Under Israeli law, minors can be arrested only in rare circumstances and held for the shortest time possible. But human rights organizations say the security services ride roughshod over this when it comes to young Arabs in neighborhoods like Silwan

How I almost won the fight on the Israeli bureaucracy of torture

HaMoked's activity in 2017: overview and statistics

An Israeli raid on Al-Aqsa compound earlier this year turned violent when hundreds of Palestinian worshippers were beaten, arrested, and marched barefoot through the streets of Jerusalem. Now two young men describe the brutality they faced that night, and the humiliation they encountered while in custody.

Mohammed, 14, was with his friends riding horses in a park in Jerusalem's Old City when the Yassam, a special patrol unit of the Israeli police, arrived at the scene.

Des adolescents palestiniens de Jérusalem Est sont tirés de leur lit au milieu de la nuit, menottés sans nécessité, puis contraints à une longue attente avant que ne débute leur interrogatoire. C’est alors seulement que, fatigués et cassés, ils sont embarqués dans de longues séances d’interrogatoire, sans avoir l’opportunité de parler avec un avocat ou leurs parents avant le début des questions...

Two psychologists will face claims they are financially liable in lawsuit brought by three victims of US intelligence agency’s torture program

Abuse of Palestinian minors during arrest and detention continues unhindered: police officers and wardens act with brutality toward minors from East Jerusalem; rather than address these incidents and prosecute the guilty parties, the cases are closed one by one without investigation

What is going on in Israel’s secret prison? HaMoked asks; the military answers: “We refer you to our response to your previous application on this issue from 2011, enclosed again for your review”, although the 2011 response does not contain the requested information either

Following HaMoked’s petition: the IPS was instructed to explore possible improvements in the sanitary conditions at Shikma Prison; doors separating the toilet area from the rest of the cell have been installed in all ISA interrogation facilities

The Knesset entrenches the law exempting the Israel Police and the Israel Security Agency from the audiovisual recording of interrogations of suspects in “security” offences, and thus perpetuates another opening for torture in Israeli interrogation rooms

HCJ unanimously approves discriminatory legislation: the law of force-feeding Palestinian inmates on hunger strike is constitutional

Torture in interrogation rooms: six lawsuits submitted through HaMoked over mental and physical damage caused to interrogees at the ISA interrogation facility at Shikma Prison

Rädsla råder fortfarande i Jerusalem. I skymningen försvinner människorna från gatorna. Restauranger och andra mötesplatser är halvtomma. Både turister och jerusalembor håller sig borta.

Alternative report submitted by HaMoked to the UN Committee Against Torture, following the State of Israel's periodic report to the Committee. HaMoked reviews the routine torture of Palestinian detainees held in ISA interrogation facilities. In addition, HaMoked addresses the state's ongoing rights violations in a variety of contexts, including preventing visits of family members of Palestinian...

Report by HaMoked and B'Tselem describing the detention and interrogation conditions in the ISA interrogation facility in the Shikma prison. The report exposes a consistent pattern of cruel and humiliating treatment of interrogees in the facility, in clear violation of international law. The report demonstrates a combined system of torture, where the detention conditions in the facility, aimed ...

Backed by the System: new report by HaMoked and B’Tselem exposes the routine abuse of Palestinian detainees held at the ISA interrogation facility at Shikma Prison

A new report released by Israeli human rights groups, HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual and B’Tselem, with support from the European Union, revealed “broad, systemic abuse by Israeli authorities,” against hundreds of Palestinian teens detained in occupied East Jerusalem.