Global Civil Society Coalition Urges UN General Assembly to Support Goldstone Recommendations on Gaza
A global coalition of civil society organizations, ncluding PCATI, have urged members of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to support the recommendations of the Goldstone Report...
More...HCJ: Using threats, false promises and false presentations relating to the welfare of relatives of interrogees is prohibited
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...Israeli Human Rights NGOs in response to Goldstone Report: Israel Must Investigate 'Operation Cast Lead'
With the publication of the Goldstone Committee report today, human rights organizations in Israel are studying the report and its conclusions, and they call upon the Israeli Government to take the report seriously and to refrain from automatically rejecting its findings or denying its legitimacy.
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PCATI testified before UN Special Committee
PCATI attorney Samah Elkhatib-Ayoub testified on 9 August 2009 in Amman before the UN Special Committee to Investigte Israeli Practices affecting Human Rights of the Palestinian People and other Arabs of the Occupied Territories.
More...Don't silence "Breaking the Silence"
Ten human rights and social change organizations in Israel have publicly declared support for the organization "Breaking the Silence" (Shovrim Shtika).
More...PCATI testifies before the UN Goldstone commission
PCATI Attorney Majd Bader was invited to the United Nations in Geneva to testify before the Goldstone Commission.
More...Human Rights Organizations in Israel Present a Report to the Goldstone Committee
Seven human rights organizations based in Israel presented a report to the UN Fact-Finding team investigating allegations of war crimes during “Operation Cast Lead” in Gaza, led by Justice Richard Goldstone.
More...Marking the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
Marking the 26th of June as The UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture PCATI is planning a multi-faceted campaign that will focus on the issue of shackling as torture and ill treatment.
UN Committee Against Torture Criticizes Israel
The Concluding Observations of the UN Committee against Torture (CAT) are highly critical of Israel.
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