11.   She and her father were the first to successfully use the Alien Tort Claims Act in a torture case.

12.   The government has allowed the media to report some torture cases, though officials withhold information about cases involving political prisoners and people linked to the Falun Gong movement.

13.   However, Al-Haq said it had proof of other torture cases in Palestinian prisons, notably in Jericho.

14.   However, Harris said the government has systematically failed to follow through on investigations of the numerous torture cases.

15.   Etty Altman, spokeswoman for the society, said the soldier had related several torture cases including the cat he had rescued.

16.   No action has been taken against officers involved in torture cases, it added.