Administrative detention, a sentence of up to six months in prison with no charge or trial, and indefinitely renewable, is a draconian measure Israel uses against political activists and Palestinians en masse.
Palestinian journalist recounts rape & torture in Israeli prison, describing systematic abuse of detainees. Warning: This article contains detailed descriptions of sexual violence, torture and abuse in detention.
“Sadistic sexual religious rituals” Israeli Systemic Rape turns abused youth into prison guards who then teach dogs to rape, and use techniques of torture learned from Nazis on innocent Palestinians.
Exclusive: Detainees at Rakefet include a nurse deprived of natural light since January, and a teenager held for nine months
A classified Israeli army database indicates that the vast majority of the 6,000 Palestinians who have been arrested in Gaza and held in appalling conditions in Israeli detention are civilians, a joint investigation finds.
Israeli forces kill at least 51 Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, including at least 24 aid seekers; 289 known dead of starvation; Gaza City destruction; shelter shortage; in West Bank, Israel uproots thousands of olive trees in 72 hours; Netanyahu talks tough
Since October 7, 2023, the treatment of Palestinian minors in Israeli prisons has reached new extremes, with children facing more suffering than ever before
Ahmad Manasra was arrested at 13 and kept in solitary confinement for years. He was diagnosed with schizophrenia in prison and was at serious risk of self-harm. His release to a remote location far from his family was Israel’s final act of torture.
A flood of devastating new testimonies documenting the systemic sexual abuse of Palestinian men and women by Israeli soldiers has surfaced in recent weeks. Yet, as these harrowing accounts gain traction amongst human rights groups and international organizations, Western media has conspicuously turned its focus elsewhere—amplifying Israel’s poorly corroborated claims against Hamas.
Khalida Jarrar’s husband and lawyer describe abuses endured by the political prisoner, who has been in solitary confinement since August. Khalida’s perspective is one that all Palestinian political prisoners share, and that is one of resilience.