Israel increases use of torture in interrogation centres

The Israeli authority escalated its violation of international laws and human rights conventions in its jails and interrogation centers, human rights report said. Palestine Center for Prisoners' Studies revealed that many Palestinian prisoners including women and children have been subjected to torture in Israeli jails and interrogation centers, PIC reported. Israeli torture techniques include beating, blindfolding, hanging, strip search, Shabh (stress position) where prisoners are made to sit on a small chair with their head hooded and hands tied behind their back, pouring hot or very cold water over the head, according to the report. The human rights center documented several cases of tortured prisoners who were depriving of sleep and forcing into painful positions for long periods in addition to many practices that violate Convention on the Rights of the Child. The report revealed that Israeli doctors are involved in torture practices against prisoners through submitting false medical files that deny torture crimes before courts.