Human Rights groups: “Prisoner Rights are Human Rights”

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel, Prisoner Association, Arab Association for Human Rights (HRA), Adalah, B'Tselem, Mossawa Center, HaMoked and Public Committee Against Torture in Israel 27 August 2004


�All persons deprived of their liberty shall be treated with humanity and with respect for the inherent dignity of the human person�.

Article 10 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Ratified by Israel in 1991)

  • Violence by prison guards
  • Routine strip searches
  • Delays in providing medical treatments
  • Prevention of emotional and physical contact between prisoners and their children
  • Restrictions on family visits
  • Restrictions on legal council
  • Collective punishments

    The rights of thousands of incarcerated Palestinians are being violated.
    The Israel Prison Service must respect the basic and universal principals of prisoners� human rights.

    The Association for Civil Rights in Israel; The Prisoner Association; The Arab Association of Human Rights; B�tselem; Public Committee against Torture; H�aMoked Center for the Defence of the Individual; Mossawa: The Advocacy Center for Arab Citizens in Israel; Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel.

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