Long Term Hunger Strikers Will Need to be Re-fed

Long Term Hunger Strikers Will Need to be Re-fed

PHR Israel warns that long-term hunger strikers will need to be re-fed under strict hospital supervision to avoid life endangering complications.

PHR Israel is pleased to learn of the agreement that brought about the peaceful and life-saving resolution of the hunger strike of the Palestinian inmates.’we hope the agreement will indeed lead to the respect of the inmates human rights, including an end to Israel’s abuse of administrative detention, an end to the harmful practice of solitary confinement, and the renewal of family visits from the Gaza Strip and of families from the West Bank that were prevented entry until now.” Said Anat Litvin, director of prisoners and detainees department in the organization.

Litvin has added: “we regret that Israel’s authorities had for years violated inmates rights, so they had to risk their lives in their struggle. The Palestinian inmates had proved that a non-violent and just struggle can bring important achievement and raise international awareness. The question of administrative detention must be resolved. If we see even a certain restriction of its use, than it is a very important first step in the right way.

PHR Israel emphasize that long-term hunger strikers’ life are still in danger, as the process of re-feeding carries grave risks. The organization is of the opinion that the IPS medical center, which is not a hospital – is incapable of giving them the adequate necessary care, also because it has no ability to cope with emergency situation that might occur. Therefore the doctors members of the organization are calling to transfer those patients to hospital, and recommend that the re-feeding process of all hunger strikers – even those in the prisons – will be done with professional advice.

PHR Israel will keep on working to safeguard the health of all inmates and for better medical services given to inmates in Israel’s custody, and call on Israel ot respect the human rights of all under its custody.

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