“I endured torment to reach you. I collapsed on the ground twice. They took us out [from the detention facility] at dawn for the visit but made us wait in a cage, blindfolded and restrained,” recounted prisoner J. R. regarding the ordeal of lawyer visits. Several months into the genocide, the Israeli occupation authorities implemented further punitive actions when they permitted certain prisoners to consult with lawyers. A batch of prisoners is transported out, with hands and feet shackled, during the early morning period, specifically between 6 and 7 a.m. Subsequently, they are moved outside the prison sections to an area adjacent to the visiting room, where they are confined in a cage and compelled to lie on their stomachs for extended periods, sometimes lasting up to seven hours, under the harsh sun. This treatment is classified as cruel and inhumane, violating the Convention against Torture (CAT).
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