[Ppnews] Hana Shalabi Reaches 40 Days of Hunger Strike

[Political Prisoner News]

Prisoner Group Files Appeal In The Case of Ash-Shalabi

Tuesday March 27, 2012 06:26author by Saed Bannoura
http://www.imemc.org/article/63207

     The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) filed an appeal to the 
Israeli Supreme Court demanding the release of female detainee Hana' 
ash-Shalabi who has been on hunger strike for 40 days.

Ash-Shalabi started her hunger strike directly after she was taken 
prisoner by the army, and is demanding her unconditional release as 
Israel did not file charges against her.

Head of the Legal Unit at the PPS, Jawad Boulus, stated that he filed 
the appeal on behalf of Ash-Shalabi after an Israeli Military Court 
judge rejected an appeal for her release.

He added that the PPS will use all legal venues in Israel, as Tel 
Aviv is responsible for the abducting of Ash-Shalabi, and her 
well-being as a political prisoner.

In related news, detainee Amani al-Khandaqji, declared an open-ended 
hunger strike last Tuesday after she was abducted by the army.

Al-Khandaqji is being held at the Asqalan Prison, and was repeatedly 
interrogated while her Israeli interrogators were also asking her 
about her social and political activities, mainly about a prisoner 
support Facebook page she manages.
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Update: Hana Shalabi Reaches 40 Days of Hunger Strike

Joint Press Release, Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights 
Association and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel
http://www.addameer.org/etemplate.php?id=455

Ramallah-Jaffa, 26 March 2012- Addameer and Physicians for Human 
Rights-Israel (PHR-Israel) are dismayed that despite the grave nature 
of Hana Shalabi's health condition, the Israeli Military Appeals 
Court rejected the appeal against Ms. Shalabi's administrative 
detention order yesterday, 25 March. The court decision orders Ms. 
Shalabi to remain detained for the full duration of her four month 
administrative detention order, to be expired 23 June. Ms. Shalabi is 
on her 40th day of hunger strike today in protest of her violent 
arrest and degrading treatment following her arrest, in addition to 
her administrative detention.
In his decision, the military judge disregarded Ms. Shalabi's 
critical medical condition; rather, he stated that she is responsible 
for her own recovery. The military judge also did not consider Ms. 
Shalabi's complaints of torture and ill-treatment during and 
following her arrest as reason for her release, instead noting that 
her complaint was still under investigation. Ms. Shalabi's lawyers 
have submitted a petition to the Israeli High Court for her release.

Today, a PHR-Israel volunteer doctor visited Ms. Shalabi in Meir 
Hospital in Kfar Saba, where she has been hospitalized since the 
night of 20 March. Following the visit, the doctor reported that on 
Saturday, 24 March, because of drastic deterioration in her blood 
test results, Ms. Shalabi agreed to receive calcium and Vitamin K, 
which protected her from immediate heart attack. Following this 
morning's visit, the PHR-Israel doctor stated that Ms. Shalabi's 
muscle atrophy and wasting have increased, which now includes her 
heart muscle. Ms. Shalabi still refuses nutrition aside from vitamins 
and salts in her water and is in danger of death. The hospital Ethics 
Committee is planning to meet early tomorrow morning and may consider 
the possibility of force-feeding, in disregard to the principles of 
medical ethics and the guidelines of the World Medical Association 
and the Israeli Medical Association.

As Ms. Shalabi continues her hunger strike, Addameer and PHR-Israel 
hold Israel accountable for her condition and call for her immediate release.



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