10 years, Hundreds of Complaints, No Investigations
A new report by PCATI exposes an intolerable reality. Israeli authorities systematically prevent investigations of complaints of torture against General Security Service (GSS) interrogators.
More...PCATI international conference - December 27-29
The public is invited to an international conference titled "Torture and Impunity - Ten Years after the HCJ Torture Ruling" that will be held on 27-29 December 2009.
More...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...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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Petition: End the use of shackling as a tool of interrogation
The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) this morning petitioned the High Court of Justice demanding that it order the GSS to refrain from using shackling as an interrogation tool and, particularly, to refrain from shackling interrogees in degrading positions or in positions that cause pain, suffering, or that constitute torture.
Public Events Marking the International Day in Support of Torture Victims
During the week of June 26, the date that marks the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, PCATI conducted its annual campaign which this year focused on "Shackling as a Form of Torture and Abuse".
More...HCJ rejected the contempt of court Petition filed by PCATI and other organizations
On 6 July 2009, the High Court of Justice rejected the contempt of court motion filed by PCATI, HaMoked and ACRI on the violation of the HCJ judgement on torture of September 1999.
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...A new PCATI report - Shackling as a Form of Torture and Abuse
A variety of agencies in Israel – chief among them the GSS and the IDF – shackle detainees in painful ways that amount to torture and ill treatment.This is done in violation of Israeli law, basic moral principles and international law, including international human rights conventions signed by Israel. The primary victims of this practice are Palestinian ‘security’ detainees.
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.
