Detainees in Al Jalama on hunger strike

Saturday June 09, 2007 23:43 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC

Palestinian detainees in Al Jalama Israeli detention facility carried a hunger strike in protest to their continued detention and confinement to solitary under very difficult conditions, and repeated attacks.

Palestinian deainee - archive photo

In a letter that was leaked from the facility, the detainees stated that there are at least 30 detainees who are confined to solitary even though their interrogation period had ended two or three months ago.

The letters revealed that the food provided to the detainees is bad, and that the detainees are not allowed to shower or even change their clothes while in solitary confinement.

The detainees added that they are also barred from meeting their lawyers, and threatened to hold an open ended hunger strike if they are not moved out of solitary, and if the their conditioned were not improved.

The added that the food is bad and in sufficient, the rooms are humid and that they are bared from showering in regular basis.

Meanwhile, several detainees in the Glaboa’ detention facility appealed human rights groups to intervene in order to improve their conditions, and provide treatment to several detainees who need medical attention.

The detainees stated that there are several detainees who need to be transferred to hospitals for adequate medical treatment and that their lives could be in real danger if they remain in the detention facility without receiving the needed medical care.

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