The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel has accused the Israeli security forces of deliberately shackling Palestinian prisoners in a painful and dangerous manner, amounting to a form of torture.
The report, "Shackling as a Form of Torture and Abuse," based on the evidence of over 500 prisoners, was released in advance of the UN International Day in Support of Torture Victims Friday, 26 June. It follows a report published in May by the UN Committee Against Torture that had criticized the continued mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners by Israel.
The UN report also condemned Israel's refusal to allow access to a secret detention center known only as Facility 1391. The committee also criticized Israel's refusal to allow the Red Cross access to the secret Facility 1391, dubbed Israel's "secret Guantanamo Bay."
Facility 1391, a largely underground bunker reportedly some 100 km north of Jerusalem, is used to interrogate non-Palestinian Muslims and Arab prisoners from neighboring countries.
Israel has refused to identify the exact location of 1391, and denied to the UN committee that any prisoners are currently being held there.
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