Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Israeli prison abuse - "...cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, at times amounting to torture". (bbc.co.uk)

Israel's internal security service subjected Palestinians to abuse and torture while in custody, according to a report by two Israeli rights groups.

A report by B'Tselem and Hamoked said Israeli agents bound detainees to chairs during lengthy interrogations and insulted, threatened or hit them.

The report is based on interviews with 121 Palestinians held in the Petah Tikva detention centre in 2009.

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