Israel keeps Palestinian inmates in cold weather as torture

‘The Palestinian Prisoner Society says Israel tortures the Palestinian inmates by putting them in outdoor detention amidst severe cold.

The group has filed an appeal with the Israeli High Court, calling on Israeli officials to provide adequate clothing and blankets for prisoners held in Israeli jails, as many of them are kept in outdoor prisons with no heat.

The appeal, which was rejected by the court, also included reports that Israeli interrogators use the practice as a form of torture.

According to the Palestinian prisoner groups, the move has put many prisoners at the risk of losing their lives or suffering severe frostbite due to cold, sleet and wind.’

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