The Israel Police continues to refuse to examine the systematic violations of the rights of Palestinian minors interrogated at its stations in the West Bank: only individual complaints will be investigated

New report by HaMoked: Childhood in Chains - The Detention and Interrogation of Palestinian Teenagers in the West Bank

HaMoked writes again to the Israel Police to address the systematic rights violations in the interrogation of West Bank Palestinian minors; “Raising the broad phenomena, repeated in hundreds of interrogations, is the only way to focus attention on the problems and attempt to solve them”.

HaMoked documents systematic violation of rights in the arrest and interrogation of West Bank Palestinian minors. The Israel Police dismisses the criticism and refuses to examine HaMoked's claims unless it provides the affidavits collected from the minors

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.

New report by HaMoked and B'Tselem: Unprotected – The Detention of Palestinian Teenagers in East Jerusalem

In response to HaMoked’s demand to stop the systematic violation of rights of minors in police interrogation: the Israel Police deplore the fact that “the claims in your letter are stated generally”

HaMoked to the Israel Police: the mechanism for interrogating Palestinian juveniles causes routine violation of their rights

In a High Court petition filed in 2009, the Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI), sought a complete ban on the use of the use of restraints as an interrogation method during Israel security Agency (ISA) interrogations; a ban on restraining in positions that cause humiliation, pain or suffering – with specific reference to several such positions, and publication of clear directives for re...

Following HeMoked's revelation: the military announces it will cease the illegal practice of holding Palestinian detainees at the "Mul Nevo" military base which is not an incarceration facility

Taken from the website of No Legal Frontiers.

Translation from the website of Versa-Cardozo Law translation project.

Twenty-eight Palestinians have been held in administrative detention for two to four years, and one has been held for four-and-a-half years, according to a report due to be released early Wednesday morning by two human rights organizations, B'Tselem and Hamoked.

The paper discusses the relevant legal framework for evaluating the sanctions Israel imposed on the civilian population in Gaza during Operation "Cast Lead", in light of the judgment in Bassiouni, HCJ 9132/07, which dealt with Israel's obligation to provide electricity and fuel to the Gaza Strip. The author assess the HCJ's position in Bassiouni, whereby after disengagement Gaza is not an occup...