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Article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights states:
"No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment."Its Article 10 states:
" All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity...."
Other international laws prohibit torture and abuse of all kinds at all times. Israel violates rule of law principles with impunity. Israeli gulag detainees confirm egregious mistreatment. Brutal beatings are commonplace. So is extreme sleep deprivation and other horrific practices.
State prosecutors get hundreds of complaints. No criminal charges follow. Grievances go unresolved. Physical and psychological abuse continues. Immunity is absolute.
Torture and other abusive practices continue because practitioners know they can get away with it. Criminals love immunity. They can do what they want without fear of prosecution.
Israeli torture is institutionalized. Critics call it a form of ethical and legal corruption. It's used to punish and humiliate. Children are treated like adults. Since 1967, the UN condemned Israel 178 times. Doing so falls on deaf ears. Israel does what it damn pleases. Abusive practices continue.
Prison mistreatment is horrific. Palestinian detainees have no rights. On August 16, Addameer headlined "Urgent: Hunger striker Hassan Safadi's head violently slammed against cell door by prison guards," saying:
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