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U.N. to review reports of torture carried out by the Palestinian government
The Committee against Torture will convene from July 12-29 to consider reports on torture of civilians and POWs carried out by the Palestinian government
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas talks to reporters at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in Ramallah in June.
For the first time, a United Nations committee focused on addressing torture will scrutinize the actions of the Palestinian Authority and its treatment of those under its care.
The U.N. Committee against Torture (CAT) — a subsidiary of the...