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The
Treatment of Prisoners and Detainees by Israel and Others
Prisoners Archive - January 2005
Actors
at an Israeli court demonstrate Israel’s torture methods used against Palestinian
detainees as described by witnesses. Source: Miftah
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Guantanamo tribunals ''unconstitutional AlJazeera 1/31/2005 A US judge has ruled that the Guantanamo military tribunals are unconstitutional. -- In a setback for the Bush administration, US District Judge Joyce Hens Green on Monday also ruled the prisoners at the US military base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba have constitutional protections under the law. "The court concludes that the petitioners have stated valid claims under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution and that the procedures implemented by the government to confirm that the petitioners are ''enemy combatants'' subject to indefinite detention violate the petitioners'' rights to due process of law," Green wrote. Female detainees in Telmond, harsh procedures and medical neglect International Middle East Media Center 1/31/2005 The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported on Sunday that female detainees in Telmond prison are suffering of daily hardships, medical neglect and continuous provocative acts by the Israeli soldiers. Raed Mahameed, lawyer of the prisoners'' society, said that he visited several female detainees in Telmond, who informed him that they are facing daily hardships and harsh procedures imposed on them by the Israeli army. “Female detainees are asking the international community to act and lift the daily hardships and suffering imposed by the Israeli prison administration over them, and improve the living conditions which arrived to a critical inhuman level”, Mahameed stated. Live Prisoners'' Affidavits Exposing the Occupation Brutality International Press Center 1/30/2005 GAZA, Palestine, January 30, 2005 (IPC) --- living accounts spelled out by the Palestinian prisoners inside the Israeli jails exposing the psychological and physically torments practiced against them to oblige them to admit false acknowledgements and the use of sexual harassment , a similar threats also were used by the Israeli intelligence services to compel them to be a collaborators. In a report released by the Palestinian prisoner society (PPS), The Palestinian prisoners subjected to various forms of inhuman and cruel treatment-including beatings, sleep and food deprivation, position abuse (Shabeh), threatening language (including threats of death, sexual assault, and/or threats on his/her life or that of family members) and isolation-while undergoing interrogation by Israeli General Security Services, the Military Intelligence, or the Police. Report: Israel Arrests 2000 Palestinian Juveniles in 4 Years International Press Center 1/31/2005 TULKAREM, Palestine, January 31, 2005 (IPC+WAFA)-- The Israeli occupation authorities have arrested 2000 Palestinian juveniles since the outbreak of the uprising (Intifada) in September 2000, a report by the Tulkarem-based Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) revealed, Palestine News Agency (WAFA) reported. The report pointed out that 350 of the said prisoners have been jailed in the Israeli prisons of Telmond, Aufer, Naqab, Etsion, Majedo and Hewara. The youngest prisoner is Ghada Abu Hmaid, 14 years-old girl, from the West Bank City of Hebron, who continues to be imprisoned by the Israeli authorities, along with 15 other girls, the report explained. Detainees in administrative detention, numbers and facts International Middle East Media Center 1/31/2005 At least 3000 detainees are imprisoned in the Negev detention, suffering of all sorts of hardships, yet are always under the threat of having their detention period expanded without any basis or legal procedures. Usually, prison administration sends a fax to the administration at the Negev detention informing them that the detention period of the detainees has been expanded, only minutes before they are supposed to be released. This procedure is used in an attempt to break down the spirits of the detainees, who can never know when they are going to be freed, even if they know when their administrative detention period is over. Mofaz, Dahlan discuss security control for five W. Bank towns Ha''aretz 1/31/2005 Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz was meeting with Palestinian security adviser Mohammed Dahlan in Herzliya on Monday evening, their second meeting in three days. Mofaz and Dahlan are expected to complete