SATISH SHARMA - not just Rotigraphy.: Excerpt from Torture and genocide Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967:

Excerpt from Torture and genocide Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967: Methods of Torture 30. Ben-Gvir publicly described the degradation of prisoner conditions as one of his “highest goals”,90 ordering drastic reductions in caloric intake, defending this starvation policy before the Israeli Supreme Court, and vowing to provide detainees only the “minimum of the minimum”.91 31. Palestinians are subjected to abuse from the moment of detention; detainees are routinely blindfolded, violently restrained, stripped naked and paraded by Israeli soldiers.92 32. Transfers deliberately foster stress, disorientation and fear: detainees are painfully handcuffed, urinated on, verbally abused with degrading insults targeting identity and faith and threatened with death, including against family members.93 Repeated transfers – on average 4.5 times94 - are often made without notice and between unknown locations.95 33. In custody, Palestinians are held outdoors, in the open air without shelter or in cages– often referred to as “monkey cages” 96 – or packed into cramped spaces, sometimes underground.97 Detainees are kept blindfolded and fully shackled for prolonged periods, even during medical care, sometimes causing injuries leading to amputations.98 Personal belongings including wheelchairs,99 blankets and clothing are confiscated and detainees are deliberately exposed to the cold.100 Through prolonged isolation, sleep deprivation, starvation and dehydration,101 detainees have become “walking skeletons”.102Access to toilets and showers is routinely restricted and some detainees are forced to use diapers,103 often for (cont)

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