US EditionIsrael holds over 1,200 detainees without charge. That's the most in 3 decades, a rights group says
- Israel is currently holding over 1,200 detainees, the majority of whom are Palestinians, without charge or trial. This is the highest number of detainees in over three decades.
- The detainees are held under Israel's policy of "administrative detention," with allegations and evidence kept secret by Israeli authorities. This makes it extremely difficult for detainees and their lawyers to mount a proper defense.
- Administrative detentions can last for months to years, and authorities often extend them without providing reasons. Palestinians and rights groups argue that this system denies due process and is widely abused.
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Israel holding over 1,200 detainees without charge
Israel is holding over 1,200 detainees — nearly all of them Palestinians — without charge or trial, the highest number in over three decades, an Israeli human rights group said Tuesday. The detainees, 99% of whom are Palestinians, are held under Israel's policy of “administrative detention," without trial and under…
The detainees, 99% Palestinian, are subject to the Israeli policy of “administrative detention”, without trial and with indictments that the Jewish State authorities keep secret.
Izrael drži u pritvoru bez podizanja optužnice i suđenja više od 1.200 ljudi, najviše za poslednje tri decenije, a gotovo svi su Palestinci, saopštila je danas izraelska organizacija za ljudska prava Hamoked.
Israel holds over 1,200 detainees without charge. That's the most in 3 decades, a rights group says
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A rights group says that Israel is holding 1,201 detainees without charge or trial, nearly all of them Palestinians, the highest number in over three decades. The detainees are held under a shadowy designation Israel dubs “administrative detention.” The Israeli authorities keep the evidence and charges against detainees a secret, which rights groups say makes it nearly impossible for them or the…
Israel holds over 1,200 detainees without charge. That's the most in 3 decades, a rights group says
FILE - Israeli police detain a Palestinian in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound following a raid of the site in the Old City of Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Israel is holding 1,201 detainees nearly all of them Palestinians without charge or trial, the highest number in over three decades, an Israeli human rights group said Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File) (Mahmoud Illean / Associat…
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