CRIES FOR HELP FROM
THE PRISONS (2)
Yet another letter decrying the conditions and abuses inside PA
jails, and especially in Tel-Al-Hawa prison in Gaza.
The PHRMG receives many letters from prisoners in
the jails and prisons of the Palestinian Authority complaining about the
difficult conditions there. One of these letters is from a number of
prisoners from different jails who wrote a letter in common appealing for
better treatment.
In the letter, the prisoners complain the some
prisoners are being held in extremely small cells - 150 x 250 centimeters,
without being let out for any reason in more than a year. In such
conditions, diseases develop, which could be prevented. This prisoners are
treated with a great deal of unnecessary violence. We are asked: is this
how Israel would treat the most hated of it's Jewish prisoners, the
murderer of Yitzhak Rabin?
The prison in Tel-al-Hawa is singled out as one
of the worst in Gaza, and the treatment of the Military Intelligence
called "unbelievable" because of the violence they use against prisoners.
They even prevent some prisoners from being visited by their family in
over a year. This harms the unity of the Palestinian people and makes
national conversation difficult.
The letter concludes: "We ask our people, human
rights organizations, and all parties to improve the situation of
political prisoners in the Authority's jails." |
