House meeting with PCATI’s CEO in Rishon Le’Tzion

On Thursday, April 27 2017, PCATI’s Director, Dr. Rachel Stroumsa, attended a house gathering in Rishon LeZion together with Member of Parliament Issawi Frej and director of the Meretz party branch in the city. She explained what practices constitute torture according to international law, and which types of torture take place in Israel. She also discussed the relation between torture and police brutality, and the effects of torture on our society. Rachel answered questions from participants and discussed our work at PCATI and how we employ legal and public means to combat the practice of torture.