preparations for the handover of security control to the Palestinian Authority of Ramallah, Bethlehem, Qalqilyah, Tul Karm and Jericho, as well as the possible release of hundreds of Palestinian security prisoners held by Israel. Palestinian detainee dies of fire in Majeddo detention International Middle East Media Center 1/27/2005 The Israeli Prison Authorities revealed in Thursday morning that a Palestinian detainee died, another wounded, after fire broke out in one of the tents in Majeddo detention. The detainee was identified as Mohammad Abu Gharra, 28, from the village of Kafr Malik near the northern West Bank city of Ramallah. The Palestinian Prisoners'' Society reported that Abu Gharra is member Fatah movement, and that he was sentenced to five year executive imprisonment for his activities in the Intifada. Sharon to meet Abbas, present goodwill gestures Ha''aretz 1/27/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will meet Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia in about two weeks and present a package of steps and goodwill gestures to help strengthen the new leadership and encourage them to continue efforts to prevent terror. In a preparatory meeting yesterday between Sharon, Abbas and Qureia aides, the Palestinians emphasized the importance of freeing prisoners. IDF kills unarmed Gaza civilian Ha''aretz 1/28/2005 Israel Defense Forces soldiers killed an unarmed Palestinian civilian at the Netzarim Junction in Gaza yesterday. Palestinian sources said the man, whom they identified as Abdel Muati Dakar, 30, suffered from developmental disabilities. Another Palestinian, a security prisoner held by Israel, died yesterday in a fire that broke out at the IDF prison in Megiddo. According to IDF sources, Dakar had approached an IDF outpost near the junction, thereby entering an area that is barred to Palestinians. PM to meet Abbas, Qureia in two weeks Ha''aretz 1/27/2005 Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will meet Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia in about two weeks and present a package of steps and goodwill gestures to help strengthen the new leadership and encourage them to continue efforts to prevent terror. In a preparatory meeting Wednesday between Sharon, Abbas and Qureia aides, the Palestinians emphasized the importance of freeing prisoners. The Israelis said they understand the Palestinian position, and would examine the request in the context of progress made in achieving quiet on the ground. Hamas considers conditional truce BBC 1/25/2005 Hamas has said it is prepared to accept a temporary truce with Israel if the Israelis stop targeted killings and release all Palestinian prisoners. In an interview for the Associated Press, leader Khaled Meshaal warned Hamas would respond to new attacks. A senior Palestinian official said on Monday that militant groups had agreed to suspend attacks on Israel and were awaiting Israel''s response. This followed a week of talks involving Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. News Briefs, January 23 - 24, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 1/24/2005 Israeli border troops arrest two Palestinians and their Israeli employer / Resident arrested near Hebron / Female detainee from Hebron sentenced to six and a half years / Six residents arrested in the West Bank/ Army invades a village north of Tulkarem / Army invades Tubas / Army invades Aboud, near Ramallah, arrests two / P.A Policeman arrested in Nablus / Five arrested east of Bethlehem / 10 arrested near Hebron / Homemade shells fired at settlements in the Gaza Strip / Resistance fires at a military camp in the Gaza Strip Parents petition Israeli High Court over daughter killed by Israeli army Electronic Intifada/PCATI 1/24/2005 Report, The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel -- The parents of Iman Al-Hams and the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) petition the High Court of Justice demanding that the IDF investigate the giving of illegal open fire orders to the soldiers at the “Girit” military post. In a petition filed to the High Court of Justice today, January 23, the petitioners maintain that there is evidence that the soldiers stationed at the “Girit” military outpost were given blatantly illegal orders stating that they must shoot to kill anyone, including civilians who do not endanger anyone’s life, without even resorting to the procedure regulating the arrest of suspects. Suicide bids at Guantanamo revealed AlJazeera 1/24/2005 Twenty-three Guantanamo Bay detainees tried to hang or strangle themselves at the US military base during a mass protest in 2003, the