Hana Shalabi on Day 14 of Hunger Strike in Protest of Her Ill-treatment and Administrative Detention
Ramallah, 29 February 2012 – Addameer demands the immediate
release of Hana Shalabi, a Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike
currently held without charge or trial by Israel. Today, 29 February,
Hana entered her 14th day of hunger strike in protest of the inhuman and
degrading treatment she was subjected to during and following her
arrest.
Hana was issued a 6-month administrative detention order on 23
February. After being postponed from an original date of 27 February,
today’s review hearing regarding the confirmation of her order resulted
in the Israeli military judge postponing the decision yet again. Instead
of issuing a decision, the judge stated he would be meeting with an
Israeli intelligence officer on 4 March. In the meeting, neither Hana
nor her lawyers will be permitted to be present. The military judge will
make his decision regarding the confirmation of her order following the
meeting.
Hana was arrested on 16 February, less than four months after being
released from over two years in administrative detention on 18 October
2011 as part of the prisoner exchange deal concluded
by the Israeli government and Hamas, whereby 1,027 Palestinian
political prisoners were released in exchange for captured Israeli
soldier Gilad Shalit. During her arrest, Hana and her family were beaten
and harassed by Israeli Occupying Forces. After being taken to Salem
Detention Center, Hana was subjected to additional beatings,
humiliation, and other stark violations. She immediately began an open
hunger strike and was subsequently placed in solitary confinement as
punishment.
After visiting with her on 27 February 2012, Addameer lawyer Samer
Sam’an noted that she had been moved back into a room with other
Palestinian female prisoners. She is not ingesting any kind of food or
minerals, and is only drinking water. After an initial medical
examination, she is now refusing further exams. Addameer lawyer Mahmoud
Hassan reported after seeing her in today’s hearing that she seems
fatigued but is mentally sharp.
On 23 February, Hana’s mother, 65, and father, 67, also began an
open-ended hunger strike in solidarity with their daughter. Hana’s
hunger strike began during the 66-day hunger strike of Palestinian
administrative detainee Khader Adnan,
whose case has helped to raise awareness about Israel’s use of
arbitrary detention and its violations of international humanitarian
law, which permits limited use of administrative detention only in
emergency situations, but does not allow for its use as punishment when
there is not sufficient evidence for criminal procedures.
Addameer urges the international community to continue pressuring
Israel to end its practice of administrative detention and immediately
release Hana Shalabi prior to confirming her administrative detention
order. Hana has stated that she will continue her hunger strike if she
remains in administrative detention; to ensure her release, local and
international coalitions must work rapidly to build a movement in her
support.
For more information about Hana’s case, you can read her profile here.
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Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association
P. O. Box: 17338, Jerusalem
Tel:+972 (0)2 296 0446 / 297 0136
Fax: +972 (0)2 296 0447
Email: info@addameer.ps
Website: www.addameer.org
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