Detainees' Institutions call on the International community to intervene immediately to save detainees' lives and protect them

The head of the Commission of Detainees' Affairs Qadri Abu Baker, the deputy head of the Palestinian Society Prisoner's Club Abdullah Zghari, the head of Hureyyat Center of Civil Rights Hemli Aaraj and the head of the Supreme Commission of Detainees' Affairs Amin Shouman called on the International Community to intervene and save the lives pf detainees on hunger strike. The also called  to confront the arbitrary and illegal Israeli policies and crimes  against detainees, prevent Israel from breaching the international law, provide protection for detainees and allow an international investigation committee to work from inside the prisons.

These demands were discussed during a meeting organized by detainees' institutions in cooperation with the PLO Negotiations Affairs Department, where the participants informed the international parties about the serious conditions lived by detainees and the crimes and violations committed against them recently.

Participants reviewed the most prominent racist policies exercised by Israel, including the policy of torture, preventing visits, collective punishments, military courts, administrative detention, in addition to the issue of hunger strike, such as the case of the detainee Ghadanfar Abu Atwan and the crimes of medical ignorance, such as the case of Iyad Hrebat and Muwafaq Erouq.

Participants said Israel holds full responsibility on detainees' lives and called on international human rights organizations and members of international community to intervene and oblige Israel to implement the rules of the international law to guarantee all their rights.