Détention et violation des Droits de l'Homme en Israël

 Paris, 26rd of April 2002


The international comittee for the release of Marwan Barghouti deems these acts to be serious breaches to International human rights, in particular regarding the Fourth convention of Geneva relating to the protection of civilians in time of war, article 3 common to the four Conventions, international conventions for the protection of the rights of man, in particular articles 9 and 11-2 of the Universal declaration of human rights, Convention against torture, article 37-b of the Convention relating to the rights of children, article 6 of the International convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination, articles 5 and 6-1 of the European convention of Human rights, articles 9-1 and 10-1 of I.PC.P.R (International pact for civilian and political rights) and almost all UNO resolutions.

TORTURE IN ISRAEL - BAGROUND

Every day, dozens of Palestinians undergoing interrogation by the GSS are subjected, in some way, to torture and ill treatment. This includes isolation from the outside world and the various methods used in interrogation chambers and solitary confinement.
Ill-treatment of Palestinian detainees begins by depriving them of their right to contact with the outside world, particularly with their attorneys, the International Red Cross and their families for a period ranging from days to weeks.
The methods of interrogation and torture frequently used by the GSS include:

1- Tying up detainee in painful positions for hours or days on end
2- Solitary Confinement.
3- Confinement in tiny cubicles.
4- Beatings.
5- Violent "shaking".
6- Deprivation of sleep and food.
7- Exposure to cold or heat.
8- Verbal, sexual and psychological abuse.
9- Threats against the individual or the individual's family.
10- Lack of adequate clothing or hygiene.

These methods have caused irreversible psychological and physical damage and in some cases, death.

Degradation and torture is not limited to Palestinian detainees but have also been the lot of soldiers and left wing and right wing political activists who had undergone interrogation by the GSS, the police and the investigative military police.