Families’ committee accuses Palestinian Authority forces of torture in al-Junaid prison

A committee representing families of detainees in the occupied West Bank has accused Palestinian Authority security forces of carrying out systematic torture and abuse against political prisoners held in al-Junaid Prison. The Committee of Families of Political Prisoners said it was deeply concerned over what it described as escalating violations against detainees, accusing Palestinian Authority security agencies of pursuing a policy of political arrests and repression targeting activists and resistance supporters. In a statement issued on Thursday, the committee said torture practices had reached “shocking levels”, citing the case of detainee Suleiman al-Shami, whose family alleged he was subjected to severe abuse that resulted in burns to his feet while in custody. The committee described the alleged abuses as a […]