The Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center

Mission & Goals

Who We Are With over 50 years of operations, since being established by the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) in 1974, the Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center (JLAC) has consistently safeguarded Palestinians’ human rights through the provision of pro-bono legal aid, legal awareness, and (more recently) international advocacy. While its areas of intervention have shifted to accommodate the emerging needs over the years, JLAC has constantly stood to defend human rights regardless of the violator and what facet of human dignity is being violated. To this affect, JLAC’s coverage spans to hold the Israeli government (in East Jerusalem), its military (in Area C) and the Palestinian Authority to account. Vision A free and independent Palestinian society founded on principles of justice, in which human dignity is valued and respected.