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UNRWA Statement On Palestinian Hunger Strikers
UNRWA Statement On Palestinian Hunger
Strikers
10 May 2012
Jerusalem
The Commissioner-General of
UNRWA, Filippo Grandi, expressed his grave concern about the
current medical and health conditions of the thousands of
Palestinian political prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli
prisons.
The Commissioner-General appealed to the Israeli government to find an acceptable solution, noting that the hunger strikers’ demands are generally related to the basic rights of prisoners, as stipulated in the Geneva Conventions.
Filippo Grandi reiterated the call of the Secretary-General of the United Nations that those under administrative detention be brought to trial or be set free, noting that two of the administrative detainees are in serious condition after more than 74 days, and are in imminent danger of death.
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