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PHR-I condemned Hana's treatment and Israel's contempt for human life. Besides abuse including solitary confinement, PHR-I was denied regular access. When Hana requested its doctor, Prison Service officials ignored her.
In addition, she's been unethically pressured to begin eating. "This clearly violates the principles of medical ethics." Moreover, prison authorities conveyed a different assessment of her condition than PHR-I determined. In other words, they don't give a damn if she dies.
Possible force-feeding also remains possible. Prison Service Ethics Committee members are considering it, despite international treaty prohibitions. Hana told PHR-I's doctor that prison officials may be trying to undermine her faith in his competence "by presenting her with incorrect information."
PHR-I called on local and international communities "to act immediately and intervene for the release of Shalabi, and to act to end Israel's use of administrative detention."
In solidarity, dozens of Palestinian prisoners are hunger striking supportively. According to the Addameer prisoner support and human rights group, Kifah Hattab's refused food for three weeks and Bilal Diab for 20 days.
On March 14, Al-Hajj Ali joined them. Others do also daily for Hana and to express outrage about wrongful detention and abusive treatment.
Rejecting military judicial legitimacy, 70 or more prisoners announced boycotts, according to the Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC). They refuse to attend kangaroo-style proceedings, and no wonder.
With rare exceptions, virtually everyone's convicted. Rigged proceedings use secret evidence unavailable to counsel or none at all. Guilt by accusation is policy.
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