The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) and the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) published their new report "Implementation of the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment by Israel".

This publication is based on the alternative report submitted by the two organizations to the UN Committee against Torture during its 42nd session (April-May 2009). The report aimed at identifying gaps in the implementation of the UN Convention against Torture and other Cruel, inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment by Israel through legal analysis and reports of cases.

The present publication also includes the List of Issues and the Concluding observations adopted by the UN Committee against Torture and, therefore,  comprises a comprehensive summary of the situation of torture in Israel in recent years. The report also includes a detailed description  to the violations of the convention by Israel in the course of the "Cast Lead" operation in Gaza.

The report is available in Hebrew, Arabic and English.