הוועד הציבורי נגד עינויים בישראל

Round Up - Dehumanization Through Facebook: PCATI Speaks out on the Soldier's Pictures with detainee

24.08.2010

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.

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Complaints filed against army and police for sexual assault

23.08.2010

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...

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Launch of new report by PCATI and Adalah: "Exposed: The Treatment of Palestinian Detainees During Operation Cast Lead"

06.07.2010

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"

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Letter from Dr. Ishai Menuchin, PCATI’s Executive Director

29.04.2010

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

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Proposed Bill to Suppress Information about Serious Breaches of International Law: A Danger to Democracy

29.04.2010

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.

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