military has confirmed. The incidents came during the same year the camp suffered a rash of suicide attempts after Major-General Geoffrey Miller took command of the prison with a mandate to get more information from prisoners accused of links to al-Qaida or the ousted Afghan Taliban government. Az-Zahar: No truce without cost, Hamas would not give up arms International Middle East Media Center 1/21/2005 Dr. Mahmoud Az-Zahar, one of Hamas'' prominent leaders stated that there will be no unconditional truce, slamming Sharon''s frequent threats of invading the Gaza Strip. Al-Zahar told the crowds on the Muslim holiday prayer in Gaza, "we might allow a cease-fire, however, it will have a cost, that is the release of all prisoners in Israeli jails. Besides, there should be no Israeli gun ships hovering our sky, or an Israeli tank in our land crossing our borders," and added "we will not forget the West Bank and the 1948 land, we will give a truce, but it will not be out of weakness, but victory." Islamic Jihad: Calm Gaza Withdrawal Has a Price Tag International Middle East Media Center 1/21/2005 Islamic Jihad Gaza leader Mohammed al-Hindi said Friday Israel should halt attacks and release Palestinian prisoners before his group consider halting attacks against Israelis. "We have said clearly and frankly that no cards can be given free for the Zionist enemy," he said. " Sharon wants to withdraw from Gaza in calm. If he wants calm, he has to pay the price" he added. Jihad denies reports it struck ceasefire deal with Abbas Ha''aretz 1/21/2005 Senior Islamic Jihad leader Mohammed al-Hindi said Israel would have to agree to the group''s conditions, such as stopping attacks and raids and freeing Palestinian prisoners, before it would consider halting attacks against Israelis. "We have said clearly and frankly that no cards can be given free for the Zionist enemy," he said. "Sharon wants to withdraw from Gaza in calm. If he wants calm, he has to pay the price". The militant group denied reports earlier Friday that it had agreed in principle with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to a ceasefire. The Army must end the abuse of Palestinians during arrests Arabic Media Internet Network/Physicians for Human Rights-Israel 1/19/2005 Physicians for Human Rights-Israel: The Army must end the abuse of Palestinians during arrests and stop ignoring this issue. -- A large number of affidavits implies that the abuse of Palestinians during arrests, which includes extreme violence, shootings and delaying medical treatment, is a systematic problem. PHR-Israel demands that the army stop ignoring complaints, respond to the allegations and end the abuse. Physicians for Human Rights-Israel has received dozens of affidavits over an extended period of time, in which detainees testify regarding abuse including beatings and humiliation, during the arrest process. Danish tourist held for security offenses Ha''aretz 1/21/2005 A Danish tourist of Lebanese descent has been under arrest in Israel since January 6, as part of an investigation that came to light only yesterday, after the Petah Tikva Magistrate''s Court lifted a gag order on the affair. The police and the Shin Bet security service have also arrested two Israeli Arabs in the affair. All three detainees are suspected of committing unspecified security offenses. The affair has elicited strong protests from the Danish government, which is angry about the fact that one of its citizens has been under arrest for more than two weeks without being given access to legal advice. Israeli military courts imposed fines on 95% of Palestinian detainees International Middle East Media Center 1/18/2005 The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society revealed that the Israeli military courts imposed fines on 95% of the Palestinian detainees, forcing the parents to pay money instead of having their sons sentenced to [cons]ecutive terms. According to the organization''s report, the last four years have seen an increasing rate of fines for petty offenses, leading many to surmise that the high fines are a form of forced taxation, which reached in several cases to 100.000 Shekels. Prison guards to replace police during disengagment Ha''aretz 1/18/2005 Prisons Service director Ya''akov Ganot offered 1,000 prison guards to carry out routine daily police tasks while police officers are busy with the evacuation of settlements under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon''s planned disengagement plan. Ganot informed Public Security Minister Gideon Ezra in recent days of his proposal. Abu Ghraib Abuse Contractors Rewarded: Paper Islam Online 