Reports and Studies
1 August 2012
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This position paper describes the conditions of incarceration in which Palestinian political prisoners and detainees classified as “security prisoners” are held in Israel.
It includes updated data and surveys the latest developments in both policy and legislation relating to the conditions of imprisonment of these prisoners in Israeli detention and prison facilities.
It also examines their legal status under international human rights law, and in particular, those conventions which prohibit torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment and punishment.
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Press Releases
On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Al Mezan Publishes New Testimonies of Torture and Holds Israel Responsible for the Ill-Treatment of Palestinian Detainees
Call to International Action: Close Israeli Torture Camps and Ensure Accountability for Atrocities Against Palestinian Detainees
Al Mezan welcomes the publication of the Convention Against Torture and its Optional Protocol in the Palestinian Official Gazette
On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Al Mezan calls for the protection of torture and ill-treatment victims in the OPT
Press Release: Israel is responsible for the lives of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in escalated attacks