Following a petition by PCATI, new holding cells are being built adjacent to the Ofer Camp Military Courts
Following a petition filed by the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) to the High court of Justice, the State announced this week that it has begun building a new detention complex next to the Ofer Camp military courts (near Ramallah) that will replace the present facility.
Petition: End the use of shackling as a tool of interrogation
The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) this morning petitioned the High Court of Justice demanding that it order the GSS to refrain from using shackling as an interrogation tool and, particularly, to refrain from shackling interrogees in degrading positions or in positions that cause pain, suffering, or that constitute torture.
HCJ rules against Judge Advocate General's "extremely unreasonable" decision
The Israeli High Court of Justice ruled today in favor of changing the indictments filed against the soldier and commander who were involved in the shooting of a handcuffed detainee in Ni’lin.
HCJ: Following PCATI Petition Recognizable Improvement in Enforcement of the Legal Requirement to Record Confessions in the Lang
High Court Judges pointed out (20.5.09) that because of PCATI's petition there have been recognizable improvements in the enforcement of the law to record confessions in the language of the suspect.
HCJ rejected the contempt of court Petition filed by PCATI and other organizations
On 6 July 2009, the High Court of Justice rejected the contempt of court motion filed by PCATI, HaMoked and ACRI on the violation of the HCJ judgement on torture of September 1999.
More...The Judges heard classified material - the NGOs withdrew their petition
Three human rights organizations withdrew a principle petition in protest of the High Court's unprecedented and invalid decision to base their decision on the constitutionality of a law on secret evidence presented by Israel's General Security Service (GSS) and heard ex-parte.
More...Petition demands to change the indictment filed against the officer and soldier filmed in Ni’lin
This morning, Ashraf Abu Rahma, who was shot by IDF soldiers in Ni’lin while handcuffed and blindfolded, together with the Israeli human rights organizations B'Tselem, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel, and Yesh Din filed an urgent petition to the High Court of Justice against the Judge Advocate General’s decision to prosecute the battalion commander, Lt. Col. Omri Borberg, and the soldier who fired the shot, Staff Sgt. L, for “unbecoming conduct,” a light offense that does not result in a criminal record.
Petition to renew family visitations for prisoners from the Gaza Strip being held in Israeli prisons
5 prisoners, their relatives and 10 Israeli and Palestinian human rights organizations petitioned the Supreme Court calling for the immediate renewal of the visits.
petition: Israel is Preventing Fuel Supply to Gaza Strip, Violating Supreme Court Decision
Nine human rights organizations, Israeli and Palestinian, including PCATI, petitioned Israel's High Court demanding that the Defense Minister stop restricting fuel supply to the Gaza Strip as part of a policy of collective punishment.
petition to prohibit the use of family members to pressure interrogees
Five Human Rights organizations filed a petition to the High court of Justice against the General Security Service (GSS), the Israel Police and the Attorney General demanding that the use of family members as means of exhorting pressure on suspects during interrogations by state authorities be absolutely prohibited