1/16/2005 CAIRO, January 16 (IslamOnline.net) - Two US defense firms involved in the Abu Ghraib abuse scandal were awarded new multi-million contracts despite demands by American human rights groups to bar them from doing business with the government, a leading British newspaper said Sunday, January 16. The US Department of Defense awarded CACI International, which employed almost half of interrogators and analysts at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison, with a $16 million renewal of its contracts while the Titan firm was given a new contract worth $164 million, The Observer said. News Briefs, January 15 - 16, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 1/16/2005 Two injured in Balata refugee camp / Palestinian receives harsh prison sentence / Two residents arrested in Bethlehem / Three homes leveled in Khan Younis / Resident arrested in Saida, near Tulkarem/ Army : "Resistance fighter shot in the northern Gaza Strip" / Four arrested in Hebron / Army shells Khan Younis / Army invades Tubas / Two arrested in Qalqilia / Army invades Al-Qarara, north of Khan Younis / Eight settlers injured in Sderot , one seriously/ Coastal road in Gaza closed / Army shells south west of Gaza / Resident, child injured in Rafah / Army invades Jericho arrests two / Family farmlands bulldozed in Gaza/ Resident arrested in Bethlehem/ Resident arrested east of Nablus / Resident of Bethlehem sentenced to one life term / Youth seriously injured east of Gaza Several detainees wounded in the Negev detention International Middle East Media Center 1/15/2005 Saturday at dawn, more than six detainees were wounded after fire broke out in a tent in the Negev detention camp, section C1, which was opened at the end of 2004 to host more than 120 detainees. Abu Asem, a detainee at the Negev detention, told Palestine News Network that apparently a power contact sparked the fire in one of the tents. Abu Asem stated that the fire completely burnt seven tents, while the detainees were screaming and calling the army to put the fire off, but soldiers interfered and fought the fire after it burnt the tents. 61 females arrested in 2004, including 14 underage International Middle East Media Center 1/15/2005 The Palestinian Prisoners'' Society revealed that the Israeli army arrested dozens of women and girls over the last year, raising the total number of women in Israeli prisons to 129. Among the imprisoned women, wives of imprisoned or killed residents; the female detainees are imprisoned in Al-Ramlah and Telmond prisons. The youngest female detainee is Ghada Abu Hmeid, 14 years old, from Hebron , who was arrested in September, 9, 2004. Galboa prison administration limits the visitations only to 70 detainees International Middle East Media Center 1/14/2005 Prison administration in Galboa detention limited the number of Palestinian detainees who are allowed to have their visitation rights to 70 detainees, excluding the rest of the detainees and ignoring the visit permits their parents obtained.The committee of the parents of the detainees in Nablus said in a press release that the new procedures are direct violations to the prisoners’ rights and the International Law. U.S. security chief does not rule out torture Ha''aretz 1/15/2005 LONDON - Outgoing U.S. Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge said on Friday that torture could be used to extract information from terror suspects in extreme cases to prevent huge loss of life. He told the BBC in an interview that the United States did not condone the use of torture, but said it could happen "under an extreme set of circumstances" such as the threat of a nuclear holocaust. Report: 312 child prisoners, abused and deprived of their basic rights International Middle East Media Center 1/13/2005 The Palestinian Ministry of Detainees and Ex--detainees Affairs accused the Israeli government of continuously violating the rights of the Palestinian detainees, including children, and depriving them of their fundamental rights guaranteed by international law. A report released by the Children and Youth Department of the Ministry revealed that there are currently 312 children, including 12 females, imprisoned in extremely poor living conditions and receiving harsh treatment, and that there are more than 450 detainees who were imprisoned as children and reached the age of 18 while still in detention. . Saudis jail anti-royal protesters BBC 1/12/2005 A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced 15 people to prison terms for taking part in an illegal anti-monarchy demonstration on 16 December. The court gave the group, including a Saudi