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Torture in Israel 2021: Situation Report
Four years and six months. That’s enough time to finish college. Enough time to take a gap year and travel around the world, recover and find a job. Enough time to plan, build and launch a rocket to the moon. Enough time to be born, learn to walk and talk, and graduate preschool. Four years and six
Families Detained
PCATI’s research into how arrest, detention, and imprisonment of sons and spouses harm women under occupation. See the research infographics.
Prosecutorial Indifference
This report from 2014 surveys the systematic failures in the examination of cases of soldier violence against detainees, the vast majority Palestinians, in the occupied Palestinian territory. The report shows that the military authorities rely on deficient investigation methods in fulfilling their duty to investigate cases of violence and bringing those responsible to justice. Download
Who Polices the Police…?
A new publication by the Open Society Justice Initiative – the first, in-depth exploration of independent criminal investigations of police.
A new paper on the police and individuals with mental disability – by PCATI’s IP group members
An excellent paper, written by four health professionals who consult PCATI and conduct Istanbul Protocol assessments for victims of torture. Police violence in Israel towards people with mental disabilities | | Ethics, Medicine and Public Health | June 2021
PCATI’s work in the NY Times
On the killing of Iyad al-Hallaq, police violence and PCATI’s work to tackle it. An Autistic Man is Killed, Exposing Israel’s Festering Police Brutality Problem | David M. Halbfinger and Adam Rasgon | NY Times | December 2021
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The Istanbul Protocol in Israel: Summary of a Joint Seminar Day
This publication details the highlights of a symposium organized by PCATI and the Israeli Medical Association in February 2014. The publication explains the protocol, its implementation in legal settings and hospitals in Israel and abroad, and how it aids in the identification, documentation and provision of legal assistance to torture victims. Download the publication.
By the Rules – Executive Summary
This Executive Summary of By the Rules: Comparative Study on the Legal Framework of Torture in Turkey and Israel aims to present an analysis of the practice of torture and other forms of ill treatment in Turkey and in Israel. Analysis of both the similarities and differences between the two countries facilitated our understanding of