organizing protests. It also takes a great deal of courage to show up for a protest in front of the Eritrean...

The pressure exerted on asylum-seekers in Israel is multifaceted and includes bureaucratic hurdles and abuse by the Ministry of Interior, which make the lives of asylum-seekers outside of detention in Israel very difficult. Haile (not her real...

A new report published by Hotline for Refugees and Migrants and ASSAF – aid organization for refugees and asylum seekers in Israel, exposes consequential flaws in the “voluntary” return procedure, under which 9,026 African asylum seekers have...

Cumulative failings of the Israeli Ministry of Interior kept Semere in detention for eight months and four years without a visa. Thanks to the Hotline’s intervention, Semere is now free, but frustrated that his basic rights and...

In 2006, Israel enacted a comprehensive law banning human trafficking in its various forms. Israel is also a signatory of the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons and several other conventions against this...