woman, sentences ranging from two to six months and ordered them to receive between 100 and 250 lashes. The state prosecutor called the sentences too lenient and said the government would appeal. News Briefs, January 11, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 1/11/2005 Army invads Biddu, one resident wounded / Army to demolish 4 homes in Hebron/ 14 detainees transferred to administrative detention / Child wounded in Tubas / Settler dies of wounds sustained nine days ago / Three detainees receive harsh sentences / Three residents arrested in Qalqilia/ 22 residents arrested near Nablus / Homemade shells fired at Sderot / Army fires at two residents near Rafah / Nine arrested in the West Bank / Homemade shells fired at Gani Tal settlement / Israeli soldier wounded when jeep overturns Prisoners Ministry Accuses Israel of Maltreating Juveniles International Press Center 1/11/2005 RAMAALLAH, Palestine, January11, 2005 (IPC+WAFA)-- Palestinian prisoners ministry accused on Monday the Israeli government of violating the simplest rights of juvenile Palestinian prisoners by maltreating them, Palestine News Agency (WAFA) reported. In a special report issued by the ministry''s department of juvenile, it has been obvious that the Israeli prisons services have been detaining 312 including 12 girls under extremely harsh conditions. High Court to hear request that jailed Palestinians vote International Middle East Media Center 1/5/2005 The Israeli High Court of Justice on Wednesday will discuss a petition requesting that the 8,000 Palestinians incarcerated in Israeli jails be allowed to vote in next Sunday''s Palestinian Authority chairmanship election. The petition was filed on Monday by the Palestinian Minister for Prisoner Affairs, Hisham Abdul Razek, who protested the Prime Minister Ariel Sharon''s decision not to allow 8,000 residents of the territories jailed in Israeli prisons to participate in the Palestinian presidential elections. Army conducts military searches in Hebron, arrests 12 International Middle East Media Center 1/5/2005 Wednesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the city of Hebron and the neighboring village of Doura , conducted military searches of homes and arrested twelve residents, raising the total number of residents arrested in Hebron over the last several days to 52 residents. The Hebron office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that Israeli soldiers invaded several neighborhoods in Hebron, conducted military searches of homes and arrested eight residents. Barghouti in jail move Breaking News 1/5/2005 Jailed Palestinian uprising leader Marwan Barghouti was transferred to the general population in his southern Israeli prison today, an Israeli official said, ending almost three years of separation from other Palestinian prisoners. Barghouti, one of the most charismatic leaders in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, is serving five life sentences for deadly attacks on Israelis and a Greek monk. He was captured by Israeli troops in the West Bank city of Ramallah in 2002. Guantanamo ''abuse'' being probed AlJazeera 1/6/2005 The US military’s regional command in Miami has launched a probe into allegations that interrogators tortured prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. The investigation was ordered on Wednesday after e-mails sent in by FBI agents describing the abuse of inmates at the secretive detention centre became public last month. Two officers have been asked by the military’s Southern Command, which has jurisdiction over Guantanamo Bay, to investigate the abuse allegations. News Briefs, January 2 - 3, 2005 International Middle East Media Center 1/3/2005 Resident wounded in Rafah / Al-Aqsa brigades claims responsibility of killing a security guard near Hebron / Six detainees, including one girl sentenced to administrative detention/ Movement on main roads in the Gaza Strip obstructed / Army invades east of Tulkarem / Seven residents arrested near Hebron / Four arrested in Nablus / 17 year old girl wounded in Rafah / Army shells west of Khan Younis / Israeli soldiers shell homes in Rafah / Seven arrested in the West Bank / Homemade shells fired at Sderot / Soldier wounded near Jabalia refugee camp / Two homemade shells fired at Sderot / Army invades Qalqilia, arrests one resident / Military checkpoints erected between Qalqilia and Nablus / New military camp erected in the northern Gaza Strip / Homemade shells fired at settlements in the Gaza Strip / Settler critically injured in the northern Gaza Strip / 18 residents arrested at dawn in the West Bank Via Cells, Palestinian Detainees Find a Way