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3. Anyone arrested or detained on a criminal charge shall be brought promptly before a judge or other officer authorized by law to exercise judicial power and shall be entitled to trial within a reasonable time or to release. It shall not be the general rule that persons awaiting trial shall be detained in custody, but release may be subject to guarantees to appear for trial, at any other stage of the judicial proceedings, and, should occasion arise, for execution of the judgement.
4. Anyone who is deprived of his liberty by arrest or detention shall be entitled to take proceedings before a court, in order that that court may decide without delay on the lawfulness of his detention and order his release if the detention is not lawful.
5. Anyone who has been the victim of unlawful arrest or detention shall have an enforceable right to compensation."
Israeli detainees are guilty by accusation or allegation. Their rights are entirely denied. AI denounces longstanding Israeli repression.
It also "call(s) for an end to the practice of administrative detention. All administrative detainees held on account of their non-violent political opinions or activities should be released immediately and unconditionally, and others should be released unless they are to be charged with an internationally recognizable criminal offence and promptly tried in accordance with internationally accepted standards for fair trial."
AI called on Israeli authorities to give Hana immediate access to adequate medical care, ensure she's treated humanely at all times, and not punished for hunger striking.
In addition, it wants her immediately released or lawfully charged, and granted regular access to lawyers, doctors, and family.
It urged Hana's supporters to petition relevant Israeli authorities on her behalf. They include:
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