Israel has been asked to review its practices
Published:
24 November 2001 y., Saturday
The United Nations Committee Against Torture, has warned Israel that it has several concerns about the interrogation methods used by the Israeli Security Agency against Palestinian detainees.
In its concluding report on Israel, the Committee also said it was unhappy with reports of torture and ill treatment towards Palestinian minors.
The Committee, which is made up of 10 independent experts, said it was worried about methods allegedly used by the Israeli Security Forces which include sleep-deprivation and the use of incommunicado detention for both Palestinian adults and children.
Experts also noted that there had been very few prosecutions against alleged perpetrators of torture and that there were several reported instances of "extra-judicial killings".
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