Islam Online 12/31/2004 NABLUS, December 31 (IslamOnline.net) – Necessity is the mother of invention is a saying perfectly applied by the Palestinians, especially those who face the worst of the worst in the harsh detention conditions in Israeli jails. Palestinian detainees never stop coming up with unconventional methods or use the best their hands could reach to avoid the massive isolative measures imposed by their Israeli jailers to keep them totally not in touch with their families or the outside world. Many detainees use camera mobile phones to have a virtual contact with their families and create a network to maintain internal solidarity among them. Israel arrests Palestinian candidates Electronic Intifada 1/3/2005 In an apparent effort to forestall gains by Hamas in Palestinian elections, the Israeli army has arrested a large number of potential candidates in the southern part of the West Bank. The arrests began shortly after midnight on Saturday in the town of Dura, nearly 50km south of Jerusalem, where the Israeli occupation army arrested an undisclosed number of Islamist leaders. Local sources in the Hebron area said the detainees included Shaikh Nayif Rajub, imam of the town''s Grand Mosque, and Shaikh Fathi Amr, a high-ranking official in Hebron''s Islamic endowments department....All but one were undeclared candidates in the upcoming elections for the town''s municipal council. PA official to petition High Court against gov''t refusal to let Palestinian security prisoners vote Ha''aretz 1/3/2005 Palestinian Minister for Prisoner Affairs, Hisham Abdul Razek, today will petition Israel''s High Court against Prime Minister Ariel Sharon''s decision not to allow 8,000 residents of the territories jailed in Israeli prisons to participate in next week''s Palestinian Authority leadership election in the territories. The petition will argue that the decision discriminates against Palestinian prisoners as compared to Israeli prisoners, who include murderers, rapists and organized crime heads. Public Security Minister Gideon Ezra confirmed yesterday at a discussion held yesterday with senior government and security officials that Israel had decided it had done enough by allowing East Jerusalem residents to participate in the elections. Ministry of Prisoners Affairs: 2004 Worst for Prisoners in 30 Years International Press Center 1/3/2005 GAZA, Palestine, January 3, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - The Ministry of Prisoners and Ex-Detainees Affairs considered on Sunday that 2004 was the worst year for Palestinian prisoners, as detention conditions inside Israeli jails deteriorated to a level never seen in 30 years. A report issued by the ministry''s information department indicated that the year 2004 witnessed fierce attacks inside Israeli jails that reached all prisoner categories, pointing out that the most dangerous measure Israeli authorities attempted was to label those prisoners as terrorists, and treat them in the same way as Guantanamo prisoners in order to strip them of international sympathy. |
Suad Amiry’s Book on Life in Palestine under Occupation Exposes Israeli Crazy-Makers By Genevieve Cora Fraser, Arabic Media Internet Network 1/22/2005 Suad Amiry is an amazing woman. I recently met her at the RIWAQ Headquarters where she co-directs the Palestinian Centre for Architectural Conservation. There she takes on the air of a military general, but instead of developing a campaign of destruction and exploitation; she painstakingly directs gathering architectural data on and photos of historic and current records of Palestinian homes, market places, cultural and religious sites and communities – some thousands of years old. For Amiry, the enemy is not your typical urban blight but rather the 36 billion dollar, US funded, military might of Israel that audaciously demolishes homes, communities, antiquities and refugee camps as well as lives throughout Palestine. Israel is involved in a campaign against anything Arab (as opposed to Jewish) some sympathetic Israeli scholars explain. Amiry’s job is to document that heritage and restore it whenever possible, even though she cannot protect it. Amiry’s personal life is also a daily battle under Israeli occupation. In her autobiographical, “Sharon and My Mother-in-Law: Ramallah Diaries,” just released in English by Granta, London, Amiry’s comic-tragedy takes the reader on a dizzying journey through growing up as a member of the Palestinian Diaspora to her later commitment to the prison-like existence as a Palestinian professor, wife and activist living in Ramallah.
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