Human rights commission says torture still a problem despite Abbas' ban
“President Mahmoud Abbas received the annual report for 2013 on the state of human rights in the Palestinian Territories during a reception held yesterday [April 24, 2014] for the commissioners of the Independent Commission for Human Rights, headed by Committee Commissioner Ahmed Harb…
The Committee’s commissioners emphasized that, despite the President’s approval of the ban on torture and its illegalization, the report recorded numerous cases of torture. They also noted that the importance of illegalizing torture has grown since the President signed the International Convention Against Torture, as Palestine is now required to file reports on its adherence to the Convention.”
From WAFA, official PA news agency
The Committee’s commissioners emphasized that, despite the President’s approval of the ban on torture and its illegalization, the report recorded numerous cases of torture. They also noted that the importance of illegalizing torture has grown since the President signed the International Convention Against Torture, as Palestine is now required to file reports on its adherence to the Convention.”
From WAFA, official PA news agency
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