Palestinian hunger-striker Khader Adnan in deteriorating condition
A Palestinian who is on hunger-strike to protest his administrative detention (internment without trial) and humiliating interrogation is in grave danger of his life after 54 days’ fast
On 6 February, human rights group Physicians for Human Rights-Israel appealed to an Israeli court and to the Ministry of Health to allow the immediate medical examination of Khader Adnan Mousa, a hunger-striking Palestinian Administrative Detainee, by an independent doctor of his choice.
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Update from Physicians for Human Rights - Israel on the Palestinian prisoners' hunger-strike
In the week that a deal to secure the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is announced, Physicians for Human Rights – Israel release an update on the ongoing hunger strike of more than 300 Palestinian prisoners against declining prison conditions in Israel.
Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR-Israel) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that strives to promote a more fair and inclusive society in which the right to health is applied equally for all.
Image: Activestills.org - A woman carries a picture of her imprisoned son during a demonstration in support of the Palestinian prisoners’ hunger-strike.
Ofer military prison, Betunia, 11.10.2011.
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