Israel: Legal concern / fear of torture

Index Number: MDE 15/023/1998
Date Published: 16 March 1998
Categories: Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories, Middle East And North Africa

Hassan Yahia, ‘Adnan Yahia, Yahia Yahia, ‘Abbas Nakhla, Hussain Mar'i, Bilal Abu Ta'am and Hussain Nasr: These people were reportedly arrested by Israeli forces on 3 March 1998 in the village of Tayba, in the Israeli occupied "security zone" in South Lebanon and were taken to Khiam Detention Centre. The arrests took place during an Israeli raid on the village, which is reportedly still under siege. AI is concerned that the detainees may be ill-treated and tortured while held in incommunicado detention in Khiam.