Hotline for Refugees and Migrants

The Hotline for Refugees and Migrants is Israel’s leading organization protecting the rights of refugees, migrant workers and victims of human trafficking. For over 20 years Hotline staff and volunteers have been visiting Israel’s immigration detention centers to monitor conditions, meet with detainees and provide paralegal intervention and legal representation. We represent some of the most vulnerable people in Israel and advocate for government policies consistent with a just, equal and democratic Israel.

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“Dictatorship Beyond Borders” – Report about the long arm of the Eritrean regime in Israel

During the last period, toward the May 24^th Eritrean Independence Day, there were more and more threats by the Eritrean regime supporters towards those who ran away from Eritrea with the hope of finding haven in Israel, but in vain. On May 9^th, 2024, after several violent clashes, M.I., one of the Eritrean community…

March 2024, and it almost feels too early to reflect on 2023, as the year still lingers with us, overshadowed by sadness, grief, and a profound sense of injustice. The Israeli-Hamas war continues to have tragic consequences for Israeli society, including dozens of...

As we do every year, we investigated the detention conditions of undocumented migrants and the state’s implementation of detention, arrest, and deportation laws and policies. We did this to ensure that the detainees’ rights are protected and their dignity is not jeopardized, even...

New report by The Hotline for Refugees and Migrants – Double Vulnerability: Women and LGBTQI Refugees and Migrants in the Israeli Asylum and Immigration System The report is the first to explore every aspect of the Hotline’s activity – Israel’s asylum system;...

“Dictatorship Beyond Borders” – Report about the long arm of the Eritrean regime in Israel

Annual report for 2023

Monitoring report: Detention of Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Israel during 2022

New report: Double Vulnerability