Update on the current situation of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli custody, six weeks after the conclusion of an agreement between hunger‐strike leaders and the Israeli Prison Service (IPS)Hunger Strike Agreement • June 28th, 2012
Contract Type FiledJune 28th, 2012On 14 and 15 May, an agreement was concluded between hunger‐striking Palestinian prisoners and detainees and the Israeli Prison Service (IPS). Its provisions included the release of hunger‐striking administrative detainees whose lives were in danger at the end of their current terms; ending the use of long‐term solitary confinement for “security” reasons for 19 prisoners; renewal of family visits from the Gaza Strip and alleviating restrictions for families from the West Bank; ending punitive measures such as night raids and restrictions on access to legal counsel and education; improvement of conditions of incarceration including medical care; and limiting the use of administrative detention as a whole.
Update on the current situation of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli custody, six weeks after the conclusion of an agreement between hunger‐strike leaders and the Israeli Prison Service (IPS)Hunger Strike Agreement • June 26th, 2012
Contract Type FiledJune 26th, 2012On 14 and 15 May, an agreement was concluded between hunger‐striking Palestinian prisoners and detainees and the Israeli Prison Service (IPS). Its provisions included the release of hunger‐striking administrative detainees whose lives were in danger at the end of their current terms; ending the use of long‐term solitary confinement for “security” reasons for 19 prisoners; renewal of family visits from the Gaza Strip and alleviating restrictions for families from the West Bank; ending punitive measures such as night raids and restrictions on access to legal counsel and education; improvement of conditions of incarceration including medical care; and limiting the use of administrative detention as a whole.