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First personal police brutality suit

Monday, March 20, 2017, 10:53 Over the past two years Honenu Attorneys have filed dozens of suits against policemen, a large proportion of them for police brutality. However only recently has Honenu filed a personal suit, for the first time, … Continue reading →

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Why was the case against left-wing activists closed?

Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 12:48 Honenu had demanded the re-opening of an investigative case against an Arab suspected of aggravated assault on a Jew with a camera he received from B’Tselem and under the protection of Arik Ascherman, a left-wing … Continue reading →

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Amona police brutality case

Tuesday, March 14, 2017, 12:03 Approximately one month after the destruction of Amona, the first police brutality suit has been filed against a policeman filmed stomping on a minor’s face. Honenu is assisting the claimant. See here for a partial … Continue reading →

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Is this a case of discrimination?

Tuesday, March 7, 2017, 14:50 A short time ago the police filed a request to once again extend the remand of a Binyamin resident suspected of inciting to injure the President of the Supreme Court, Miriam Naor. The basis for … Continue reading →

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Honenu: Re-open case against intelligence officer

Sunday, March 5, 2017, 12:47 The Israeli Police informed Honenu that in response to a complaint filed against an intelligence officer who impersonated a right-wing activist and incited individuals to injure Arabs, guidelines on the matter will be clarified. However … Continue reading →

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District court releases Ofra detainees

Sunday, March 5, 2017, 10:36 On Friday, March 3, Lod District Court Judge Ya’akov Sheinman accepted Honenu Attorney Chai Haber’s pleas and rejected the appeal by the police on the release of the Ofra detainees. The police demanded that the … Continue reading →

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Magistrate court orders release of Ofra detainees

Thursday, March 2, 2017 23:55 On Thursday, March 2, Petah Tikva Magistrate Court Judge Oded Moreno presided over a deliberation in which the police initially demanded a remand extension for the ten youths, five of them minors, who had been … Continue reading →

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Police brutality: Minor’s arm broken

Thursday, March 2, 2017, 20:50 An approximately 14-year-old youth’s arm was broken in a severe assault by a policeman. The youth was detained and evacuated to hospital for medical care without his parents’ knowledge. Honenu filed an urgent request with … Continue reading →

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Police brutality documented, detainee released

Wednesday, March 1, 2017, 16:44 Honenu: “Once again we see the importance of documenting police brutality.” The police demanded that the Petah Tikva Magistrate Court distance a detained youth from Yehuda and Shomron for two months. Documentation of the police … Continue reading →

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Minor awarded compensation for violated rights

Wednesday, March 1, 2017, 14:38 On Sunday, February 26, the Jerusalem Magistrate Court ruled that the police must compensate with 2,800 NIS a minor from Gush Etzion who was brought to court while handcuffed and leg-cuffed, in violation of regulations … Continue reading →

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