Petition demands to change the indictment filed against the officer and soldier filmed in Ni’lin

19.08.2008

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 ordinal number: 
9175/08
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Petition to renew family visitations for prisoners from the Gaza Strip being held in Israeli prisons

12.06.2008

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 ordinal number: 
5268/08
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petition: Israel is Preventing Fuel Supply to Gaza Strip, Violating Supreme Court Decision

13.05.2008

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 ordinal number: 
4258/08
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petition to prohibit the use of family members to pressure interrogees

16.04.2008

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 

petition ordinal number: 
3353/08
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Human Rights Organizations Petition the Supreme Court to Nullify Law that Blatantly Violates Detainees' Rights

04.03.2008

The law allows for the arrest of suspects for long periods without any judicial oversight, for deliberations to take place in their absence, and for the decision to extend their detention to be concealed from them

petition ordinal number: 
2028/08
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Petition Demanding Criminal Investigation of Highly Decorated Boarder Patrol Officer for Assassinating Palestinian Civilian

28.02.2008

PCATI filed a petition to the High Court of Justice against the Judge Advocate General, Brigadier General Avi Mandelblit, demanding an investigation into the killing of Issa Debabseh.

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