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Childhood is not a Privilege but a Right!
Friday, 3 January 2014, 1:27 pm | Public Committee Against Torture
The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) Notes with increasing alarm and condemnation Israel's failure to protect Palestinian children from direct and indirect torture and ill treatment. More >>
Berkeley Law Professor Draws Protest
Saturday, 14 August 2010, 12:59 pm | Public Committee Against Torture
On this first day of Fall 2010 classes at Boalt Hall, John Yoo is expected to return to the classroom to teach Constitutional Law and other courses. Protesters have frequently challenged Yoo’s presence on the UC Berkeley Law faculty, pointing to his Office ... More >>
Israel: New Holding Cells are Being Built
Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 1:38 pm | Public Committee Against Torture
Following a petition filed by the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) to the High court of Justice, the State announced this week that it has begun building a new detention complex next to the Ofer Camp military courts (near Ramallah) that ... More >>
Committee Against Torture in Israel
Tuesday, 19 May 2009, 12:09 pm | Public Committee Against Torture
The Concluding Observations of the UN Committee against Torture (CAT) that were published on Friday, 15 May 2009, are highly critical of Israel. One of the principal subjects of concern noted by the Committee is that not even one criminal investigation has ... More >>