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February 25, 2016

Report Says Israeli Security Agency Is Abusing Palestinian Prisoners
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A new report by two Israeli human rights groups accuses the Israeli Shin
Bet security agency of abusing dozens of Palestinian prisoners at the
Shikma interrogation facility. The report, issued by the groups B'Tselem
and Ha Moked, says Palestinian prisoners are exposed to extreme heat or
cold, deprived of sleep and denied sufficient food. It concludes, "The
combination of conditions both in and outside the interrogation room
constitutes abuse and inhuman, degrading treatment, at times even
amounting to torture."
Topics:Israel & Palestine

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