Israeli soldiers broke into Telmond Prison for Women

Tuesday August 25, 2009 05:01 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

The Center for Defense of Liberties and Civil Rights (Hurryyat) stated that an under-cover Israeli military unit, known as Dror, broke into the Telmond prison for women, and violently searched the rooms of 32 Palestinian female detainees.

The center added that the soldiers were very violent in dealing with the female detainees and terrorized them while breaking into their rooms and while searching them, paying no attention to their privacy.
One of the detainees, Fatima Al Ziq, is detained with her infant, Yousef.
The Center stated that Israeli soldiers carried repeated attacks against the female detainees in Telmond, and that the prison administration is depriving them from their basic rights, guaranteed by the International Law and the Fourth Geneva Conventions.
The Al Hurryyat center demanded the UN Human Rights Committee to intervene and stop the Israeli violations against the detainees and the Palestinian people living under Israeli occupation.
It added that Israel is holding captive more than 9500 detainees, including 650 women, 340 children and hundreds of patients who need urgent medical attention.
The center added that sick detainees are deprived from basic medical attention and treatment. The detainees are deprived from their visitation rights, education and are not even allowed to receive clothes from their families.
It also said that the detainees are harassed for their religious beliefs, especially during the holy month of Ramadan.
The Hurryyat center demanded the Palestinian Authority to focus of the detainees, and present their case to the international community, especially since thousands of detainees, including women and children, are facing bad living conditions, malnutrition and is subjected repeated attacks.