A UN Human Rights official has warned Israel to take urgent steps to prevent the recurrence of “ill-treatment or torture” of Palestinian detainees in Gaza, saying he met several detainees who had been held for weeks, beaten and blindfolded, and released – only in diapers.
Ajith Sunghay, the head of the UN Human Rights Office in Occupied Palestine, told reporters on Friday that the men had been detained by Israeli forces between 30 to 55 days. “They described being beaten, humiliated, subjected to ill-treatment, and to what may amount to torture <https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gruesome-torture-at-hands-of-israeli-forces-emerge-palestinian-prisoner-groups/>,” Sunghay said. They reported being blindfolded for long periods – some of them for several consecutive days. One of the men told the UN official that he had access to a shower only once during his 55 days in detention. https://www.palestinechronicle.com/gaza-detainees-humiliated-dressed-in-diapers-by-israeli-forces-un-rights-official/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#28557): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/28557 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/103843014/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
