הוועד הציבורי נגד עינויים בישראל

A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER

A Press conference was held in Jerusalem on Wadenesday (14/1/09) in which 9 Israeli human ritghs NGOs (including PCATI) read their statement to the Isaeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, warning of the clear humanitarian danger looming in Gaza and pointed out the severe nature of Israeli action in the course of its war in Gaza which blatantly violates the human and humanitarian rights of civilians in Gaza, Stating " This kind of fighting constitutes a blatant
violation of the laws of warfare and raises the suspicion, which we ask be
investigated, of the commission of war crimes." 

Member organizations also pointed out that their concern is for the rights and PROTECTION of all CIVILIANS with not national, religious or other distinction, Israelis and Palestinians.  The fact that the damage being done to the Palesitinian civilian population, the destruction of its institutions, infrastructure and the vast loss of life among Palestinians is so monumental and being done by Israeli forces necesitates a very particular Israeli response that calls on the Government of Israel and Israeli citizens to look in the mirror and to be concerned about what they see.

PCATI reiterates its specific concern regarding the treatment of detainees especially regarding the incoming evidence regardint the severe nature of the treatment of detainees.

To see the full text of the statement ckick here or on the attached file.