Palestinian detainees experience torture and medical neglect
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Affairs Commission stated that Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, especially in Negev prison, face severe conditions, including hunger, medical neglect, and torture, according to Middle East Eye on May 6th.
According to the Commission, prisoners suffering from illness experience “deliberate and systematic medical neglect,” with conditions reportedly deteriorating over time in the Negev prison.
Case studies highlighted by the Commission include Hussein Abu Kuwaik, who lost 60 kilograms during detention and suffers from joint inflammation, which was left untreated, despite having served 17 years.
Thaer Odeh and Riyad Sawafta also reported untreated cases of scabies. Prisoners further reported contracting dangerous intestinal infections. Mohammed Sarsour stated that all detainees in Section 28 had amoeba, and were throwing up and experiencing diarrhoea.
Reports over the past year have consistently shown that conditions for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails remain extremely harsh. On April 17th, Middle East Eye reported, as cited by Levantis the death of Musab Hassan Adili, a 20-year-old Palestinian detainee, three days before his scheduled release.
The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society confirmed his death at Soroka Medical Center, Israel. Authorities had held him since March 22nd last, and he was serving a sentence of one year and a month.
Previously, Middle East Eye reported on February 27th that Nael Barghouti, the longest-serving political prisoner, was released after 45 years under Israeli detention. According to the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Barghouti’s health declined after authorities transferred him from Ofer Prison to Gilboa prison, where he suffered severe beatings.
A report published on March 9th by the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor last year indicates that conditions in Sde Teiman camp—allegedly involved torture and the deprivation of food and water.
Middle East Eye, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor
