Rights Groups Report on Inhuman Practices in Detention Centers by Palestinian Authorities

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Friday, July 15, 2022
Author: 
Michael Plachta
Volume: 
38
Issue: 
7
Abstract: 

On June 30, 2022, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Palestinian rights group Lawyers for Justice released (LFJ) a joint report on the situation of detainees held by the security and police forces. The report was submitted to the United Nations' Committee Against Torture.[1]



* Professor Plachta specializes in criminal law and international criminal law. He has authored numerous publication on a wide range of problems concerning law enforcement and international cooperation in criminal matters. He currently teaches criminal law and European criminal law at the University of Security in Poznan, Poland.

[1] Joint Submission by Human Rights Watch and Lawyers for Justice to the Committee Against Torture on Palestine, HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH, June 30, 2022. https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/06/30/joint-submission-human-rights-watch-....