A new report by the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) and Physicians for Human Rights – Israel (PHR) based on over 100 complaints reveals that medical professionals are involved in torture and in covering it up, in violation of ethical obligations. The report details different forms of medical community involvement such as failing to medically document torture, failing to report suspicions of detainee abuse, transmitting medical information to interrogators and returning victims to their interrogators.
Original Title
Doctoring the Evidence, Abandoning the Victim. The Involvement of Medical Professionals in Torture and Ill Treatment in Israel
A new report by the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) and Physicians for Human Rights – Israel (PHR) based on over 100 complaints reveals that medical professionals are invo…