Board of Directors

Dr. Eitan Diamond – Board member

Dr. Eitan Diamond is the manager of the Diakonia International Humanitarian Law Centre in Jerusalem and a member of the Board of Directors of Parents against Child Detention which he helped to establish. He previously worked as an expert consultant  for UNICEF and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), among others.

Dr. Daniel Weishut – Board member

Dr. Daniel Weishut is a clinical psychologist in private practice and a senior lecturer at the Department of  Social Work at Hadassah Academic College, where he researches encounters. He is on the Advisory Board of Torture Journal and co-editor of Mikbatz Journal. Previously, he was chair of the Israel Association of Group Psychotherapy and Amnesty

Hannah Friedman – Founder and first Executive Director

Hannah Friedman was the founder of PCATI and its Executive Director during the organization first 15 years. Under her guidance PCATI led the HCJ “Torture Petition”, which set a precedent and outlawed torture in Israel. In 2013 she received the Leibowitz Prize for her persistent anti-torture advocacy. Hannah passed away in June 2021. Her life

Dr. Amos Israel-Vleeschhouwer – Board member

Married to Esther and a father of four, Amos is a senior lecturer in law at Sapir Academic College and the director of the School’s LegalTech lab. Co-chaired the Jewish law association, and today serves as the deputy editor of the Journal of Law, Religion and State and volunteers at the Association of Rape Crisis

Dr. Bettina Birmanns – Head of board

Senior neurologist and the Head of PCATI’s Board since 2018. Completed an extensive IRCT training on the “Istanbul Protocol” and its teaching to professionals. Has been conducting medical assessment to victims of torture and violence for nearly a decade, and administering workshops and trainings on the “Istanbul Protocol” to various audiences, including legal and health