הוועד הציבורי נגד עינויים בישראל

The High Court of Justice today issued an interim decision ordering the State to immediately notify the detainees at the “Shomron” (Huwara) detention facility concerning a new regulation allowing them free access to toilet facilities at all hours of the day.

Torture and Ill-treatment of Palestinian Detainees during Arrest, Detention and Interrogation
September 2001 – April 2003

PCATI's lawyers Elihu Abram and Feda Kuwar, demand for immediate improvement of the conditions of detention in the cells of the military courts.

On 21 November 2007, PCATI attorney, Yaara Kalmanowitz, submitted letters of complaint to the Israel Police and the Israel Prison Service (IPS) on behalf of PCATI and Adalah-The Legal Center for Arab Minority in Israel concerning excessive violence during a search operation by Israel Prison Service units on tents housing security prisoners at the Ketziot Detention Facility which led to the injury of a large number of inmates and the death of the prisoner, Mohamad El-Ashkar.

petition filed by PCATI on behalf of three detainees who had been held at the “Shomron” detention facility demanding that the respondents reply why they do not allow detainees being held at the facility free access to toilet facilities at all time and why they should not build additional toilets in the yard, near the detention cells, that would guarantee proper sanitary conditions.

At a hearing held on 13 February 2008, the commander of the detention facility told the Court that arrangements had been made to ensure that the request of any detainee to go to the toilet will be met immediately at all times. The respondents’ attorney added that should any problem arise, each detainee would have the right to turn to the detention facility commander regarding the matter.

By Dan Izenberg for "The Jerusalem Post" - Front

From "Scoop" World - Independent News

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

5 prisoners, their relatives and 10 Israeli and Palestinian human rights organizations petitioned the Supreme Court calling for the immediate renewal of the visits.

The petition, filed in March 2008, demands the annulment of a law which severely violates the basic rights of detainees suspected of security offences.