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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What a year: Read our annual report for 2022

2022: A YEAR OF TURMOIL

In February, after the russian invation into Ukrain created a refugee crisis, The Hotline took a
leading part in the design of Israel’s policies towards the rights of war refugees from Ukraine.
Together with fellow NGOs, we have promoted advocacy, lobby, and media work to make sure
Israel provides protection and basic rights to those fleeing the war…

The Hotline’s seventh annual report monitoring the detention of migrants and asylum seekers in Israel reveals two cases in which migrants testified before the Detention Review Tribunal that they were held in Israel in slavery-like conditions, yet they were deported without any further...

The new report by The Hotline for Refugees and Migrants and HIAS Israel focuses on how the Population and Immigration Authority (PIA) handles the asylum requests of Eritrean citizens residing in Israel who make up the majority (70 percent) of asylum seekers in...

The first half of 2022 forced the Hotline for Refugees and Migrants (HRM) to re-adjust to unexpected emergencies, as time and time again reality has changed. In February, in light of the Ukraine crisis, we have fought to make Israel stand up to...

What a year: Read our annual report for 2022

Detention of Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Israel: Annual report 2021

New report: Nothing Will Ever Be Enough

So, what did we achieve in the past 6 months? Read our mid-year report!