Israeli physicians risk becoming, or may already be, complicit in torture and ill-treatment of detained Palestinians.
![Mohammed Al-Torok, a newly released Palestinian who was detained by the Israeli army and said he was tortured in the Israeli detention, receives treatment at a hospital in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip May 2, 2024. [Hatem Khaled/Reuters] (Reuters)](/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2024-05-02T122308Z_353408569_RC2CI7AVMM8M_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-DETAINEES-1714652719.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Maha Aon is Senior Public Health Advisor at DIGNITY –Danish Institute against Torture. Her work focuses on the nexus between human rights and public h... ealth, and she coordinates a series of fact sheets on the health consequences of torture and ill-treatment methods. Maha is a PhD candidate focusing on the health of incarcerated persons. She holds a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in public health and has over 20 years’ experience in international development and public health.
Israeli physicians risk becoming, or may already be, complicit in torture and ill-treatment of detained Palestinians.