ShareThisHCJ: Following PCATI Petition Recognizable Improvement in Enforcement of the Legal Requirement to Record Confessions in the Lang
20.05.2009
High Court Judges pointed out (20.5.09) that because of PCATI's petition there have been recognizable improvements in the enforcement of the law to record confessions in the language of the suspect.
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3589/07HCJ: Using threats, false promises and false presentations relating to the welfare of relatives of interrogees is prohibited
09.09.2009
Subsequent to the petition submitted by five human rights organizations led by the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI), the High Court of Justice today clearly stated that it is forbidden to use threats, false promises and charades that relate to family members of interrogees as a form of pressure in General Security Service (GSS) and police interrogations.
More...Human rights activists protested, calling for an immediate end to the use of torture and police brutality
10.10.2010
On Thursday the 30th of September 2010 a protest was staged opposite the Russian Compound in Jerusalem against torture and police brutality.
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