Tag Archive: Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI)
Advocating for More Humane Incarceration
Civil society organizations continue to bring legal pressure to bear in order to end prisoner abuse.
Blocking Ben-Gvir’s Police Reforms
NIF grantees and partners are suing to block changes that would make the police Ben-Gvir’s personal force
Police Violence Complaints Are Not Properly Investigated
A study by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) revealed that the vast majority of police violence cases go uninvestigated.
Shedding Light on the Trauma of Child Detention in the West Bank
Parents Against Child Detention is working with prominent animators to call attention to the pervasive and deeply traumatic practice and night raids and arrests of Palestinian children.
Shatil Spotlight: Tzlil Rubinstein
Tzlil Rubinstein, Shatil’s human rights and democracy organizer and coordinator of Shatil’s Forum for Freedom of Speech and Protest, has been fighting for human rights since 2019.
Tackling Racism and Ableism in Policing
Shatil is organizing and educating around issues of ableism, racism, police violence in Israel.
NIF Grantees Protest Deportation of Human Rights Defender
The Supreme Court approved the deportation of Human Rights Watch’s Omar Shakir. Israeli human rights organizations are speaking out.
Progress in the Fight Against Police Brutality
The Israeli police must reopen an investigation of violence against an ultra-Orthodox photographer after an appeal by the Public Committee against Torture in Israel.
Shining a Light on Police Brutality in the Haredi Community
Meet Dr. Rachel Stroumsa, the director of the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel.
Next Steps After Violence in Umm al-Hiran
The tragedy at Umm al-Hiran is an opportunity to fight discrimination and police violence.