הוועד הציבורי נגד עינויים בישראל

The Facebook pictures publicized last week reflect something very disturbing. The way that Israeli soldiers relate to detainees and the all too often instances in which detainees are subjected to physical abuse and humiliation, amounting to ill treatment and even torture is unacceptable, whether the soldiers pose for pictures with the victims or not.

On 15 August 2010, DCI-Palestine and the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) submitted complaints against the Israeli army and police interrogators for the ill-treatment and sexual assault of a 15-year-old Palestinian boy...

PCATI and Adalah's New Report on Treatment of Palestinian (Gazan) Detainees during Cast Lead:Torture, Ill Treatment and Human Shields
A Special Report on "Cast Lead": Israel Used Palestinian Detainees as Human Shields
Testimonies Gathered by the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel and by Adalah Reveal that the Israeli Army Deliberately Violated Palestinian Detainees' Rights through "Legal Black Holes"

Right-Wing Attack on Human Rights Defenders and Dissent in Israel

Thrusday, April 29, 2010 – Democratic values are important to the human
rights community in Israel. A new bill proposes to trample these
democratic values and undermine the ability to seek accountability for
human rights violations. It is with great concern that we respond to the
proposed bill: Associations (Amutot) Law (Amendment – Exceptions to the
Registration and Activity of an Association), 2010.