The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel aims at strengthening democracy and the rule of law by defending human and civil rights.
It is possible to expose, document and debate the violation of human rights with relative freedom. This is a result of the work of human rights organizations and contributes much to the improvement of the Israel's public standing in the world.
The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel believes that the use of torture as a method undermines the foundations of democracy in an enlightened state, is contrary to the Basic Law: Dignity and Freedom and also to the Penal Law, the laws of evidence and the UN international convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment which was signed by the state of Israel in 1991..
In spite of its unique circumstances and the constant threat of terror, the state of Israel can not allow itself to be the only nation in the world which permits the use of torture by law. International dialogue rooted in human rights will help keep Israel more democratic and moral.