Arfin,
Israeli whistleblowers have come forward to CNN investigative reporters with harrowing allegations about what goes on inside their military's detention camp at Sde Teiman.
The Israeli military has been holding Palestinians at Sde Teiman since the Hamas-led attacks in October 2023. While at the detention camp, whistleblowers allege military forces have subjected these prisoners to outright torture.
The accounts include extreme beatings; constant tying of hands that have sometimes resulted in amputations; medical procedures being performed by underqualified medics; detainees being stripped, forced to wear diapers, and constantly blindfolded, sometimes being tied to beds in the field hospital; the use of extreme physical restraint and stress positions; and much, much more.
If these accounts are true, this means that Israeli forces’ treatment of Palestinians are in violation of international law as it pertains to human rights.
Before these whistleblowers came forward, Sde Teiman had already come under scrutiny from both Israeli and Palestinian human rights organizations. Israeli activists have held protests demanding this place be shut down. We elevate their voices today in defense of human rights and dignity, according to international law.
Sign the petition asking that the UN Human Rights Council mandate an investigation body to look into these allegations, and protect these whistleblowers in the process.
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