הוועד הציבורי נגד עינויים בישראל

Following are our comments on Israel's second periodic report to the UN Human Rights Committee (henceforth: the Committee), regarding its compliance with the UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (henceforth: the Covenant). In view of the different mandates of the three organisations whose views these comments represent, we will confine ourselves to certain issues pertaining to the treatment by the Israeli authorities of Palestinians from the Occupied Palestinian Territories, with a special emphasis on the rights of detainees, and on Article 7 of the Covenant. This executive summary is followed by our main recommendations for the Committee, and the questions which, we believe, should be presented to the state party.