US EditionUN Investigates Israel over Reported Torture of Palestinian Detainees
The UN Committee against Torture said reports show torture of Palestinians escalated since Oct 7, 2023, including beatings, electric shocks, and waterboarding, with findings due Nov 28.
- On Tuesday and Wednesday, Israel's delegation was questioned at the UN in Geneva over multiple reports alleging torture of Palestinian detainees during the Committee against Torture's 83rd session.
- Reports from UN bodies and NGOs, including a July 2024 UN human rights office report, prompted scrutiny after the Oct 7, 2023 attack, noting alleged torture and ill-treatment escalation.
- Committee rapporteur Peter Vedel Kessing detailed alleged methods including severe beatings, electric shocks, stress positions, starvation, waterboarding, sexual insults, and said many released detainees reportedly faced torture and ill-treatment.
- The committee also noted allegations against Hamas and told Israel it was aware of accusations of torture and war crimes by Hamas, while Daniel Meron, Israel's ambassador to the UN in Geneva, called the reports `disinformation` and affirmed Israel's commitment to its obligations.
- The committee is due to publish its findings on Nov 28 after the Nov 10–28 session and will address the disturbing descriptions with the state of Palestine in a future session.
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UN questions Israel over reports of systematic torture of Palestinian detainees - Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
Israel faced questioning before the United Nations Committee Against Torture over two days this week, as the body reviewed the country’s human rights record
"The Committee was deeply dismayed by the descriptions (...) of what appears to be systematic and widespread torture and ill-treatment of Palestinians," said rapporteur Peter Vedel Kessing at the beginning of Israel's examination before the UN Committee against Torture in Geneva.
The UN Committee Against Torture is deeply appalled by reports of systematic and widespread torture and ill-treatment of Palestinians, including children.
The UN Committee against Torture denounced “systematic and generalised acts” against Palestinian detainees in Israel, citing reports from various NGOs and UN agencies.
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